High-Temperature Treatment: A Sustainable Solution by SJBS
A New High-Temperature Kiln Installed in 2024
Since 2024, SJBS has been equipped with a next-generation high-temperature kiln, meeting today’s expectations in terms of performance, sustainability, and environmental responsibility.
This 100% natural and eco-friendly thermal process, with no chemical additives, permanently modifies the properties of the wood while enhancing the value of local and commonly available species.
The Benefits of High-Temperature Treatment
High-temperature treatment provides numerous technical and aesthetic advantages:
- increased wood stability,
- reduced moisture absorption,
- improved durability,
- enhanced and more uniform color,
- upgrading of light-colored (white) wood species.
This process is ideal for converting wood initially intended for interior use into durable material suitable for outdoor applications, or simply for giving it a warm, natural tone that is highly sought after.
Enhance, Stabilize, and Elevate Your Wood
High-temperature treatment makes it possible to:
- upgrade light-colored wood into durable exterior-grade material,
- give wood a warm and consistent color,
stabilize the material, - significantly reducing dimensional changes caused by moisture.
A Flexible, Fast, and High-Performance Kiln
The high-temperature kiln at SJBS – SOCIÉTÉ JURASSIENNE DES BOIS SECS offers an ideal capacity of 10 m³, providing excellent flexibility for professional projects.
Key advantages:
- capacity perfectly suited to specialized batches,
- fast processing cycles,
- high-quality treated wood,
- treatment carried out in a humid atmosphere for optimal process control,
- enhanced durability of treated wood.
Stability, color, durability… quite simply, the best of today’s kiln technology.
Species Particularly Suitable for Treatment
The high-temperature kiln is perfectly suited for a wide range of species, including:
- Ash
- Larch
- Oak
- Spruce
- Poplar
- Ayous
- Caxeta
- and other species depending on project requirements
Each treatment is tailored according to the species, dimensions, and intended end use of the wood.
SJBS – SOCIÉTÉ JURASSIENNE DES BOIS SECS: Your Thermal Treatment Partner
SJBS – SOCIÉTÉ JURASSIENNE DES BOIS SECS, Your Partner in Wood Thermal Treatment
With its next-generation high-temperature kiln, SJBS – SOCIÉTÉ JURASSIENNE DES BOIS SECS strengthens its wood processing offering and provides professionals with a sustainable, high-performance solution that respects the material.
