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Katam Technologies is proud to announce the establishment of its new sales and support office in Brazil, operating as the legal entity “Katam Brasil.” This strategic move exemplifies the company’s commitment to providing personalized customer support and facilitating the digital transformation of forest management for its valued B2B customers in Latin America.

Katam Technologies is pleased to announce the appointment of Magnus Karlson as the new CEO. Magnus Karlson brings extensive experience from his tenure as the Sales Manager at Katam for the past two years, along with a strong background in B2B business sales (Linde Gas) and digital transformation of B2B enterprises.

Katam proudly announces the successful completion of a 6 million SEK investment round. The investment, primarily contributed by existing shareholders, reflects their unwavering belief in the company’s strategic direction and vision.

Katam continues to provide global forestry with services for precise decision support and increased wood growth and quality. By using autonomous drones for video recordings, Katam now introduces an additional method for acquiring forest data.

Göran Johansson, a private forest owner in Sweden, found in Katam a powerful tool to close more sales deals and increase his profits. He mentions that for every forest owner it is important to know exactly what they have; in this way, they will be able to give the wood buyers an accurate price.

Continuous cover forestry requires more planning than traditional clear-cut felling, but Katam’s technology can help you do this work. Planning for continuous cover forestry takes longer because the transport roads must be planned extremely carefully. Otherwise, there is a risk of blockages in waterways or damage to the roots of the unfelled trees.

Katam has signed a three-year contract with Irani Paper and Packaging S.A., one of the main sustainable paper and packaging corporations in Brazil. The work will be carried out from 2022 to 2025. Katam started to work with Irani in early 2021, by implementing a successful pilot installation.

Katam has been awarded a contract worth more than US$100.000 to assist with forestry decision support in Chile. The work will be carried out through 2022. Katam and CMPC have been collaborating over the last three years. CMPC has used Katam’s technology to perform everyday processes in smaller areas. This is now scaled up to […]

Continuous cover forestry is popular among forest owners, but it can also be difficult and more expensive. However, Katam’s technology can see and understand the forest environment in order to give them the support they need to overcome their challenges.   They use Katam to: – Make a selective felling of trees – Plan and mark […]

With the help of a camera in the phone and drones, the forest can be measured accurately and quickly. Anton Holmström sees great benefit with Katam’s digital tools for Swedish forestry, but notices greater interest abroad. – The big problem is not the technological development but the mindset change that is needed in forest owners […]