Keyword: Sweden

Norra Skog to close sawmill in Sweden

Recently, the last log at the Östavall sawmill in Ånge municipality, Sweden has been sawn.    The [...]

Sweden and Germany expand softwood lumber exports to China

    Despite the ongoing pandemic and the lockdowns which have slowed trade in many European countries, EU [...]

Reductions in timber storage regulations in Sweden

The Swedish government ends the rules for timber storage to facilitate the forest industry during the current crisis.   [...]
July 2, 2020 Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Europe

Forecast: Chinese lumber imports from the Nordic countries to exceed those from Canada

    In early 2020, due to oversupply, the declining prices made European lumber producers more globally competitive [...]

Swedish sawmills gain market shares in China and US during pandemic

          Many Swedish sawmills are now running at full speed again [...]

Sweden: Roundwood prices see sharp drop in Q1/2020

Pine logs cost now an average of 478 SEK/m3 (EUR 44.91/m3), while spruce logs cost SEK 501 [...]

Falling roundwood prices in Sweden

    The trend of decreasing delivery prices continued during the first quarter of 2020 in Sweden. The [...]

Sweden’s forest industry companies in difficulty due to coronavirus impact

The Swedish forest industry's trade with other countries has been made more difficult by the coronavirus pandemic.   [...]

Södra Skog to temporarily stop logging

The Swedish timber company announced the cessation of logging.     The decision of the Södra Skog [...]

Bergs Timber to close Gransjö sawmill in Sweden

The Board of Directors of Bergs Timber has decided to immediately initiate discussion with the unions to close Gransjö sawmill [...]