Solid wood panels, glulam, wall panelling and decking. Produced at the shared-use facility in Kastamonu OIZ since 2017.
Co-financed by the European Union and the Republic of Türkiye under the Competitive Sectors Programme
A Kastamonu Commodity Exchange project·Kastamonu OIZ shared-use facility
Capital-intensive equipment installed once, open to every producer in the region
Process your own material or buy ready semi-finished goods
Guaranteed against rot in applications exposed to water
Established under the Competitive Sectors Programme
These are solid and glued laminated timber elements produced at the facility: they pass through multi-ripping, defect removal, finger-jointing and optimised cut-to-size lines and are dispatched packed. See the product catalogue
Log intake, kiln drying, ripping, finger-jointing, cut-to-size and CNC: every piece is processed under one roof. The capital-intensive equipment was installed once; every producer in the region uses the same lines.
Species, dimensions and required operations are sent to the technical office.
Which lines the job will run through and which tariff applies is determined.
Your own material for toll work, facility stock for series production.
Sawing, drying, jointing, cut-to-size and CNC operations run in sequence.
Moisture and dimensions are checked, then the batch is packed for loading.
As you fill in the fields the quote summary builds on the right. Send it as it is and the technical office prices your exact piece, not an average.
Your piece, not an average. The technical office prices exactly the job you describe.
Two pricing bases. Toll work is calculated on machine hours, stock production per cubic metre.
A single pallet counts as an order. A trial and a series order run the same line, with the same quality record.
An example definition. The summary updates instantly as you change dimensions, species and operations.
Toll work is priced on machine hours, stock production per cubic metre. A binding quotation is issued after inspection of the material.
In toll processing the lines and the technical team are ours, the material is yours. In series production you buy a semi-finished product made from facility stock. Both run on the same machines, with the same technical team and the same quality record.
Your logs or timber arrive at the facility, run through the lines you choose, and come back packed. Pricing is based on machine hours.
The technical office replies the same day
Solid wood panels and glulam elements are produced from facility stock. Species, grade class and joint type are defined in the catalogue.
8 product groups · with technical data
Both models use the same facility, the same lines and the same technical team. Only the ownership of the material and the pricing basis change.
Every service runs at the same facility with the same technical team. A single-pallet trial and a series order go through the same line.
Tandem and edging saw linesWith advanced technology and high-throughput tandem and edging saw services, Kaswood is ready to add value to your production.
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Vacuum and conventional kilnsTwo types of high-capacity kiln — vacuum and conventional — together with our steaming service help you raise quality in your own production.
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Multi-ripping, defect removal, finger-jointingWith multi-ripping, defect removal, finger-jointing and downstream systems we add value through semi-finished products, shorten your lead times and raise your competitiveness.
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Laminating press and beam productionOur glulam production — used in the timber houses many people turn to as an escape from concrete buildings — offers semi-finished products and services backed by high-capacity equipment and technical staff.
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CNC machining centreWhether for series orders or semi-finished components, you will find the specific machinery and the professional technical team that raise your quality, speed and added value under one roof.
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Guaranteed against rot for up to 100 yearsImpregnation technology guarantees resistance to rot for up to 100 years in façades, park and garden furniture, utility poles and any furniture, decoration or timber work in direct contact with water.
See the lineSharpening and repair for knives, band saws and circular saws is also provided under the same roof.
Eight product groups, made from fir and Scots pine at the shared-use facility in Kastamonu OIZ. Species, grade class and joint type are defined in the catalogue for every group — dimensions and quantity follow your job.
Species, grade class, joint type and moisture content are recorded for every batch. Dimensional and surface control is carried out before dispatch.
Every catalogue product is made from fir and Scots pine sourced in the region.
AA-AB-AC, BB-BC-CC and Extra with grades 1-2-3; written in the catalogue for each product group.
Finger-jointing after defect removal to reach long lengths; solid production on request.
Dried to target moisture in a vacuum or conventional kiln, recorded per batch.
Shared-use facility since 2017
Species, grade, joint type, moisture
Dimensional and surface control
Every step from log intake to packed product under one roof — from sawing to drying, from finger-jointing to CNC cut-to-size.
Every element machined to precise dimensions
Finger-jointed, solid, planed and sanded
Dimensions, thickness and operation order to your spec
Define the job yourself: dimensions, species, operations. The technical office prices your exact piece, not an average.
The shared-use facility in Kastamonu OIZ. Regional raw material, regional technical team.
Batches that pass dimensional and moisture control are packed and made ready for loading.
Log processing, kiln drying, steaming, solid panel, glulam, CNC cut-to-size and impregnation.
Species, grade class, joint type and moisture content are recorded for every batch.
Impregnation technology guaranteed against rot in applications exposed to water.
The “Integrated Shared-Use Facility for Industrial Forest Products”, established by the Kastamonu Commodity Exchange and operated in the Kastamonu Organised Industrial Zone, is supported under the IPA programme by the European Union and the Ministry of Industry and Technology.
To develop Kastamonu KASWOOD into a centre of world standards in wood processing, alongside a research centre for the timber trade, an entrepreneurship centre for new wood-related businesses connected to the green economy, and a centre for training in timber trade and processing.
To develop a shared culture of competitiveness among KASWOOD beneficiary SMEs, increase international cooperation and trade, improve innovation capacity, and build the region's solid wood products and furniture into recognised brands.
Reducing production costs
Improving product quality
Shortening production lead times
Developing new product groups to enter large consumer markets
Developing the infrastructure of the Shared-Use Processing Facility and bringing it into efficient operation.
Improving the operational efficiency of the forest products industry in Kastamonu through the business development services offered by the Shared-Use Processing Facility.
The project activities aim to increase the competitive capacity of the forest products industry in Kastamonu and thereby contribute to the socio-economic development of the province.
Available“Tell us the dimensions and the operations you need; we will work out which lines it runs through and how long it takes.”
Kaswood technical office · Kastamonu OIZ
You do not have to fill in a form and send it. The technical office talks through species, dimensions, grade class and operation order with you — a single-pallet trial gets the same attention as a series order.
Same-day reply during working hours · technical review is free of charge.
Impregnated planed timber is produced in clear, green and brown. Natural planed surfaces are dispatched without impregnation.
Planed surface without impregnation. The standard option for interior applications and furniture components.
Under the project the facility offers standard business development services and training to 50 SMEs in Kastamonu. The aim is not only to share machinery, but to build a shared culture of competitiveness.
The services are offered to the 50 beneficiary SMEs under the project. Contact the technical office for scope and schedule.
Working models, drying, impregnation and grade classes: answers to the questions we are asked most. Something not covered here? +90 366 212 00 01
Processing services and raw materials requested by local SMEs are offered as toll processing, while semi-finished goods are offered as series production. The series products are Solid Wood Panels and Glulam Elements.
Yes. In the toll processing model the material is yours while the lines and technical team are the facility's. Pricing is based on machine hours.
Two types of high-capacity kiln — vacuum and conventional — together with a steaming service.
Façades, park and garden furniture, utility poles and any furniture, decoration or timber work in direct contact with water; it is guaranteed against rot for up to 100 years.
Catalogue products use fir and Scots pine; grade classes are defined per product group as AA-AB-AC, BB-BC-CC or Extra and grades 1-2-3.
Under the project the facility offers standard business development services and training to 50 SMEs in Kastamonu: Business and Management training, Marketing and Sales Management, Financial Management, Human Resources Management and Design Services.
Sharpening and repair services for knives, band saws and circular saws are provided at the facility.
A specific question about your project?
Call the technical office — +90 366 212 00 01KASWOOD operates the “Integrated Shared-Use Facility for Industrial Forest Products”, established by the Kastamonu Commodity Exchange. The project is supported under the IPA programme by the European Union and the Ministry of Industry and Technology.
Enter the dimensions and the operations you need — let the technical office price your exact piece.