Sawmills have a long standing tradition in Serbia. The first sawmills appeared at the very beginning of the 19th century. Even today Serbia is the 2nd largest producer of sawn beech wood and 3rd largest producer of sawn hardwood in the Balkans.
Sawn wood, together with furniture is the most significant forest product of the wood processing industry in Serbia. Sawmills make up 63% of total number of wood processing companies. At the same time, sawn wood accounts for 37.2% of exports in this sector. Most sawmills are small, located in rural areas and operate only during the warm season. Large sawmills, with annual capacities of 3,000 – 5,000 m3, hold
55% of installed capacity for sawn wood production.
Existing raw material base drives sawmill production and most sawmills produce sawn hardwood. Annual production of sawn hardwood in Serbia exceeds 300,000 m3, and 70% of this is sawn beech wood. Other significant species of wood in Serbia are, poplar (11.4%), oak (8.3%) and ash (2.7%).

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