VIDA invests €10 million in lumber kilns from Valutec

Swedish VIDA is investing in continuous kilns for six of the group’s sawmills. The investment totals more than €10 million. It will increase the annual drying capacity by around 400,000 cubic meters (169.5 million board feet), while streamlining energy consumption and raising drying quality.Lumber drying is a quality-critical, energy intensive part of a sawmill's processing operation, and as quality and environmental requirements increase, it is subject to ever greater attention."At VIDA, we work every day at reducing our carbon footprint. The new continuous kilns combine high capacity