With a 20 percent occurrence, the beech is the most widespread hardwood tree in
Switzerland. Despite its high occurrence in this country and the good properties of the hard wood, only a low added value is achieved with beech wood. Large quantities of beech are burned or exported at low prices to distant countries. "fagus noir" aims to strengthen the value chain of beech wood as a whole by developing a new design-relevant property.
The project deals with a novel modification of the wood's own color and the practical
implementation of it.