Medite Smartply Announces €75 million Investment At Clonmel MDF

Medite Smartply has announced a €75 million investment at its MDF manufacturing facility in Clonmel, Ireland, supporting the next phase of production as the company marks 50 years of Medite.

The investment reinforces Medite Smartply’s long-term commitment to panel manufacturing in Ireland and will help strengthen supply resilience for customers across the Irish, UK and European construction and interiors markets. Operating 24/7, the Clonmel plant produces approximately 400,000m³ of MDF products annually. 

The investment will focus on the replacement and renewal of the site’s existing biomass boiler system, alongside upgrades to fuel handling, dryer systems and supporting infrastructure that is critical to the facility’s day-to-day operations. The investment will enhance plant reliability, improve process control and reduce downtime, helping to ensure consistent product quality across continuous production lines. It will also support the long-term stability of employment at the Clonmel site and sustain the network of local and regional suppliers connected to the facility.

The project has already secured planning consent through Ireland’s Strategic Infrastructure Development process and includes measures relating to environmental protection, waste management, water supply and ecological monitoring.

Alongside operational improvements, the new system will eliminate natural gas usage by transitioning fully to renewable biomass as the primary heat source. This is expected to materially reduce fossil fuel related CO₂ emissions and support Medite Smartply’s work to reduce Scope 1 carbon emissions as part of its broader climate action commitments.