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<\/span>Mayr-Melnhof Holz AG officially opened the new cross-laminated timber plant in Leoben, Austria on Friday. It is the largest investment in the history of the company. Mayr-Melnhof Holz spent 175 million euros on the new cross-laminated timber plant in Leoben, which has now been officially opened.<\/p>\n A total of 33,000 square meters of hall space was built, with 12,000 cubic meters of PEFC-certified wood from the company's own production being used. In full operation, the plant can produce 140.000 cubic meters of cross-laminated timber can be produced.<\/p>\n Plant manager Markus Thier reports that one is currently in single-shift operation . \"Our goal is to increase the capacity of this one shift, to achieve performance and build up staff. The second shift is then expected to start in autumn, i.e. in the fourth quarter,\" explains Thier. Full operation in three shifts is planned for 2024. Then up to 140,000 cubic meters of cross laminated timber will be produced per year.<\/p>\n The main part of the sawn timber for the cross-laminated timber comes directly from the company's own sawmill at the Leoben site, explains Thier. Mayr-Melnhof Holz primarily uses local spruce . Occasionally, wood is also imported from other (Scandinavian) countries, in particular for exposed top layers. While 15 years ago cross-laminated timber was mostly seen as a pure construction product and still clad, the trend is increasingly towards \"visibility \" - that a building made of wood should also be able to be seen, reports the works manager.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Mayr-Melnhof Holz AG officially opened the new cross-laminated timber plant in Leoben, Austria on Friday. It is the largest investment in the history of the company. Mayr-Melnhof Holz spent 175 million euros on the new cross-laminated timber plant in Leoben, … Continue reading