Keyword: Sweden

Raw material shortage threatens the future of the Swedish forest industry

The productive forest land used in Sweden today is not enough to meet the demand for forest raw materials, the [...]

Södra to invest in new CLT facility in Värö, Sweden

Södra is investing in a new facility that will increase the production capacity of timber frames ten-fold.  [...]

Sawmills in Sweden have the lowest stock levels in 20 years

    Swedish sawmills have not had such low stock levels in over 20 years. They have had [...]

Sweden: Roundwood price evolution in 2020

    2020 roundwood prices in Sweden have decreased as compared to 2019. The price of pulpwood decreased [...]

Softwood sawlog prices in Sweden on the rise as demand from sawmills booms

    In Central Sweden, state-owned Sveaskog raises the purchase price for softwood sawlogs from 18 January [...]

Steady recovery in Sweden’s softwood lumber exports to Europe

    During September 2020, Swedish exporters increased their supply of softwood lumber to European customers by 28 [...]

Sweden’s AB Karl Hedin to expand Krylbo sawmill

Swedish sawmiller AB Karl Hedin intends to build a new planing mill, extra storage capacity and further timber kiln drying [...]

Stora Enso sells forest assets in Sweden

As part of its forest land optimization, Stora Enso has signed an agreement to divest forest assets located in southern [...]

Sweden’s forest industry doubles exports to the United States

The Swedish forest industry has increased its exports of wood products and pulp so far this year. To the USA [...]

Bark beetle infestation at a new record level in Sweden

In total, about eight million cubic meters of spruce forest have been damaged in Sweden, despite the fact that the [...]
December 18, 2020 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe