Manufacture of timber (sawmilling, plywood, parquet, pallets) in Mikkeli
Sawmilling: Production of three biggest companies:
Versowood Otava Ltd: The production capacity of spruce sawing is about 275,000 m³ per year. 90% of production is exported. https://www.versowood.fi/fi/konserni/toimipaikat/otava
Misawa Homes of Finland: Annual product capacity 82 000 m3 based on companys webpages: http://www.misawa-homes.com/company.html
Oy SWM-Wood Ltd manufactures heat-treated wood for the needs of the construction and carpentry industries and retailers. Company is the 2nd largest manufacturer of Thermowood® in Europe with the production capacity of 30 000 m3 / year https://fi.linkedin.com/company/swm-wood
Density of Finnish spruce is 300 – 470 kg/m3. (https://puuinfo.fi/puutieto/puun-ominaisuuksia/manty-ja-kuusi/) Average density 0,385 t/m3 was used in unit conversions.
Manufacture of veneer (plywood)
- The Pellos mill, part of UPM Kymmene Corporation's Plywood business unit, is Europe's largest plywood mill. The mill produces approximately 480,000 cubic meters of plywood per year from approximately 1.1 million cubic meters of Southern Savonia spruce logs for the Finnish and European markets. https://mikseimikkeli.fi/millainen-on-etela-savon-suurin-teollinen-tyonantaja-lue-tarina-tutustumiskaynnistamme-upm-pelloksen-ristiinan-tehtaisiin/
Basic plywoods can be divided into three main groups: birch plywood (density approx. 680 kg / m3), mixed plywood (density approx. 620 kg / m3) and softwood plywood (density approx. 460… 520 kg / m3) (https://www.woodproducts.fi/node/159). Average density of softwood plywood was used in unit conversions.
Manufacture of parquet floors
- Parla Floor, Timberwise produce parquet floors in Mikkeli. The company was previously part of Olavi Räsänen Ltd. The company's peak year was 2007, when about 800,000 square meters of ready-made parquet went to the world. (https://issuu.com/090860/docs/taloudentekijat_2-2013/9) Production volumes have been estimated on the basis of this information and may therefore be somewhat overestimated.
Unit conversions were based on the thickness and density values of parquet reported by Timberwise (https://www.taloon.com/media/attachments/timberwise/timberwise_parketti_esite.pdf): Density 510-760 kg/m3 (average density 0,635 t/m3 was used), total thickness 15 mm.
Manufacture of other builders carpentry and joinery
- Oplax manufactures pallets in Tornio, Mikkeli and Syktyvkar, Russia. More than 2 million pallets a year are manufactured. Oplax bought pallet factory form Olavi Räsänen Oy in 2019. Based on turnover, manufacture in Mikkeli is roughly estimated to be about half of the whole manufacture of the company.
Weight of 0,025 t/pallet was used in unit conversions. The typical weight of a wooden FIN pallet is about 25 kg, the EUR pallet weighs 20–22 kg, respectively. The weight of the pallet can vary by several kilograms depending on the type of wood used and the moisture content of the pallet. https://www.logistiikanmaailma.fi/logistiikan-toimijat/varastointi/varastotyypit-ja-tekniikka/kuormalava/
There are also some small companies in Mikkeli with NACE codes:
16.29 - Manufacture of other products of wood; manufacture of articles of cork, straw and plaiting materials
31.02 - Manufacture of kitchen furniture
31.09 - Manufacture of other furniture
However their production volumes are not known.
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Date | Quantity | Material | From | To |
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148995,0 t | Timber | Mikkeli | ||
235200,0 t | Timber | Mikkeli | ||
7620,0 t | Timber | Mikkeli | ||
25000,0 t | Timber | Mikkeli |
Attachment(s)
- Timber_manufacture in Mikkeli_processed.xlsx (16,4 Kio)
- Tuotantomäärät Mikkeli.xlsx (126,2 Kio)
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