Company history

At the proposal of the Ministry of Forestry, the Government of the People’s Republic of Slovenia issues a decision on the basis of which the state-owned company SILVAPRODUKT is ESTABLISHED with its headquarters on Parmova ulica in Ljubljana. The task of the newly established company was to exploit forest by-products – collection and processing of pine resins, production and processing of coniferous essential oils and charcoal production. Hence the name, as the prefix SILVA in Latin means FOREST. The company had several plants scattered throughout Slovenia for the production of these products, including an oil mill in Cajnarje near Cerknica and in Studeno near Postojna.

Due to market demand and a recognized market niche, the company in connection with the Institute of Forest and Wood Management and in cooperation with prof. dr. dr. Bogdan Ditrich develops and starts selling some BASIC PRODUCTS IN THE FIELD OF WOOD PROTECTION – salts and pastes for wood impregnation and bandages and caps intended for the protection of wooden poles.

Due to market demand and a recognized market niche, the company in connection with the Institute of Forest and Wood Management and in cooperation with prof. dr. dr. Bogdan Ditrich develops and starts selling some BASIC PRODUCTS IN THE FIELD OF WOOD PROTECTION – salts and pastes for wood impregnation and bandages and caps intended for the protection of wooden poles.

The company buys and rearranges a BUILDING ON DOLENJSKA CESTA 42 in Ljubljana, where the administration, production and storage part of the company move from the rented premises on Parmova ulica. In the same building we still have our business premises and a retail store with a warehouse.

The company expands its sales offer and begins production of BITUMEN STRIPS for waterproofing pipes, tanks and reservoirs laid in the ground, cold bituminous degreasing coatings and rust passivation agents.

Due to new development trends in the world of wood protection and the desire to offer the highest quality solutions, we connect with the then leading company for the development and production of impregnation salt WOLMAN GMBH from the then West Germany, with whom we conclude a LICENCE AGREEMENT, which allowed us to produce and sale their products in the territory of the former common state of Yugoslavia.

Based on domestic knowledge and cooperation with the Biotechnical Faculty in Ljubljana, the company Silvaprodukt develops some other products in the field of wood protection, such as agent AGAINST WOOD CRACKING – Stipol AF and the first domestic chemical preservative for wood protection AGAINST BURNING – Varles BL. The new products allow us to terminate our cooperation and licence agreement with Wolman GMBH and enter the wood preservatives market independently.

Due to the increase in production, the old building on Dolenjska cesta became too small, so the company built a NEW MODERN PRODUCTION HALL and a warehouse with accompanying facilities in Ig near Ljubljana.

The company receives the JESENKO AWARD, a high professional recognition from the Biotechnical Faculty in Ljubljana for an important contribution to the development of wood protection in Slovenia and Yugoslavia.

The disintegration of the former common state of Yugoslavia was a BIG CHALLENGE for the company, as with the disintegration we lost most of our market, where we supplied practically all impregnation stations. Then 35 employees of the company started the battle for survival.