Välinge acquires production facility from mother company

Välinge has acquired a new state-of-the-art factory from its mother company Pervanovo Invest AB to meet the increasing demand from its licensees while Pervanovo continues to invest in powder technology in order to serve its direct customers. 

In 2015, a major investment was initiated by Pervanovo to build a high-tech large-volume factory for powder based floors with Woodura® and Nadura® surfaces in Viken. The € 50 million investment comprises a continuous pressing line from Hymmen, a sawing and profiling line from Paul and Homag, a surface treatment line from Bürkle and a packaging line from JB. 

The powder technology is very successful and several potential licensees are interested in buying large volumes of flooring with Woodura® and Nadura® surfaces from Välinge – initially for introducing and evaluating the products while setting up their own production based on a Välinge license. Although Välinge recently installed a second production line for powder based floors, additional capacity was required to meet the demand from existing and potential licensees and partners. With the new acquisition, Välinge will have an installed press capacity of 7 million m2 at the facility in Viken, Sweden

“By taking over the new factory in Viken, we will be able to significantly strengthen our position to serve our partners–including Pervanovo–with products,” says Välinge CEO Niclas Håkansson.

Pervanovo opens up for market leadership with new investments in powder technology

The demand from direct customers and distributors in Europe is growing and Pervanovo has therefore initiated a major investment in Croatia that will provide at least 6 Mm2 of powder based floors that will be sold under the Bjelin brand. 

A new factory for floors with Woodura® and Nadura® surfaces will be operational during 2019 and will be located at a new 220.000 m2 production site close to the present Parquet factory in Ogulin, Croatia. 

“With the latest investments made by Pervanovo, they will become a major Välinge licensee”, says Niclas Håkansson.

Cost efficient high-quality veneer is of vital importance for production of Woodura®-based products. Croatia has one of the best oak forests in Europe and a favourable location close to main European markets. Pervanovo has therefore initiated major investments in its Croatian company Bjelin d.o.o. to build a capacity of 20 Mm2 of special veneer for flooring with Woodura®. A new slicing (knife cutting) factory will be built in Bjelovar and a new splicing (cutting and connecting veneer) factory will be built in Ogulin to serve Välinge and Pervanovo with veneers. The present annual parquet capacity in Croatia will be increased from 1 to 2 Mm2, mainly with increased production of plank-sized floors and small parquet strips for herringbone installation.

“Our total investments in Croatia during 2018 and 2019 are estimated to approximately € 100 million. When these investments are finalized, Bjelin d.o.o will become the leading wood processing company in Croatia”, says Pervanovo owner Darko Pervan.