Valutec participated in the spring meeting of the West Coast Dry Kiln Association in Astoria, Oregon, on April 29th. Robert Weithofer, authorized sales agent, and Sales Manager Joakim Berglund presented Valutec's continuous kiln technology and took the over 50 participants on a tour to Hampton Lumber, where a TC continuous kiln has been in operation for three years.

Valutec has recently conducted “final acceptance” tests, including quality and capacity testing at a number of sawmills, including Mercer in Germany, Pauls in Belgium, Gran Tre in Norway, and Vida Vimmerby and Rödins in Sweden. 

To further increase the quality yield, the family-owned sawmill Hilmer Andersson has invested in a FB continuous kiln and three batch kilns from Valutec. The total investment cost amounts to approximately € 4 million.

Stora Enso's sawmill in Ala, Sweden is investing in one TC progressive kiln, two FB-continuous kilns and three cart-fed batch kilns from Swedish Valutec.

"When the new Valutec dryers are in place, we will have a state-of-the-art, sustainable drying park, tailored to our product range. We will become more energy-efficient with high-tech drying technology in all our kilns," says Jenny Andersson, sawmill manager at Stora Enso Ala.