Lunawood Establishes Production in the U.S. through Joint Venture with Atlanta Hardwood Corporation, Addressing Growing Demand for Sustainable Building Materials | PR Newswire [Video]

, /PRNewswire/ — Oy Lunawood Ltd and Atlanta Hardwood Corporation are pleased to announce the formation of a joint venture, Lunawood LLC. This new entity will oversee the procurement, production, and sales of ThermoWood® and other thermally modified products across North America.

Effective January 1, 2025, all North American Lunawood sales, including products manufactured at Lunawood’s Finnish facilities, will be managed through Lunawood LLC. Under this joint venture, Lunawood LLC will build a production facility at Atlanta Hardwood Corporation’s plant in Cleveland, Georgia.  The plant will be dedicated to producing thermally modified timber products from locally sourced hardwood for the North American market, with additional global distribution. Lunawood is the first Finnish company in the mechanical wood industry to establish production in the U.S.  Production at the North Georgia facility is expected to begin mid-summer 2025.

Lunawood, a pioneer in thermal modification of Finnish pine and spruce since 2001, was instrumental …