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Since taking over the Chanovice sawmill in 2016, Pfeifer has invested more than 100 million euros in the modernization of the infrastructure . In 2022, the sawmill in Chanovice exceeded a total cut of 805,000 fixed meters, making it one of the largest sawmills in the Czech Republic.<\/p>\n
The Austrian Pfeifer Group recently caused a stir in the industry with its expansion to Finland. The acquisition of P\u00f6lkky, the largest private wood processing company in northern Finland, strengthens Pfeifer's position as the third largest company in the European wood industry.<\/p>\n
Since 2016, the sawmill has been continuously developing. New technologies in roundwood sorting and currently the increase in sawn timber drying capacity, with more efficient Drying chambers from April up to 450.000 cubic meters of sawn timber annually \u2013 more than twice as much as five years ago.<\/p>\n
Last year, Pfeifer Chanovice achieved a whole series of production records. In the sawmill, for example, the largest cut amounted to over 6,500 solid meters of wood in one day. The total cutting has exceeded 757,000 fixed meters per year, which makes Chanovice one of the largest sawmills in the Czech Republic.<\/p>\n
About Pfeifer Group<\/strong><\/p>\n The Austrian Pfeifer Holding GmbH was founded in 1948 and is now family-run in the third generation. It employs 2,600 people at 13 locations in Austria, Germany, the Czech Republic and Finland. The company headquarters are located in Imst (Tyrol\/Austria). In the fully integrated sawmills of the Group, around 5.4 million solid meters of wood are cut annually and processed along the entire value chain into sawn timber and planed goods, concrete formwork panels, formwork girders, cross laminated timber (CLT), glued laminated timber, glued solid wood panels as well as pallet blocks, briquettes, pellets and bio electricity.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Since taking over the Chanovice sawmill in 2016, Pfeifer has invested more than 100 million euros in the modernization of the infrastructure . In 2022, the sawmill in Chanovice exceeded a total cut of 805,000 fixed meters, making it one … Continue reading