Raute Oyj signed a contract worth EUR 20 million with AmberBirch, SIA of Latvia for the technology delivery of a birch veneer production plant expansion of 60 000 m3/a capacity. The order for Raute's technology includes all main production processes of veneer production: log handling line, veneer peeling line, and veneer drying and grading line, visual- and moisture analyzers with extensive service package and MillSIGHTS MIS-software. The lines are of the latest, most automated R7-Series technologies.

Engineering work for the plant is already ongoing. The ordered machinery and equipment will be delivered between the end of 2024 and the beginning of 2025. They will be manufactured at Raute's production units in Lahti and Kajaani in Finland, and in the company's partnership network.

This new plant, which will be in full operation in 2025, will expand AmberBirch's veneer product assortment enabling the company to enter new market segments and better serve the needs of existing customers with a wide range of high-quality veneer products. New production capacity also creates a competitive production platform on which new strategic product lines can be developed to take advantage of the growing opportunities in the EU engineered wood product market.