Substantial investments taking place at Norra Timber’s sawmills

The industrial boom in northern Sweden continues at pace, with substantial investments taking place at Norra Timber’s sawmills. The company, owned by Norra Skog's forestry owner’s association, has opted to invest SEK500m in cutting-edge technology upgrades. “The sawmill is updating its already modern machinery to make it possible to read a log's individual fingerprint,” said Fredrik Samuelsson, sawmill manager at Norra Timber Sa¨var Sawmill. “So now, instead of only being able to sort logs by characteristics such as dimensions and length, the X-ray option allows us to view the internal characteristics ...