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Timber is a versatile resource with a global demand. As an experienced logistics partner for forestry logistics, we deliver your forestry products safely to their destination thanks to our global network.
Rhenus provides logistics services for all aspects pertaining to the raw material of wood. Our services include timber logistics such as forestry haulage, storage and the trade of sawmill by-products like wood shavings and wood chips, as well as roundwood, recycled timber and biomass. We supply customers in the paper, wood-based products, energy and soil industries with sawmill by-products. We also offer recycled and industrial wood and deliver biomass for thermal use.
We focus strongly on the trading and transporting of logs for the sawmill industry. In addition, we buy timber directly from state-owned forestry companies and forest owners and sell them for subsequent processing. This enables us to supply you with larger volumes for your business. We can therefore supply our customers reliably and take the pressure off the sawmills when it comes to marketing their by-products.
We have the right equipment and expertise for all types of forestry logistics. Whether it is wood chips or whole logs straight from the forest, our forest transport services will get your goods to their destination safely and reliably. We transport products such as wood chips, sawdust, bark or cross-cut timber. In addition to sawmill by-products, we can transport biomass products. These include, for example, landscape maintenance materials such as green waste wood chips, forest wood chips or screen overflow.
As a certified waste management facility, we are authorized to treat, transport, store and trade waste. Regular monitoring audits certify that we meet the requirements for organization, equipment and activities specified in the waste management facility regulations. This means that our customers can rely on the reliable, professional and proper disposal of their waste wood.
We also offer our customers timber that is certified according to the FSC standard FSC-STD-40-004. Furthermore, most of our timber is PEFC-certified.
We handle large quantities of consistently high-quality forest products from our various locations.
We adapt to your needs and preferences in all aspects of forestry logistics, with our trained staff ensuring the optimal storage of your goods.
Our group-wide network of Rhenus locations enables us to intermediately store the wood, whether by water, road, rail or in the immediate vicinity of your production site.
As a certified specialist disposal company, we are authorized to transport, store, treat and trade in timber and wood products at our locations.
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Under RED II, bioenergy plants that generate electricity, heating or cooling above defined thresholds must demonstrate that their biomass is sustainably sourced.
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Thanks to an accreditation process that meets international standards, this quality seal offers complete and binding proof of responsible forest management.
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Timber originating from converted natural forests or from genetically modified trees is not included in trade.
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Our experienced team offers you tailor-made timber logistics – flexible, reliable and on time. Contact us for your individual transport solution!
Our customers include pulp and paper mills, the wood-based materials industry, combined heat and power plants, pellet producers and private households. Our suppliers are mainly forest owners and state-owned forestry companies for our roundwood purchases, as well as sawmills and recycling companies for their sawmill by-products and recycled materials.
We can offer you comprehensive services throughout the entire supply chain. These include trading, processing, forest transport services, storage or stocking of products in our own warehouses. Thanks to our comprehensive network of locations, we can adapt to your needs and are happy to find tailor-made solutions for your product.
Our forestry transport fleet includes our own trucks of various types, such as articulated trucks, walking floor trucks, roll-off tippers and crane trucks. We also work with a large number of partner companies.
For forestry haulage and forest transport services, the mode of transportation depends on the type of product, the intended use and the distance to be traveled. Most commonly, timber is transported by specialized trucks with special bodies and loading systems for logs or sawn timber. Logging trucks are also used for particularly large or long logs. Large quantities of forestry products are often transported over long distances by freight trains. In international trade, timber is frequently transported by cargo ships, especially from countries with intensive forestry.
