Purchase of veneer logs
Important notice
If you’ve chosen to organize felling at your property and handle log sales on your own, Stiga RM is pleased to introduce a new and convenient service: free transport with our log trucks when you sell your birch veneer logs to us!
Place of delivery: Meistaru iela 1, Kuldīga.
Payment: within two business days after measuring.
Measuring and quality assessment: within two business days of loading the cargo.
Birch plywood purchase prices from 1 November 2023.
| Quality | Short inner cylinder, mm | Price, EUR/m3 |
|---|---|---|
| A | ||
| A GRADE | 210 – 249 | 150.00 |
| A GRADE | 250 – 299 | 180.00 |
| A GRADE | 300 – 399 | 180.00 |
| A GRADE | 400< | 180.00 |
| B | ||
| B GRADE | 140 – 149 | 75.00 |
| B GRADE | 150 – 159 | 75.00 |
| B GRADE | 160 – 179 | 90.00 |
| B GRADE | 180 – 209 | 110.00 |
| B GRADE | 210 – 249 | 120.00 |
| B GRADE | 250 – 299 | 120.00 |
| B GRADE | 300 – 399 | 120.00 |
| B GRADE | 400< | 120.00 |
| C | ||
| C GRADE | 120 – 139 | 40.00 |
| C GRADE | 140 – 179 | 55.00 |
| C GRADE | 180 – 219 | 70.00 |
| C GRADE | 220 < | 80.00 |
| REJECTS | ||
| Rejects for pulp wood | 40.00 | |
| Rejects | 40.00 | |
| Rejects due to metal inclusions | 30.00 |
DIAMETER:
The diameter of a veneer log is determined by the interior cylinder diameter of the short log under the bark.
Minimum Ø of plywood cylinder at the thin end – 14 cm
Maximum diameter of veneer log Ø – 70 cm
LENGTHS:
Nominal length is 2.70 m (full log length from 2.75 m to 3.10 m)
Quality assessment and measurement of veneer logs
The measuring and quality assessment of timber is performed after delivery to our factory at Meistaru iela 1, Kuldīga. The quality assessment of the measurements is performed by SIA VMF Latvia.
The measurement of the diameter and length shall be carried out by using an automatic measuring and sorting line in accordance with LVS 82:2003.
Documents required for the handover of the logs
- For natural persons – proof of identity or power of attorney, if acting as an authorised person
- Copy of the felling permit or equivalent document that certifies the identity and origin of timber
- Copies of the documents certifying the transfer of ownership rights if the timber is not harvested at the property of the seller
- Waybill for each cargo
Specifications and quality requirements for veneer logs
