– With the new kiln we’ll have the possibility to increase our production capacity and optimize our product range according to the market situation. The energy efficiency is optimized and the carbon footprint is minimized, says Mika Hakulinen, production Manager, Ha-Sa.

Valutec is supplying another TC continuous kiln to North America. The customer is the sawmill group Pleasant River, which has previously invested in TC continuous kilns for two sawmills. They are now purchasing a similar installation for their third sawmill in Enfield, Maine.
“This proves that our kiln technology is very competitive for North American sawmills. The fact that Pleasant River is choosing Valutec again is a particular honor. They are making this choice based on what they have seen our installations deliver for them, which of course represents a positive signal to the markets in the USA and Canada,” says Robert Larsson, CEO of Valutec Group.

Capacity and quality in focus when AB Karl Hedin invests in six batch kilns from Valutec
In order to increase its drying capacity while maintaining a high level of quality, the privately-owned sawmill group AB Karl Hedin is investing in six batch kilns for its Swedish sawmills in Säter and Krylbo. The investment increases the group’s drying capacity by approx. 77,000 cubic meters (32,630 MBF).

We are in the midst of a market development that is almost unprecedented in the history of sawmills. Demand is soaring in a situation where a wood building boom, record low lumber prices in Central Europe, the pandemic, and past concerns about trade barriers have created sunny weather on the global market. After sun comes rain, or at least some clouds in the form of an expected shortage of several types of wood products after the summer.