Martinsons in Bygdsiljum was the first company in Sweden to produce cross-laminated timber (CLT). They have produced the material since 2007, and in 2017 they tripled their capacity by investing in a new production line.

Every sawmill that has supplied the Japanese market can testify about the high quality standards they face. This is apparent at the Misawa Homes sawmill in Mikkeli, Finland, whose entire production is exported to Japan for processing into glulam used in the frames of the approximately 7,000 houses the company builds every year.

One of Europe's most modern facilities for the manufacture of glulam is located in Sachsenburg in the Austrian Alps. The sawmill belongs to the family-owned Hasslacher group och and is home to the two first modern continuous kilns delivered by Valutec to the country.

For us at Valutec it’s sometimes surprising to learn what kind of problems our customers encounter with their existing drying equipment.

One such issue, that recently was highlighted in a report from CTI is kiln condensate. Condensate that needs to be treated and recycled which might result in extra work and additional costs.