Indutec Solid is participating in the TABIOL project, led by AIDIMME.

The TABIOL initiative will develop furniture and construction boards from biomass and textile waste

The project, funded by the Valencian Innovation Agency (AVI) for the 2022–2024 period, aims to produce boards from hydrochar obtained through the hydrothermal carbonization of waste materials.
The project is led by AIDIMME and includes the participation of ITQ, Ingelia, and INDUTEC SOLID.

The TABIOL initiative — “Research on the industrial valorization of local biomass and cotton textile waste through hydrothermal carbonization for the furniture and construction sectors” — seeks to develop new boards made from abundant waste found in the Valencian Community.

 
Biomass and textile waste

The depletion of traditionally used natural resources, waste accumulation, and environmental pollution are some of the major challenges facing society today. The solution lies in integrating the circular economy — that is, reusing and recycling materials for as long as possible. This makes it essential to find new raw materials generated from nearby waste streams to produce long-lasting materials and products.

One of the most polluting industries today is the textile sector, largely due to the massive amount of waste it generates. On one hand, there are industrial by-products; on the other, domestic textile waste. Far from improving, the rise of fast fashion is making this problem worse, which highlights the urgent need to find ways to transform this waste into products with industrial value.

Additionally, there are naturally generated wastes whose accumulation can become problematic, but which could be used to manufacture new products — such as forest and agricultural biomass residues. Traditionally considered low-value, these wastes are often burned in the field. Being highly flammable, they pose a risk of uncontrolled wildfires that spread quickly and emit large amounts of CO₂ into the atmosphere. For these reasons, new policies are being promoted to give value to this type of biomass.

In this context, the project will use waste from two tree species: olive tree prunings, which are necessary to ensure adequate quantity and quality of olives, and residues from Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis) — the most common conifer species, present in 72% of the forested area, and considered a key species in the Valencian Community.