Schwaiger Hengersberg
Schwaiger Hengersberg is an operating softwood sawmill in Hengersberg, Germany, with a capacity of 1 180 000 cubic metres of log intake per year.
- WoodComp ID
- 01165 (how IDs work)
- Country
- Germany
- City
- Hengersberg
- Status
- Operating
- Capacity
- 1 180 000 m3/y log intake
- Type
- Softwood
- Region
- Niederbayern
- Website
- schwaiger-holzindustrie.de
48.764, 13.068
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Schwaiger Hengersberg is the 9th largest sawmill in Germany of the 92 with a log intake capacity figure in WoodComp's register.
- Largest sawmills in Germany
- Rettenmeier Ploessberg ·ante-holz Somplar ·Ilim Nordic Timber Wismar ·Mercer Timber Products Friesau (Saalburg-Ebersdorf) ·binderholz Baruth
- Nearest facilities
- Holzwerke Weinzierl Vilshofen (15 km) ·Holz Schiller Regen (23 km) ·Pfeifer Chanovice (86 km) ·Franz Obermeier Schwindegg (90 km) ·VM-Holz Vöcklamarkt (90 km)
Timeline
- 1991other
A major fire destroyed the production facilities in 1991.
Source ↗ - 1950expansion
By 1950 the operation had developed from a craft business into an industrial gang saw mill and a significant timber trader, with annual volumes rising from 8,000 to more than 20,000 cubic metres.
Source ↗ - 1911founded
The Schwaiger sawmill was founded in 1911 close to the centre of Hengersberg.
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Sources
Data confidence: Medium (74 of 100) how this is computed
- otherchecked 2026-07-25holzkurier.com
- otherchecked 2026-07-26openstreetmap.org
- otherchecked 2026-07-26wer-zu-wem.de
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- otherchecked 2026-07-26euwid-holz.de
- company websitechecked 2026-07-26schwaiger-holzindustrie.de
How to cite
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