Stora Enso Timber is investing €2.6m in more drying capacity and a second bandsaw unit at its Veitsiluoto sawmill.
The OTC channel dry kiln, to be built next to the current kiln, will have a total volume of 10,390m3 including the shed.
Drying capacity at the mill will increase by about 35,000m3 and as a result of the investment it will be possible to dry the sawmill’s entire production of 290,000m3 at Veitsiluoto.
In the sawing line, the new unit will be installed after the existing bandsaw unit. Modifications to the machinery will also entail modernisation of the control logistics.
The aim of the project is to increase the range of products enabling the mill to respond to new market situations.
Veitsiluoto sawmill produces sawn redwood for the construction and joinery industries and the majority of its exports go to Mediterranean countries.
