Stora Enso announced that it has initiated feasibility studies for a possible cross laminated timber (CLT) unit in connection with its Ždírec mill in the Czech Republic and a new construction beam unit to be located at the Ybbs mill in Austria. Stora Enso also plans to consolidate production to increase focus on efficiency and to streamline the asset base. The proposed expansion in Ždírec would add a total annual capacity of approximately 120,000 m3 of CLT. It would be Stora Enso's fourth CLT unit, following the inauguration of the Gruvön CLT unit in Sweden earlier this year. The study is expected to be completed by the end of 2019. In Ybbs, the planned expansion would add a total annual capacity of 60,000 m3 of construction beams. The new beam product would be offered to Building Solutions' customers and sold as a solution together with CLT and LVL. The feasibility study is expected to be completed by the end of the first quarter of 2020.