Forestal Las Marías modernizes their sawmill to double its productive capacity
The company starts an ambitious technological investment with state -of -the -art machinery of Brazilian origin. In a first stage, its production of tables will increase by 40%, with the goal of reaching 25,000 m³ per month and thus respond to the growing demand of the international market.
Forestal Las Marias is in an investment stage to change its current sawing line for a latest generation, of Brazilian origin, which will allow them Quadruple endless saw with 1,600 mm flyers and progress of 100 meters/ minute, multiple mountain range for central asset. Cantator with digital, high -speed optimizer for the use of lateral wood, the idea is to produce 12,000 m3 of boards per shift, at the beginning. until completing the investment program consisting of another drying line and a Dry Mill, (classified and production packaging), and then passed to two shifts for a production of 25,000 m3 per month assuming an improvement in logistics through the river. The objective is to supply the growing demand for customers of the external market
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