Doboj, Teslić and Posavina: wood, oil and farming in the north
The Bosna and Ukrina valleys and the Sava plain form the north of Republika Srpska. Doboj is a rail hub, Teslić and Petrovo are furniture and wood towns, and Brod and Modriča have the region's oil refining, while Posavina farms grain and seed.
In figures
- Length of the Sava in Republika Srpska, the northern border with Croatia
- 204.8 km
- Length of the Bosna in Republika Srpska
- 98 km
- The Ukrina, which flows entirely within Republika Srpska
- 80.9 km
- Sjekovac fishpond on the Ukrina
- 4.0 km²
Sources: Republika Srpska Institute of Statistics, This is Republika Srpska 2025, tables 2.3–2.4.
Economic profile
Teslić, with Pribinić, is one of the main centres of beech processing and furniture. Petrovo makes solid oak furniture. Modriča has the lubricants refinery and Brod the oil refinery of the Optima group. Derventa has metalworking and a seed processing centre for cereals and oilseeds that its owner describes as the largest in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Crkvina near Šamac is home to a beeswax processor exporting to the EU.
What the register shows
Wood and furniture are the most frequent activities among exporters from this area in the exporters register of the Foreign Trade Chamber of Bosnia and Herzegovina, followed by textiles and fruit processing. Serbia, Germany, Slovenia, Italy, Austria and Croatia are the most often listed markets.
Producers in this region
- Almac d.o.o.Modriča · Aluminium and PVC windows and doors, glass, Alubond and ceramic façades, and machines for…
- Drvo-Commerce d.o.o.Pribinić, Teslić · Beech and oak sawn timber, beech elements, edge- and finger-jointed solid wood panels, parquet…
- Eko Linija d.o.o.Petrovo · Modern solid oak furniture, upholstered chairs and armchairs, tables and sofas
- Ekomed MK d.o.o.Šamac (Crkvina) · Beeswax; comb foundation sheets from sterilised wax; bee feed cakes (standard, stimulative, anti-varroa, anti-nosema);…
- Formino d.o.o.Teslić · Upholstered wooden chairs, tables, benches and shelving
- Interlignum d.o.o.Teslić · Custom panel furniture, plus supply of materials for the furniture industry
- Metal Tehnologija d.o.o.Derventa · Expanded metal mesh in steel, galvanised steel, aluminium and stainless steel, and blades for…
- Neno d.o.o.Teslić · Shoelaces, piping tape, webbing from 6 to 42 mm, elastic, jacquard and satin ribbons…
- Poligarden d.o.o.Crkvina · Metal and wood garden tables and chairs
- Poljoprivrednik a.d. DerventaDerventa · Processed seed of cereals and oilseeds, wheat, rye, barley, maize, buckwheat and soybean, and…
- Rafinerija ulja Modriča a.d.Modriča · Motor oils, lubricants and other petroleum-based oils
- Tesla d.o.o.Modriča · Made-to-measure kitchens, bathroom furniture, wardrobes, interior doors and office furniture in chipboard and MDF
12 published profiles. Profiles are introductions for business discovery; confirm details with each company.
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