Ponsse’s circular economy competence is particularly strong in the spare parts and used machine business. We sell and refurbish used machines in all our market areas and also spare parts in an increasing number of market areas. Used machines refurbished by professional mechanics can be updated using various performance packages to meet modern standards.

In addition to new parts, Ponsse provides its network with refurbished and reused spare parts. They support Ponsse’s goals of developing material efficiency and becoming carbon neutral. Recycled parts are an environmentally friendly option for forest machine maintenance, as we can effectively allocate resources tied to damaged spare parts to remanufacturing and reuse. In previous LCAs, the carbon footprint of a single remanufactured part was found to be a quarter smaller than that of a new part. Ponsse’s circular economy model has been developed based on the company’s needs to promote the conversion of material flows into usable format and reduce the consumption of raw materials.

In 2025, a total of 222,441 kg of spare parts were refurbished or produced for reuse. The amount grew by 2% year-on-year.

Pioneering the circular economy: Reman & Parts Recirculation

Ponsse has remanufactured spare parts for forest machines at the Reconditioning and assembly centre in Iisalmi since 2010. The focus is on the refurbishing of mechanical transmission parts, but the Reman range also includes hydraulic parts and forest machine informationsystems. The Spare parts reuse centre, established in 2020, is located in the immediate vicinity of the Reconditioning and assembly centre. It receives damaged parts from customers, the factory and the sales network, and assesses their reuse potentialfollowing the principles of the circular economy. Both units work in close cooperation with Ponsse's used machine services, in which used forest machines are maintained and updated to extend their lifecycle under the ownership of 2–4 new owners. When a machine finally reaches the end of its service life, it can be dismantled. Usable parts will be refurbished to make low-cost spare parts, while any unusable parts will be recycled as material. More than 90% of a forest machine’s weight constitutes recyclable material, mainly steel and cast iron.

Ponsse has also expanded its Reman refurbishment operations into its country organisations. As a result, services are provided closer to customers, without needing to transport parts over long distances for remanufacturing. Refurbishment operations have also been expanded in cooperation with partners to increase resources and broaden the product selection. 

The buyback of blanks to be refurbished was expanded to cover the whole of Europe during 2025. The Reman Core Return application, an information system that supports the return logistics of the parts to be refurbished, is also under development. The range of refurbished parts was expanded with new products, including motor control modules, CVT transmission and PONSSE Scale weighing links. The aim is to 
further increase refurbishment operations, and to support the expansion into new market areas, an authorisation model for Reman operations and the related audit criteria have been established. The reuse of components is promoted through a systematic approach to the dismantling of used machines and the refurbishment of parts for reuse. The annual growth target for the production of spare parts based on the circular economy is 15%.

We have studied the environmental impacts of refurbishing by using life cycle analysis, and the results support our circular economy objectives: compared to a new component, the carbon footprint of a refurbished component is smaller by a quarter. The better we are at reusing machine parts, the less emissions there will be from the machines during their entire life cycle.