In line with our rettenmeier® zero-waste principle, we also utilise all sawmill by-products and bark.
In other words: our raw material wood is 100% utilised.

As a result, our entire production process makes a significant contribution to active climate protection. By processing the raw material wood into high-quality, durable building products, we create CO2 reservoirs that permanently store the carbon removed from the atmosphere. In this way, we create products with added value for our customers and adhere to our zero-waste principle - no chip remains unused.

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SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY

Our raw material comes exclusively from sustainably managed forests. Short transport routes and environmentally friendly logistics are our priority. 

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RETTENMEIER® SAWMILL

Our sawmills are the heart of our company. This is where our excellent rettenmeier® premium goods are made from the natural raw material. With optimized cutting patterns, we achieve maximum yield in order to generate maximum added value from each tree.

OPTIMUM CUTTING PATTERN

We also rely on precise and, above all, environmentally friendly process technologies in our production facilities. By measuring the sections in 3D, the most rewarding cutting pattern is created individually for each log. Each log is thus cut in such a way as to minimize unnecessary sawmill by-products.

NO CHIPS LEFT BEHIND - ZERO WASTE

The saw by-products from the sawing process are all processed in a gigantic manipulation process and then turned into our ENERGY WOOD biofuels.

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BIOMASS POWER PLANT

We also operate biomass power plants in most of our locations, in which we convert the bark from our production into useful CO2-neutral heat. Part of this energy dries our wood and the other part we generate green electricity, which we feed into the public grid. 

DRYING

The wood is dried to the desired moisture content in our drying plants. Only heat generated from renewable energies in our own biomass cogeneration plants is utilised.

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