Pfeifer Holz Unterbernbach
OperatingPfeifer Holz GmbHPfeifer Grouppfeifergroup.comID 01155
Pfeifer Holz Unterbernbach is an operating softwood sawmill in Kuehbach-Unterbernbach, Germany, owned by Pfeifer Group. With a capacity of 850 000 cubic metres of log intake per year it is the 15th largest of the 94 sawmills in Germany with a recorded capacity, and it produced 850 000 m3 of log intake in 2025.
Location and logistics
- Site
- Pfeifer Holz pellet plant Unterbernbachpellet plant · 150 000 t/y pellets
Shares the industrial site with the facilities listed. Each is its own record with its own capacity and status.- Nearest port
- Monfalcone, Italy · 354 kmStraight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
- Rail siding
- Own sidingVerified by satellite 2026-10-02OpenStreetMap track way/206032417 ↗, 135 m from the site point. Method
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Capacity and output
- Capacity
- 850 000 m3/y log intake
- Production
- 850 000 m3 log intake2025 · press
- Utilisation
- 100 %
- Type
- Softwood
Raw material and products
Fibre
Sawn timber
History and sources
Timeline
- expansion2016Pfeifer invested seven million euro at Unterbernbach in 2016 in new technology and environmental protection, including a renewed sorting system for sawn timber.Source ↗
- product added2007A biomass power plant and a pellet plant were built at the site in 2007, completing the full utilisation of the sawmill residues.Source ↗
- ownership change2005Pfeifer acquired Heggenstaller in 2005 and integrated the Unterbernbach site into the group, later renaming the subsidiary Pfeifer Holz GmbH.Source ↗
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- startup1982The large industrial sawmill at Unterbernbach was completed in 1982 on a site where a water powered frame saw had been documented since 1486.Source ↗
Sources
- otherchecked 2026-07-27openstreetmap.org ↗
- company websitechecked 2026-08-30pfeifergroup.com ↗
- otherchecked 2026-09-09holzkurier.com ↗
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- otherchecked 2026-10-02openstreetmap.org ↗
Related facilities
Pfeifer Group
Largest in Germany
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