Ilim Timber chose Valutec to modernize three of its progressive kilns. Valutec will convert three of Ilim’s existing 1-zone kilns to modern 2-zone progressive kilns.  "We need to increase our capacity and quality. Valutec came up with an impressive solution. By converting existing 1-zone kilns to modern 2-zone kilns we will gain significantly more capacity and major increase in our drying quality in a very cost-effective way,”says Viktor Melnik from Ilim Timber.  Ilim Timber has several 1-zone Valmet progressive kilns at their sawmill UST-ILIMSK located in eastern ...