FINLAND – The wood products company Koskisen is investing in a new thin plywood press at its plywood production unit in Hirvensalmi.

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.

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.

“With the new press investment, production productivity will improve significantly, because at the same time we are able to rationalise the entire production process and its various work phases,” said Miikka Lehtinen, unit manager at Koskisen. “The press investment will also improve the energy efficiency of production and enable the use of renewable energy.”

The Hirvensalmi production unit produces high-quality thin plywood and birch veneer, the most common applications of which are various design products, such as lamps, jewellery and scale models, as well as various craft products. Thin plywood and birch veneer are also widely used in the furniture industry and, for example, in the manufacture of small aircraft.