Koskisen plans to increase thin plywood production at Hirvensalmi mill in Finland

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Image: Koskisen's Hirvensalmi mill

The wood products company Koskisen is investing in a new thin plywood press at its thin plywood production unit in Hirvensalmi, Finland. The replacement investment will increase the pressing capacity of thin plywood by approximately a quarter, enable an increase in the product offering and improve product quality.

"With the new press investment, production productivity will improve significantly, because at the same time we are able to rationalize the entire production process and its various work phases. The press investment will also improve the energy efficiency of production and enable the use of renewable energy," says Unit Manager Miikka Lehtinen.

The installation of the new press is currently underway, and it will be taken into production use at the turn of August and September. In addition to the press investment, several small investments have been made to improve energy efficiency and increase the use of renewable energy.

"A new steam pipe has been drawn from the biopower plant for production, allowing us to increase the use of thermal energy produced by our own bioenergy power plant. The number of heat pumps in different spaces has also been increased. With these measures, depending on the time, we save 25–50% of the electrical energy purchased. Electricity is only needed for the operating electricity of production machinery, lighting and other household electricity, for example in office premises," says Lehtinen.

The Hirvensalmi production unit produces high-quality thin plywood and birch veneer.