After 17 months, Danzer reopened its location in Souvans, France, in September, responding to the increase in demand for engineered hardwood flooring. By investing €13 million ($15.3 million) in the site, the full capacity of the facility will be about 20,000 m3 starting in the beginning of 2018. Staff celebrated the opening ceremony with local representatives as well as Hans-Joachim Danzer, Danzer CEO.
“In recent years, the global demand for engineered hardwood flooring has increased steadily – a trend that will continue,” said Danzer. “We have installed a new energy-saving boiler, our proprietary high-precision Danzer VS4000 veneer slicer and adequate drying kilns. Previous to the conversion, Souvans was exclusively producing veneer. Now it is also a specialized production site for flooring deck layers. In spring 2017, we started a first test production; in the beginning of 2018 we expect to reach full capacity.”