FINALLY!
Two years after ground-breaking and three years after the first preparatory work started at the construction site, the high-tech cross-laminated timber plant of Mayr-Melnhof will finally be inaugurated in Leoben.
OFFICIAL
OPENING CEREMONY
TECHNICAL CONSTRUCTION APPROVAL AND COMMISSIONING
START OF PRODUCTION
(TEST OPERATION)
TEST PRODUCTION OF THE FIRST CROSS-LAMINATED TIMBER BOARD
TOPPING-OUT CEREMONY
START OF CONSTRUCTION
START OF GROUND PREPARATION WORK
START OF EARTHWORK
DEMOLITION OF OLD BUILDINGS
“Wood is mankind’s oldest construction material. In the course of recent climate policies and the resource turnaround over the last 10 to 20 years, we have seen a true renaissance of this amazing, regionally available and climate-neutral construction material.”
Richard Stralz, CEO Mayr-Melnhof Holz Holding AG
Mayr-Melnhof Holz Holding AG has invested 175 million Euros at the existing sawmill location in Leoben to develop a leading-edge cross-laminated timber plant, a high-performance re-sorting and planing mill as well as a fully automated high bay storage facility. This increases the production capacities of Mayr-Melnhof Holz in the cross-laminated timber segment from currently 80,000 m³/year (current production at the location in Gaishorn) to 200,000 m³/year during full-capacity operation.
Two years after ground-breaking and three years after the first preparatory work started at the construction site,
the high-tech cross-laminated timber plant of Mayr-Melnhof will now be inaugurated in Leoben. The official opening ceremony will take place on 23 and 24 June 2023.
It even includes a world premiere: The PEFC project certification not only covers the production halls that are made of wood but also the up to 140,000 m³ of cross-laminated timber produced on site per year. This means that the timber originates from verifiably sustainably managed forests.
