Wed 7.06.2017

PK d.o.o. sponsor of the 14th Wood-Technological Conference

For the second consecutive year PK – Palfinger Kran d.o.o. sponsors the wood-technological conference, the large annual wood-processing industry in Croatia and the ICE region, which will be held on June 5 and 6, in Opatija, organized by Croatian Wood Cluster and CROBIOM, Croatian Association of Biomass.

Over 350 industry representatives and a number of important participants in the political and institutional milieu participated in the gathering.

The topics that could be heard at a two-day conference were the employment opportunities in the wood sector through active employment policy measures and the importance of the wood-processing industry for the economic demographic survival of rural areas. Through various panel discussions, experts from the wood processing industry discussed the role of competent institutions and economic diplomacy in stimulating exports, educating operators of the latest technologies and cost-effectiveness of cogeneration plants.

Company PK Palfinger Kran d.o.o. has presented its PK for forestry products. Forest trailers and semi-trailers for the transportation of logs and other wooden constructions and Palfinger Epsilon cranes.

The conference is held under the auspices of the Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia, the Croatian Parliament, the Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds, the Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Crafts, the Ministry of Construction and Physical Planning and the Office of the Rector of the University of Zagreb, while the Ministry of Agriculture is a co-organizer.