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Martinsons looking to the future with newly inaugurated cross-laminated timber line

On 30 March, Martinsons’ new production line for cross-laminated timber (CLT) was inaugurated in Bygdsiljum, northern Sweden. The new line is making it possible to produce storey-high panels with a width of 3 metres.“This is an extremely timely investment, as timber construction has now achieved a breakthrough. CLT is in great demand, and this is helping Martinsons to take up a position at the very forefront of the sector,” says Björn Sprängare, Chairman of Martinsons’ Board of Directors.Martinsons has been manufacturing CLT since 2003 and is still the only Swedish producer of the

Martinsons commissions new production line for CLT

Martinsons is now commissioning its new production line for cross-laminated timber (CLT). This will increase the company's production capacity for these construction components to a total of 22,000 m3 per year.“Demand is strong. There is a lot of construction going on throughout Sweden and CLT meets the need for efficient industrial construction with the lowest possible climate impact,” says CEO Lars Martinson.CLT consists of solid panels of planed spruce that are glued together, with every other layer being cross laid. It is often used in walls, floors and ceilings. Martinsons has so far

Martinsons wants to develop a new standard that enables even taller buildings to be built using wood

With the Tall Buildings project, Martinsons wants to develop a new building standard that reflects the unique properties of wood. It is currently difficult to construct wooden buildings of more than eight to ten floors because the Swedish building standard for tall buildings cannot be applied to wooden buildings in terms of dimensioning oscillation.“When constructing tall buildings, oscillations and vibrations are calculated in order to determine how high you can build. However, the current building standard does not take into account the fact that wood behaves differently to steel and

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