Family-run sawmill and planing mill: sawn timber, planed products and wood pellets as well as green electricity from biomass in Saalfelden.
Schößwendter Holz Ges.m.b.H.
Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer (Uttenhofen), AustriaNew on Amplifa
Sawmill and planing mill in the Pinzgau
Schößwendter Holz is a family-run sawmill and planing mill in Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer in the Pinzgau region (Salzburg). Around 130 employees process 280,000 solid cubic metres of roundwood annually, predominantly spruce from a radius of approx. 120 km, into sawn timber and planed products. The product range includes sawn timber in various grades, planed wood products as well as wood pellets made from the company's own sawdust and shavings with an annual production of 61,000 tonnes, available loose from 3 tonnes. Since 2006, an on-site biomass combined heat and power plant has generated around 40,590 MWh of green electricity and approx. 61,000 MWh of heat per year from bark and residual wood; the heat is used for timber drying and in-house needs. The by-products bark, sawdust, wood chips and planer shavings are fully utilised, with wood chips supplied as a raw material to the paper industry. The majority of production is exported, with a focus on Italy; customers include carpentry businesses, DIY stores as well as glulam and packaging manufacturers.
- Site
- Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer
- Processes
- Sawing (sawn timber production from roundwood), Planing (further processing of sawn timber into planed products), Timber drying, Pellet production (pressing sawdust and planer shavings into wood pellets incl. bagging), Biomass combined heat and power plant (green electricity and heat generation from bark and residual, Sawmill (sawn timber), Planed products, Wood pellet production (loose from 3 t)
- Materials
- Spruce (roundwood), Sawn timber, Wood pellets, Planed products, Bark and residual wood
- Employees
- 130
- Industries
- Wood industry, Construction (carpentry businesses), DIY stores, Glulam manufacturers, Packaging industry, Paper industry
- 01
Roundwood purchasing (predominantly spruce, radius of approx. 120 km)
- 02
Sawmill: cutting into sawn timber
- 03
Timber drying using heat from the in-house biomass furnace
- 04
Planing into planed products
- 05
Pellet production from sawdust and planer shavings incl. bagging
- 06
Residual material utilisation (bark, wood chips) in the biomass combined heat
- 07
Distribution and export (focus on Italy)
Raw materials and products
Spruce (roundwood)
Main raw material from forests within a radius of approx. 120 km, mostly from Austria and Germany.
Sawn timber
Product of the company's own sawmill, raw or as a basis for planed products.
Planed products
Further-processed sawn timber for construction and wood processing.
Wood pellets
Renewable fuel pressed from the company's own sawdust and shavings, loose from 3 tonnes.
Bark and residual wood
Fuel for the biomass combined heat and power plant for electricity and heat generation.
Location
Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer (Uttenhofen)
ATSawmill and planing mill, pellet production, biomass combined heat and power plant
- Lot size
- Pellets loose from 3 t
- Materials
- Spruce, sawn timber, sawdust, bark
- Sawing line (280,000 solid cubic metres of roundwood/year)
- Planing mill
- Timber drying facilities
- Pellet production plant incl. bagging (61,000 t/year, since 2002)
- Biomass combined heat and power plant (21.5 MW firing heat output, Ø 5 MW electrical, since 2006)
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sawing (sawn timber production from roundwood)Machining | – | – | – | – | Spruce (roundwood, predominantly) |
| Planing (further processing of sawn timber into planed products)Machining | – | – | – | – | Spruce, wood |
| Timber dryingHeat treatment | – | – | – | – | Sawn timber |
| Pellet production (pressing sawdust and planer shavings into wood pellets incl. bagging)Pressing/compacting | – | – | from 3 tonnes (loose) | – | Sawdust, planer shavings, wood from forests within a radius of approx. 120 km |
| Biomass combined heat and power plant (green electricity and heat generation from bark and residualEnergy generation | – | – | – | – | Bark, residual wood, wood chips |
5 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sawmill/sawing line | – | – | 280,000 solid cubic metres of roundwood/year | – | Saalfelden, Uttenhofen |
| Planing mill | – | – | – | – | Saalfelden, Uttenhofen |
| Timber drying facilities | – | – | Heat from the in-house biomass furnace | – | Saalfelden, Uttenhofen |
| Pellet production plant incl. bagging | – | 1 | 61,000 tonnes of wood pellets/year | 2002 | Saalfelden, Uttenhofen |
| Biomass combined heat and power plant (firing heat output 21.5 MW, boiler 19.4 MW, flue gas | – | 1 | approx. 61,000 MWh heat/year; 40,590 MWh electricity/year | 2006 | Saalfelden, Uttenhofen |
Additional services
Reference customers
Company history
- 1950er
Paul Schößwendter senior took over a small sawmill in Hinterthal (near Maria Alm) from his father.
- 1960
Acquisition of the site in Saalfelden-Uttenhofen ('Daubensäge'); closure of the sawmill in Hinterthal; expansion, construction of timber drying facilities and the start of further processing into planed products.
- 2002
Construction of the pellet production plant incl. bagging.
- 2006
Commissioning of the biomass combined heat and power plant in June.
- 2025
130 employees process 280,000 solid cubic metres of roundwood annually into sawn timber and planed products.