Based in Poland, IKEA’s Stalowa Wola plant has placed an order with Heinola Sawmill Machinery for two new automatic progressive kilns. With a capacity of 80,000 cubic metres per year, the HFB models in question dry pine to a moisture level of 9%. With the order placed, they are set to be delivered soon. For Heinola, this isn't the first dealing with IKEA...

Based in Estonia, AS Textuur has placed an order with Soderhamn Eriksson for a bandsaw group, Eurosaw resaw, Cambio debarking line, as well as a Catech edger optimiser line. Due to the information made available by the provider, we can see that the new production line will have a yearly capacity of 75,000 cubic metres in terms of logs. AS Textuur, a medium-scale...

It was good news for Heinola Sawmill Machinery this week as an order for six ‘drive-through’ kilns was placed by Estonian company AS Toftan. The kilns in question are said to be HCHD models with the ability to complete 130,000 m3 of drying each and every year (25mm with moisture content of 14%). The kilns, set to be installed by October 2016, have...

AS Hekotek has announced that they will providing the factory equipment for 4 Energia’s new pellet plant in Latvia. Broceni, a small town in Latvia, will play host to the plant after construction started in July 2015. It is believed that around 120,000 tonnes of pellets will be produced at the factory over a 12 month period when complete. One of the biggest...

Back in December 2013, Holzindustrie Schweighofer announced that they would be investing €150 million and the completion of a new sawmill has now completed this investment. Located in Covasna County, Romania, the sawmill covers around 70 hectares and has a capacity of 800,000 cubic metres per year. Not only will the mill gather wood from sustainable forests...