Year 2013

4th Congress of the Sawmill Industry, October 30, 2013.

4th Congress of the Sawmill Industry of Southeast Europe was held in Eastern Croatia on October 30. Slavonski Brod, Croatia, once again hosted the Congress, where 400 representatives of the sawmill industry from Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and Slovenia, technology suppliers from Germany, Austria, Italy and France, as well as professional experts from the European Union participated.

Goals of 4th Congress

analysis of market opportunities for sawmills in the countries of Southeast Europe and the Region
introduction of the European and world trends in commercial aspects of primary wood processing
overview of the technical and technological aspects of the machinery used in the sawmill industry
exchange of experience and making contacts with colleagues from West & Southeast Europe i.e. Region
strengthening of relations with representatives from the forestry and institutions in order to create a good business environment

Programe from 4th Congress

Quality of logs in regional sawmills
Analysis of the log prices ex sawmill in countries of the region
Statistics on the logs exploitation(small, medium and big sawmills)
Implementation of standards and EU norms for logs and saw wood
Trends in the EU sawmill industry
Problem related to shrapnel in the sawmill industry
New technologies in optimizing process
Use of lasers in the sawmill industry
New drying technologies
Silos, pipelines and exhaustion systems
Poplar sawing in the Danube area
Branding of some tree species –example of Slavonic oak
Investments in modern sawing technologies (examples from the USA, Russia, Scandinavia, Africa)
Sales of saw wood and elements/analysis of some EU markets
Exploitation of scraps and issue of the wood biomass –production of pellets
Energy from wood –examples with different boiler

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