This is the second kiln deal Heinola has secured for the same sawmill. The new kilns will be among the safest in Sweden in terms of technology. Preliminary planning will start immediately, and the kilns are expected to be operational during 2022.
Heinola is supplying two new progressive kilns to Södra Wood’s Värö sawmill in Sweden. These are HTC-type, automated, 2-phase continuous-operation progressive kilns, with a combined drying capacity of over 60,000 cubic meters per year. The continuous-operation progressive kilns will dry pine and spruce lumber to a final moisture content of 12% and are equipped with heat recovery systems, load presses, HPHW hot water misting, energy measurements for each kiln, and highly user-friendly HEINOLA kiln automation.
The new kiln investment will enable efficient use of Värö’s entire production potential and ensure sufficient drying capacity when Värö’s new cross-laminated timber production facility is completed.
Second Delivery to Södra
Heinola has previously delivered two progressive kilns to Södra. The newly ordered kilns are similar but include safety-related updates. The kilns will be delivered as a turnkey solution, installed next to the existing progressive kilns, and will be operational in 2022.
“Securing a new deal with an existing customer means we have been doing things right. The operating staff has been satisfied with the kilns we have already supplied, which greatly influences current procurement decisions,” says Marko Kaukonen, Product Manager of Heinola’s drying business.
Heinola is currently making the largest kiln delivery in its history to Finland’s largest sawmill, Metsä Fibre Oy’s Rauma plant. Södra Wood Värö in southern Sweden is Sweden’s largest sawmill, further strengthening Heinola’s position in the region.
“We are currently the largest supplier of lumber kilns in Finland, and with this order, HEINOLA strengthens its position in the Swedish market,” says Jan Räsänen, CEO of Heinolan Sahakoneet.
Södra was founded in 1938 and is Sweden’s largest forest owner association, with nearly 52,000 forest owners as members. Södra practices modern and responsible forestry and industry, where raw materials are further processed. In 2020, Södra had a turnover of 20 billion SEK and employed 3,100 people. Through value-creating connections and long-term activities, Södra leads the way in forestry for the next generation.
Heinolan Sahakoneet Oy designs, manufactures, and markets technology for sawmills and the production of energy chips. The company’s turnover is approximately 15 million euros, and it employs 19 people. The company is owned by the publicly listed Lifco AB group, whose main owner is the Swedish Carl Bennet AB.
Marko Kaukonen
Product Manager
Drying Kilns
marko.kaukonen@heinolasm.fi
+358 44 2313 405
