Jatkos Oy
Sustainable Use of By-Products at Jatkos Oy
Jatkos Oy is a family business that works in close partnership with Varkauden Puu Oy and operates on the same site. The company’s main role is to bale and sell the around 100 m³ of planer shavings generated every day as a by-product of our production. Most of the shavings are sold to farms as animal bedding and eventually returned to nature as fertilizer.
At Jatkos, the shavings are baled semi-automatically to ensure they are not compressed too tightly. This makes them easy to spread and ensures that the bales are user-friendly. The shavings are sold in approx. 23 kg bales, available both by pallet and individually.
Jatkos Oy Minimizes Waste
By transforming wood by-products into valuable secondary materials, Jatkos contributes to a circular economy where nothing goes to waste. Baling planer shavings is an excellent example of responsible by-product utilization in the wood industry.
The closed-loop process – from dry wood shavings to animal bedding and even further to decomposed soil enrichment – reduces environmental impact all while supporting sustainable forestry and farming practices. The use of wood by-products helps lower carbon emissions and effectively reduce waste created in making planed wood products.
Together with Varkauden Puu, Jatkos Oy takes part in building a more sustainable future!
Purchase bales through Varkauden Puu
For more information about Jatkos’ products, inquiries, and purchase options, please contact Varkauden Puu.