PW-ACTUA New panelling for potato stores Coillte Panel Products is introducing a new type of wall covering for potato stores. This product, which is called SmartPly, has a onesided finish with a high quality coating. This means that dirt and sources of infection won’t be able to settle in the material. SmartPly SiteProtect panelling by Coillte Panel Products has a coating that keeps the storehouses for potatoes and vegetables cleaner. SmartPly SiteProtect is a multifunctional SmartPly OSB3 panel, which has a one-sided finish with a high quality, waterproof, grey base coating. Rapid assembly SmartPly OSB3 is produced with carefully-manufactured thin, long wood chips and is pressed with the help of synSmartPly gives dirt and sources of infection no chance. thetic glue, under high temperature and pressure, according to the manufacturer. The material is built up from 3 layers of wood chips. The wood chips in the outer layers are positioned lengthways and the inside layer of chips is at New Restrain generators As of recently, Restrain has marketed the third generation of equipment for sprout inhibition using ethylene. ‘The new generators are a bit smaller and lighter than the older models, which make them more suitable for use’, according to Dirk Garos. Storehouses are getting bigger and bigger and that requires adjustments to the equipment used in them. This is why Restrain has developed a generator for the sprout inhibitor ethylene that is suitable for potato storage up to 6,000 tons. It is the Generator 760. In addition, Garos says that there is also growth in the market of organic potatoes. The cells are often much smaller there. Retrain didn’t have a suitable generator for these, but this has now been solved with the Generator 740 model. The rental per season for both models is about the same, which is 5 euros per ton. Moreover, the units are smaller and half the weight of the old models. They are now only 12 kilograms instead of 25 kilograms. Good business Trade has been good for Restrain. The total quantity of potatoes in Europe where the sprout inhibitor Restrain was applied last year is 1.2 million tons. Growers in France in particular are enthusiastically using ethylene as a sprout inhibitor. The reason, according to Garos, is the more severe specifications of the supermarkets in that country. They are much stricter where preservative residues are concerned. ● right-angles to the outside ones. Rapid assembly of the panelling in the storehouse is made possible through its tongue and groove joints. The panelling is fully certified by FSC, KOMO and CE2+. All SmartPly OSB3 products are manufactured without any added formaldehyde. The waterproof coating does not contain any volatile organic substances. The panelling can be used for both outside and inside purposes. ● ‘The new generators are a bit smaller and lighter than the older models, which make them more suitable for use’, according to Dirk Garos. Potato World 2012 • number 4 11 Pagina 10
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