Canfor’s Vida expand capacity in Sweden

Vida AB, owned 70 per cent by Canfor Corporation, announced that it will invest approximately 700 million SEK (EUR 62 million) at its Bruza sawmill in Hjältevad, Sweden expanding production from 175 million board feet to 240 million board feet (from appr. 412 thousand cubic meters to 566 thousand m3). According to the company, this major investment includes a new high-capacity planing mill equipped with the latest technology, a new boiler, wood drying kilns and warehouse. “I’m very happy that we’ve made this decision to increase our capacity in eastern Småland, together with our ...