Perfection in Timber.

Getting better every day: HS Timber Productions Kodersdorf sawmill

HS Timber Group aquired the sawmill in Kodersdorf, Germany, in 2015 and has since continuously invested in increasing value addition at the plant. Today it provides stable jobs for 480 employees who produce lumber and planed timber products from sustainably sourced wood. The high-quality products are appreciated by industrial customers in more than 30 countries worldwide and are especially sought for the US and Japanese housing industry.

„Our factory has grown steadily since taking over in 2015. Due to modern production processes and our excellent workforce, we are once again able to exceed the expectations of our customers.”

Frank Badeda General Manager

HS Timber Productions Kodersdorf

HS Timber Group is one of Europe’s leading wood processing companies. The company operates three modern sawmills and two panel factories in Romania as well as a sawmill in Kodersdorf, Germany. Its high-quality timber products are available in more than 70 countries worldwide.

Kodersdorf sawmill: facts and figures

Acquired in 2015

Plant size 33.5 ha

Employees 480

Cutting* 1.2 million m3

Planing* 360,000 m3

Kiln drying* 560,000 m3

Hot water boiler 20 MW*

Produces sawn timber, planed timber

Processes fir, spruce, pine

Exports to USA, Romania, Japan, Germany (top countries at end of December 2018)

*planned production capacity

Green energy for Kodersdorf Construction of a biomass cogeneration plant

HS Timber Productions is investing € 24 million in the construction of a state-of-the-art biomass cogeneration plant (heat and power). The plant will power all production processes withing the sawmill, excess electricity will be fed into the grid, thus supplying private housholds with sustainable, green energy. The biomass cogeneration plant is scheduled to go into operation in 2020.

CSR at a glance: Tomorrow’s Forest

HS Timber Group is also active in Romania, where the company has launched the afforestation project Tomorrow’s Forest in cooperation with the Association of Forest Asdministrators (AAP) and the Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava. The project aims at planting one million trees on degraded forest land in Romania: www.padureademaine.ro/en/.

Did you know that...?

… planed timber is primarily used in construction, for both interior and exterior works? It is ideal for

fencing, building frames, or making garden furniture.

… sawn timber can be used for carpentry products, windows and doorframes that require painting,

exterior lining and interior panels?