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 [...]
April 20, 2021
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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.  [...]
March 31, 2021
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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 [...]
March 8, 2021
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Sweden: Roundwood price evolution in 2020
2020 roundwood prices in Sweden have decreased as compared to 2019. The price of pulpwood decreased [...]
February 1, 2021
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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 [...]
January 27, 2021
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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 [...]
January 20, 2021
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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 [...]
January 18, 2021
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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 [...]
January 6, 2021
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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 [...]
December 21, 2020
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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
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