Stora Enso Zdirec
OperatingStora Enso Wood Products Zdirec s.r.o.Stora EnsoID 01036
Stora Enso Zdirec is an operating softwood sawmill in Zdirec nad Doubravou, Czech Republic, owned by Stora Enso. With a capacity of 580 000 cubic metres of sawn timber per year it is the 1st largest of the 3 sawmills in Czech Republic with a recorded capacity.
Location and logistics
- Location
- Zdirec nad Doubravou, Jihovýchod, Czech Republic
- Site
- Stora Enso pellet plant Ždírec nad Doubravoupellet plant · 77 000 t/y pellets
Shares the industrial site with the facilities listed. Each is its own record with its own capacity and status.- Nearest port
- Szczecin, Poland · 422 kmStraight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
- Rail siding
- Own sidingVerified by satellite 2026-10-02OpenStreetMap track way/314999782 ↗, 111 m from the site point. Method
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Capacity and output
- Capacity
- 580 000 m3/y sawn timberCompany figure
- Production
- Not reported
- Type
- Softwood
Raw material and products
History and sources
Timeline
- otherchanged ownership2025-11-01Stora Enso initiated a strategic review of its seven Central European sawmills and building solutions operations in November 2025, with divestment a stated option. Review ongoing per the H1 2026 report. An online claim of a May 2026 sale to Holcim is unconfirmed and judged false.Source ↗
- product added2022-10-07A cross laminated timber plant costing 79 million euros with about 120,000 cubic metres of annual capacity was inaugurated at the Zdirec site on 7 October 2022.Source ↗
- ownership change1998Schweighofer's sawmilling operations were merged with the timber divisions of Enso and Stora in 1998, bringing the mill into Stora Enso Timber.Source ↗
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- ownership change1995Holzindustrie Schweighofer bought the sawmill in 1995 and carried out a fundamental modernisation in 1996 that transformed its production parameters.Source ↗
- other1979Fire destroyed the saw hall in 1979 and it was rebuilt before the end of that year.Source ↗
- founded1872-07-01A steam powered sawmill owned by the Zdar estate began operating at Zdirec nad Doubravou on 1 July 1872.Source ↗
Sources
- otherchecked 2026-07-25drevmag.com ↗
- other×2checked 2026-07-27storaenso.com ↗
- otherchecked 2026-08-09server.arcgisonline.com ↗
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- company websitechecked 2026-09-08storaenso.com ↗
- newschecked 2026-09-09silvarium.cz ↗
- otherchecked 2026-10-02openstreetmap.org ↗
Related facilities
Largest in Czech Republic
How to cite
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