ARGENTINA - Egger, a leading manufacturer of wood-based products for furniture and flooring, made an investment of more than USD 3 million in its plant in Concordia - Entre Ríos, Argentina - in order to modernize and expand its Molding lines.

This project seeks to equip the lines with the most modern technology, guaranteeing better productivity and optimization of setup times, while maintaining Egger's quality standards. "This investment is expected to increase production capacity by 10% more than the current production capacity," says Martin Buffa, Upgrading Manager Egger Argentina.

The works started at the beginning of March and at the end of August the new German Weinig molding machines were put into operation, as well as the feeding tables and the sharpening equipment.

The Austrian family-owned company invests approximately USD 10 million annually in remodeling and improving the production processes of its 20 plants around the world, with the objective of

incorporating new technologies, optimize processes, automate and digitize operations to remain a world leader.