Proposed Kronospan factory unit will cut emissions and pollution
A new woodchip plant at a factory will help reduce noise and airborne emissions, the company has said.
The Kronospan company in Chirk has applied for planning permission to build a new wood chip preparation unit on its site in Chirk.
Residents in the town have complained for many years about dust emitted from the factory.
A planning statement submitted to Wrexham County Borough Council says: “It is planned to install a latest generation, chip processing facility which would operate within a purpose-built, insulated building.
“Apart from improving the quality of the raw materials going into the particleboard, a better facility would ensure that product quality is enhanced and the potential for off-site impact from noise and dust, resulting from equipment breakdowns, would be significantly reduced.
“The proposed wood dryer would also lead to efficiency and environmental improvements through the installation of new technology. The outcome of the proposed development would be a reduction of noise, dust and other fugitive airborne emissions from the manufacturing process.”
The current unit would be demolished as part of the planning application.
Kronospan employs 630 staff at its Chirk factory and says it indirectly supports more than 6,000 people in the UK through its operations.
Recently the planning inspectorate for Wales upheld an appeal by Kronospan against refusal of planning permission by Wrexham Council for a new melamine facing press at the Chirk site.
