If there's anything sawmills are used to, it's markets that fluctuate wildly. 2022 had plenty of that to offer. For many, it's now all about shifting focus from the highest possible capacity to resource-optimized production with secured profitability in a new pricing situation.

Valutec recently commissioned the third TC continuous kiln for the Pleasant River sawmill group in Maine, USA. The most recently installed continuous kiln, with a capacity of 80mmbf for Balsam Fir, was built in Enfield. The group previously had TC continuous kilns in operation in Dover and Jackman, also in the state of Maine.
“We enjoyed a truly great collaboration where we were able to work together with extremely capable employees on site,” says Andreas Lövgren, Production Manager at Valutec in charge of commissioning along with commissioning technician William Marklund.