The whole chain in one place
Log procurement, peeling, drying, grading, packing and loading onto the railcar — all on one site. Every intermediate link adds cost and blurs responsibility for quality. Here there are none, which means that if something goes wrong in a batch you do not have to go looking for who to talk to.
That is not common in this market: most of the companies selling this product are traders. Traders have their uses, but they do not have a production manager who can discuss press behaviour, or a moisture meter, or photographs of the line.
Raw material: why Udmurtia
Udmurtia is known for dense, hard birch. This is not a marketing line but a production parameter: higher density means the veneer behaves more predictably in the press and deviation between batches falls.
Our veneer runs at 620–680 kg/m³ in density and 120–144 N/mm² in bending strength.
The rail siding
| Transport unit | Format | Net m³ | Gross t | Floor use | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boxcar | 2600 × 1300 | 102 | — | — | Loaded directly from our own rail siding on site. |
| 40'HC container | 1600 × 1600 | 38 | 23.6–25.8 | 63.3% | Limited by weight, not volume. The most efficient container format. |
| 40'HC container | 1300 × 1300 | 40 | 24.8–27.2 | 66.4% | Fast breakdown into parts, less warehouse space. |
| 40'HC container | 2600 × 1300 | 33 | 20.5–22.4 | 47.8% | A 2600 mm bundle does not fit the 2352 mm inner width — lengthwise only. |
| Euro truck (13.6 m) | 2600 × 1300 / 1600 × 1600 | 34 | 20.0–22.0 | — | Always weight-limited: 82–92 m³ of space but only 20–22 t of payload. |
| 20'DV container | 2600 × 1300 | 15 | 9.3–10.2 | 49.0% | Only 35% of payload used. Not recommended for veneer — you pay for air. |
One railcar holds 102 m³. In practice that means if your monthly requirement is around 100 m³, a single shipment covers it and you never deal with container consolidation.
Packaging
Each bundle sits on 80–100 mm bearers, strapped at four to six points with edge protectors under the straps. Moisture protection is a shrink wrap plus a waterproof top sheet, with ventilation openings left under the wrap. Six to ten desiccant bags go into a 40’HC.
Labels are in English and Turkish: bundle number, species, grade, format, thickness, moisture, sheet count, m², m³, net and gross weight, date and contract number.
Company details
We work formally, with a full documentary package: invoice, contract, packing list, certificate of origin and phytosanitary certificate. Company details and contacts are on the contact page.