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Junnikkala commissions new 350,000m3
sawmill in Finland
past 20 years,” said CEO Kalle Junnikkala at the event after the sawmill tours.
“Maintaining a uniform culture and ways of working has always been important to us and will continue to be so. We want to cherish common values and hold on to Junnikkala’s famously good team spirit.”
Above: Staff tour the new mill in Oulu
Finnish sawmiller Junnikkala has commissioned its new €80m sawmill in Oulu. Employees were transported to the site on February 23 to view the mill, which will have an increased 350,000m3 timber capacity.
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Since the investment decision was made in 2021, a total of 77 new Junnikkala employees have been recruited. Now there are more than 200 employees in the group.
“The company has grown and changed a lot over the
New Uruguay sawmill opens
A new €8m pine lumber sawmill has opened in Uruguay to produce a variety of products for different markets. Kluntex Lumber, based in the Uruguayan department of Rivera, opened in February and is producing clear lumber for the European market, as well as for the furniture and packaging sectors in the Latin American market.
The sawmill, backed by US and Chilean capital, comprises two plants – one on a larger scale located in Rivera and the other in Tranqueras. The monthly production will be 7,000m3
(or 84,000m3
a year), with the initiative generating 200 direct jobs. The undersecretary of the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining, Walter Verri; the Mayor of Rivera, Richard Sander; the CEO of Kluntex Lumber, Ernesto Wagner; the investors in the project, Dan Qandt and Walter Benadof; the executive director of Uruguay
XXI, Sebastián Risso and other relevant players from the private sector, attended the inauguration of the plant after touring the facilities.
Speaking at the inauguration of the mill, Mr Verri
highlighted the importance of the venture to continue adding value to wood beyond the pulp industry already consolidated in the country.
He also highlighted the dynamising role of the forestry sector in the northern region of Uruguay, with important sawmills already installed and to be installed.
The North American directors of the company said they chose Uruguay because of the country’s stability and the certainties it offers. Kluntex joins other large exporting companies in the northern part of the country, including those producing plywood and mass timber products such as CLT and glulam.
□ The EC is to impose duties on Russian birch plywood products entering the EU through Kazakhstan and Turkey.
Sawmill machinery manufacturer Veisto Oy supplied the technology for the new mill. Installation began in September 2023, and commissioning took place in December, according to the pre-agreed schedule. The line is expected to operate at 100% capacity in July 2024.
ISC to be hosted by Sicily
The International Softwood Conference (ISC) will be held in Sicily on October 17-18. The event will take place in
Taormina, hosted by the Italian Association of the Wood Trader Industries (Fedecomlegno of FederlegnoArredo). The European Timber Trade Federation (ETTF) and the European Organisation of the Sawmill Industry (EOS) are organising it once again in combination with the local association.
Proceedings start on the evening of October 16 with a social reception at UNAHOTELS Capotaormina and on October 17-18 participants will attend the conference taking place in the hotel congress centre.
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