Abstract:
The article discusses modern approaches to the classification of wood composite materials. It analyzes the main groups of wood composite materials, including layered, chipboard, fiberboard, and wood-polymer composites. As a promising development direction, the article proposes adding a new type of biocomposite material based on birch bark, which has natural binding components.

Keywords:
wood composite materials, wood-polymer composites, wood panels, wood waste, birch bark, and biocomposites

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