Södra Wood expands lumber supplying to Japan

Södra Wood, which is a Sweden’s largest forest owners association and an international forest industry group, will expand supplying lumber to Japan of 90,000 m3 as a total volume in a year or two years. About 60,000 m3 of 90,000 m3 will be JAS (Japanese Agricultural Standards) lumber. The company got a certification of JAS for 2 x 4 lumber in 2020. Since the prices of Canadian SPF lumber are high, Södra expanded supplying lumber to Japan. In this year, a supply of DIY will be 30,000 m3 and of JAS lumber ...