Expertise along the wood value chain
Studied wood science at the University of Hamburg, Faculty of Biology, graduating in 1981 with a degree in Diplom Holzwirt
Examination subjects:
- World Forestry
- Wood biology, physics, chemistry
- Ergonomics
- Business Administration
- Diploma thesis: Forestry and timber industry in Poland
Career history:
- Veneer trade
- Lumber trade
- Sawmill
- furniture manufacturing
- Interior carpentry
- Logs and Timber import
Projects:
- Alplinkbioeco – EU project to link the bio-based actors in the Alpine region along the value chain
- Growth envelopes – MLR project to develop biodegradable growth envelopes for afforestation
- Bergius+ – private-sector project for process development for the production of PLA from ligno-cellulose residues
- Hunting management of 1000 ha with big game population
- Cork and Turkey Oak Forest – Stock management, afforestation, cork and firewood sales in Andalusia