Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research Wilhelm-Klauditz-Institut WKI

Sustainability has formed the focus of the Fraunhofer WKI since its foundation in 1946. The founder and eponym, Dr. Wilhelm Klauditz, sought solutions for the optimal exploitation of raw wood - a commodity which had become scarce as a result of the war - as well as for the technical utilization of waste wood and small-dimensioned wood. He is regarded as a co-founder of the modern wood-based materials industry.