Sweden: Roundwood prices continued to increase during 2019
Roundwood prices in Sweden have increased in 2019, marking two years consecutive rise; Pulpwood prices increased [...]
January 30, 2020
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Sweden sends a record batch of softwood lumber to the United States
Last week, the ship MS Saga Faith, loaded with lumber in the amount of more than 65 thousand cubic meters [...]
January 23, 2020
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SCA to double output at Bollsta sawmill in Bollstabruk, Sweden
Peab, in partnership with SCA, is going to build an extension the Bollsta sawmill in Bollstabruk, Kramfors Municipality, Sweden. The [...]
December 3, 2019
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Sweden: Unusually large stocks of wood in September
Stocks of softwood, pulpwood and pulp chips have fallen since this summer but are nonetheless unusually large for the season [...]
November 8, 2019
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Downturn in the Swedish forest industry as recession in Europe progresses
The recession in Europe, in particular, is noticeable in the Swedish forest industry. The sawmills partially [...]
November 7, 2019
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Swedish sawmills export less to Europe; more to Africa, China and US
Swedish sawmills delivered less softwood lumber to European destinations in the first eight months of 2019 (-7%). By contrast, deliveries [...]
November 5, 2019
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Swedish Martinsons plans to increase the production of wood products, glulam and CLT
Martinsons announced a SEK 120 million (EUR 11.1 million) investment in its sawmill plants in Bygdsiljum and Kroksjön [...]
October 31, 2019
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Sweden: Bark beetle outbreak hits sawlog prices
Both sawlog and pulpwood prices in Sweden decreased during the 3Q 2019 for the first time since 2016, as the [...]
October 23, 2019
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Swedish foresters to drop timber prices due to slow sawnwood demand and bark beetle calamity
The Swedish forest owners association Mellanskog has announced a decrease in its timber prices. According to [...]
October 14, 2019
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Sweden: New large player in the forest industry emerges
Norra Skogsägarna and Norrskog plan to merge into a joint forest owners' association, which is described as the biggest [...]
September 26, 2019
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