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We are located near Lahti in Uudessakylä with excellent connections!

Imex Wood Oy started its operations in 2000 as a family business. Our business is based on the further processing of purila, the small wood chips that are a by-product of plywood. We started in Elimäki, but in 2004 we moved to larger premises of 7000 m² in Uuteenkylä in Nastola, which is now part of Lahti.

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Innovation, automation and customer service

Strong innovation and the use of automation have been the cornerstones of the company.

The products include all small-dimension spruce timber, such as a wide range of wood materials for packaging and pallet making, dry kiln dried lumber, various types of siding and siderails, boards and wood pellets.

Since 2008, we have been processing all the raw material used by the mill into either sawn timber or pellets.

We produce heat for the factory with our own batch heating plant and use electricity, which is 100% green energy. We are also suppliers of industrial lines.

Our expertise includes the design and construction of factory lines. The company employs around 30 people and processes over 60,000 cubic metres of sausages per year.

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Strategy

Imex Wood Oy's strategy is based on customer focus, efficiency and responsibility. Our aim is to support our customers' production processes by providing tailor-made products at the right time. Our operations are based on the use of modern production automation, the well-being of our employees, and compliance with the principles of environmental responsibility and sustainable development. We make optimal use of raw materials to minimise waste and reduce our environmental impact. Our commitment to the ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) principles guides us towards a more responsible business, with environmental values, social responsibility and good governance at its core.

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1999

Establishment of Elimäki

The company was founded in 1999 based on an idea by Arvo Huuhtanen: whether the thin, rounded pieces of wood produced from purila, a by-product of veneer turning in plywood/LVL factories, could be used for something other than wood chips. The first step was to develop an automatic feeder for the purila. Once it was proven, a whole line of purlin sawing lines developed around it. During 2000, it became clear from a technical point of view that the commercial potential was confirmed and the business was launched in Elimäki as a core focus for the production of frozen material, with Aki Huuhtanen as Managing Director.
1999
2001-2003

Metsä Wood

The activities and clientele expanded every year. The products were mainly sleeper wood and dry kiln dried wood. Truckloads of Purila began to flow from Metsä Wood's Lohja plywood factory and the plywood factories in Punkaharju and Suolahti towards the Elimäki factory.
2001-2003
2004

Move to Nastola (now Lahti)

As customer numbers grew and became more stable, ideas for new products and opportunities began to come to life. The company found new premises in Nastola (now part of Lahti), where it moved in 2004. The larger premises enabled the company to develop and expand its activities.
2004
2005

New sawing line enables new products

When the company moved to Nastola, the sawing line was expanded, which enabled the manufacture of new types of products. Various types of slats and boards were added to the product portfolio. The idea was born to see if it would be possible to further process the sawdust and wood chips from the sawmill, so that no waste would be generated in the processing.
2005
2007 - 2008

Pelleting of chips

Planning for a wood pelleting line started in 2006. After an evaluation, the Amandus Kahl pellet machine was chosen as the heart of the line and has proved to be the perfect choice: a reliable workhorse that tirelessly pushes 6 mm wood pellets to market. Jarkko Huuhtanen joined the operation to lead the project and the line was put into production during 2008. All the chips produced were then processed into energy, i.e. wood pellets.
2007 - 2008
2009

First deliveries abroad

The first customers abroad were found on the Norwegian coast: fish farms. The rafts were used as pallets for the fish, which were clicked together by automatic lines. Precision was required in dimensional tolerances to keep the automatic lines running smoothly - accuracy and customer-specific dimensions have always been one of the core aspects of our business.
2009
2013

Purple collection UPM-Kymmene Wood Oy

In order to grow our operations, we started negotiating with UPM-Kymmene Wood Oy about the possibility of buying sawn veneer from their Pellosniemi plywood mill. The goal was achieved when we delivered the line of purlins we had designed to them during 2013. The collection line was able to fully automatically collect purlins from one turning line into two pallets, which are emptied by a truck driver as needed on a log rack and delivered to Imex Wood Oy in Uuteenkylä.
2013
2015

Expansion of outward deliveries

A broader raw material base enabled the company to expand its customer base and products were supplied to the German fruit packaging and lava industry and to Asia for bedding.
2015
2018

Garbage collection Metsä Wood Punkaharju

With the upgrade of Metsä Wood Punkaharju's plywood factory, we supplied them with a can collector line that allowed them to collect turned can blanks fully automatically.
2018
2019

Purple collection UPM-Kymmene Wood Oy

A new fully automatic purlin collection system was delivered to UPM-Kymmene Wood Oy's Pellosniemi plywood mill during 2019. With the line, all the purlins produced at the mill could be collected and delivered for further processing to Imex Wood Oy's factory in Lahti.
2019
2020

Garbage collection Metsä Wood Punkaharju

Metsä Wood Punkaharju's LVL expansion created the need for a second can collector line, which was delivered in 2020. The line was able to automatically collect the can so that a big loader could unload the can in no time.
2020
2023

Purple collection Stora Enso Varkaus

We were able to deliver a modern, non-stop process supporting picking line to Stora Enso's LVL plant in Varkaus. The picking is done by a pneumatic robot hand and the stacking of the briquettes is done by a continuously operating picking carriage, which is emptied by the driver independently as needed without stopping once.
2023
2023

Acquisition of the Valpur sawmill business

Imex Wood Oy acquired the Valpur sawmill business in 2023.The Valpur sawmill operates in connection with the UPM Kalso veneer mill, sawing all the sawn wood produced there.
2023
2024

Expansion of the ownership base and a new Board of Directors

In autumn 2024, Imex Wood Oy's corporate structure was changed to a group structure and the ownership base was expanded: the new Board of Directors was formed by Kim Poulsen, Matti Kaski, Aki Huuhtanen and Jarkko Huuhtanen.
2024
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