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.

Recently, the first lumber packages were loaded in Spruce Product Limited’s (SPL) new continuous kiln from Swedish Valutec.  A TC continuous kiln with eight drying zones and a yearly capacity of approximately 60 MMBF.

Swedish Wallnäs Timber AB is a family-owned sawmill, dating back to 1896, strongly niched towards heavy lumber and thicker timber dimensions. Now they are investing in two batch kilns from Valutec to be able to offer more dried products in thick dimensions.