Wood processor C2R opts for a horizontal crusher from Vecoplan:

Improved purchasing strategy
The French wood processing company C2R faced a big challenge: to make production as profitable as possible, the company processes products of inconsistent quality. C2R has now opted for a powerful crusher from Vecoplan that can reliably crush all of this material in a single operation.

“The economic environment for wood processers in France is currently very unfavourable,” explains Christophe Lagarde. Together with his brother Richard, Christophe manages C2R, a wood processing company based in Saint-Junien in the French département of Haute-Vienne.

The company employs five other people in maintenance, production and management. “One problem for us is the declining number of DIY stores, which means that sawmills are getting fewer orders.

As a result, there is less residual wood, which we use for producing biomass fuel, and that makes it more expensive.” In addition, sales of modern wood stoves in France are rising steeply. This is increasing the demand for wood as a raw material for energy generation. “The situation in this market is similar to that for industrial wood. It’s difficult to obtain and transport enough raw material. In other words, not enough trees are being felled and processed.”

Another problem is a shortage of qualified workers, which is leading to greater competition among companies that purchase wood for industrial use and fuel.

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