NTR Conference 2026
NTR 360: Today, Tomorrow Stronger
4–5 November 2026 | Uppsala, Sweden
Join the Nordic wood preservation community for two days of knowledge exchange and discussion on climate change, wood performance, quality control and the future of the NTR system.
Preliminary programme. Subject to change. All times are local.
Wednesday 4 November | Thursday 5 November
Wednesday 4 November
12:00
Light lunch
13:00
Welcome and introduction
Practical information and safety briefing
Welcome
Leif Berglund, President, NWPC
State of NWPC
Fredrik Westin
13:35
SESSION 1
Climate and society
Climate change and political developments
Speaker to be confirmed.
Competition law compliance in standardisation
Johanna Albihn
Climate change, wood species and raw materials for wood preservation
Nasko Terziev, SLU
15:05
Coffee and networking
15:45
SESSION 2
Wood products and performance
Changing Climate, Changing Risks: Implications for Wood Protection and Service Life
Ulrich Hundhausen, Treteknisk
Evaluating the service life of glulam: Swedish Wood field study
Andreas Wilfried Christof, DTI
How should NTR adapt to a changing climate?
Introduction by Fredrik Westin, followed by a panel discussion.
Quality specifications for double-treated wood: the role of NTR
Introduction by Leif Berglund, followed by an industry panel discussion.
17:55
Close of day one
19:00
Conference dinner
Thursday 5 November
09:00
Extraordinary General Meeting of Svenska Träskyddsföreningen
Association meeting.
09:30
Coffee and networking
10:00
Träskyddspriset: presentation of the nominees
Andreas Falk, Project manager for Träskyddspriset, Träskyddsinstitutet
10:10
SESSION 3
Internal and external quality control
Internal and external quality control in automated wood preservation facilities
Speaker to be confirmed.
Meeting NTR requirements: developments in processing, control and dosing
Short technical presentations from producers and suppliers.
Panel discussion: best practice for factory production control and external control in automated production
Moderator: Fredrik Westin
12:15
Lunch
13:15
SESSION 4
NWPC procedures and future development
Report from the NTR Technical Expert Group
Speaker to be confirmed.
NTR production statistics: past, present and future
Fredrik Westin, General secretary
NTR Wood Protection Academy
Leif Berglund, chairman of Wood Protection Institute
Wood construction and durability at KTH
Magnus Wålinder, KTH
Developing the NTR system: participation terms and the NTR Portal
Fredrik Westin, General secretary
15:35
Conference closes
16:30
Bus to Gamla Uppsala
19:00
Dinner at Odinsborg
Welcome Reception, hosted by Svenska Träskyddsföreningen (Swedish Wood Preservation Association)
Award Ceremony Träskyddspriset – The Wood Protection Award
Dinner
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