Sustainability
Maximizing Value & Resource Efficiency
At MiCROTEC, we support the efficient and responsible use of forest resources through advanced scanning and optimization solutions. Help sawmills maximize the value of each log while reducing waste. By optimizing cutting decisions before sawing, our scanning solutions enable our customers to achieve more with less, for a future that’s more efficient.
CT Log detects internal log characteristics and classifies virtual boards before sawing early in the logyard. Combined with MiCROTEC Connect, this Cut-on-Demand solution recalls the optimum classification before cutting to increase value recovery.
The result: The best fitting log for each target product is identified. For the same output volume, fewer logs need to be cut and transported. For our customers, this reduces waste, truck traffic and emissions, while more carbon is stocked in the trees left standing in the forests.
A real world example*:
At a medium sized sawmill, with an annual cutting volume of 400.000m³, our MiCROTEC Connect solution enabled the sawmill to operate with ~ 5% volume uplift, enabling the same amount of target products to be achieved with a significant environmental impact.
20,000 fewer logs
cut per year
(*assumption: 1 log ~1m³)
600 fewer trucks
on the road annually to the sawmill
(*assumption: 30m³ /truck)
3000 MWth less energy needed
during Kiln drying
(*assumption: Energy consumption kiln/m³ = 0,3MWth, base: output )
~ 300 t of CO₂
absorbed each year by the trees left uncut in the forests
(* 1 living tree absorbs ~15kg /year)
*Illustrative example based on a specific customer case. Actual results depend on the mill, raw material, operating conditions and production requirements, and may vary.
ESG Principles
As a company, MiCROTEC fully recognizes the importance of integrating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles into its business and all companies in the group, acting in the long-term interest of customers, partners, employees and the environment.
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