More about Congress

The Congress has been held since 2010 and serves as a regional platform for discussing key news in the field of primary wood processing, prices of sawn timber, drying technologies, production of pellets and energy from wood, as well as other current topics in the wood processing and forestry sector.

Strategic highlights:

• Personnel deficit and training of operators of new technologies
• Raw material issues and raw material supply
• Production of pellets and energy from wood
• Regional and international cooperation

Technological highlights:

• Highly efficient and technologically cost-effective solutions
• Advantages of using innovations in sawmills
• Modern technologies and solutions for drying and grinding
• Construction of cogeneration plants

Commercial highlights:

• EU funds and other sources of financing for technological investments
• Analysis of trends in the sawmill industry market
• Prices of wood, wood chips, logs and sawn timber

Goals:

• Overview of trends on the European and world sawmill products market
• Introduction of world trends in commercial aspects of primary wood processing
• Overview of the technical and technological aspects of the machinery used in the sawmill industry
• Strengthening of relations with representatives from the forestry and institutions in order to create a good business environment