Chinese lumber imports from the Nordic countries expected to exceed those from Canada
In early 2020, due to oversupply, the declining prices made European lumber producers more globally competitive. In March this year [...]
June 5, 2020
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Sweden’s sawmills gained market shares in China and US during pandemic
Many Swedish sawmills are now running at full speed again, partly because [...]
June 3, 2020
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Sweden: Sawlog and pulpwood prices see considerable drop in Q1/2020
Pine logs cost now an average of 478 SEK/m3 (EUR 44.91/m3), while spruce logs cost SEK 501 [...]
May 6, 2020
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Sweden: Falling roundwood prices in Q1/2020
The trend of decreasing delivery prices continued during the first quarter of 2020 in Sweden. The price of pulpwood decreased [...]
April 23, 2020
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Swedish forest industry companies in difficulty due to border crossings and cargo issues
The Swedish forest industry's trade with other countries has been made more difficult by the coronavirus pandemic. [...]
April 8, 2020
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Bergs Timber closes Gransjö sawmill in Sweden
The Board of Directors of Bergs Timber has decided to immediately initiate discussion with the unions to close Gransjö sawmill [...]
March 31, 2020
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Swedish Martinsons Groups in search for a new owner
Swedish Martinson Group wood group in Bygdsiljum is looking for a new principal owner. All eight partners in the fourth [...]
March 13, 2020
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Andritz to complete equipment start-up for Moelven’s Torsby sawmill in Sweden
Andritz has successfully completed the start-up of a Universal Shredder FRP at the Moelven Notnäs Ransby [...]
March 2, 2020
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Giant forest owners association forms in Sweden
28,000 Swedish forest owners formed the new Norra Skog business association through the merger of Norrskog and Norra Skogsagarna [...]
March 2, 2020
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Sweden: Roundwood prices on a downward trend in Q4/2019
Pine logs cost now an average of 477 SEK/m3 (EUR 45.24/m3), while spruce logs SEK 506/m3 [...]
February 25, 2020
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