October 11, 2021

Our Kiri wood and its properties recently underwent extensive testing – all the results are now in. A data sheet summarises them for you. Kiri properties from density and strength...

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October 7, 2021

  Paul Helmeth and his start-up KIRIMANUFAKTUR produce amazingly versatile room dividers made of kiri. We take a closer look and introduce the entrepreneur: how he got the idea for...

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September 20, 2021

As timber for constructing buildings, kiri is still an insider tip – at least in Europe. It is very well suited to building construction. Find out more about its potential...

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September 20, 2021

  Kiri is suitable for seawater, one good reason for Andreas Ahrens to choose the wood. What else makes his kiri kayak so special? Read about it here. Photo: Volker...

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August 31, 2021

  Our NordMax21® kiri variety is robust against basidiomycetes. Tests have officially confirmed that the NordMax21® kiri variety is particularly robust against fungal decay. This is the conclusion of the...

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August 20, 2021

A caravan that's so light even beginners can tow it: On his search for an ecological material for his latest project, engineer Anno Mentzel came across kiri (botanical name: paulownia)....

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August 16, 2021

  Wood-cladded ceiling: A new video on YouTube shows how to clad a van, camper or panel van with kiri (botanical name: paulownia). tephan from the Männertours channel stocked up...

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June 14, 2021

Our kiri wood is particularly low-emission – and therefore ideal for interior fittings. This was the result of a chamber test by the Brandenburg Materials Testing Institute (MPA) in accordance...

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June 11, 2021

 Shrinkage in our kiri wood is exceptionally low compared to other types of wood. This is the conclusion of the Brandenburg Materials Testing Institute (MPA). The test report states that...

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April 28, 2021

  KIRITEC has been admitted to the German tiny house association as a specialist in ultra-light building materials. We are therefore part of a growing network of companies in the...

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April 26, 2021

Two people from Kiel have built what is probably the world's most sustainable stand-up-paddle board using our wood. Kiri is the ecological alternative to the otherwise common glass and carbon...

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February 17, 2021

The wood of the kiri tree (botanically: paulownia) is ideal as tonewood. Find out here why the material is ideal for instrument makers and why musicians and guitarists also love...

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February 2, 2021

Paulownia is the botanical name of the kiri tree. Its wood has extraordinary properties. It is stable, durable and is extremely lightweight. It has a remarkably smooth surface. KIRITEC only...

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December 16, 2020

The most desirable material for a tiny house is wood. The renewable raw material is comparatively easy and versatile to process and provides comfort as well as a healthy indoor...

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