Shifting market conditions force Moelven to announce layoffs

Moelven Byggmodul AB has recently announced layoffs at its shed manufacturing facility…

Swedish wood industry leaders call for delay of EU deforestation law

Only months remain before the EU’s new deforestation regulation takes effect, raising…

UPM and Södra cooperate for lignin-based solutions

Södra’s new factory will be Sweden’s first commercial kraft lignin production facility…

New timber price increases announced in Sweden

Two major Swedish forest owner associations, Norra Skog and Mellanskog, have recently…

Sweden: Record timber prices could bring sawmill closures

Historically, Swedish timber prices have been below the European average, but with…

Norra Timber to upgrade sawmill in Sweden

The operations at Norra Timber’s sawmill in Hissmofors, northern Sweden will be…

Tough fall expected for Swedish sawmills

The optimism that Swedish sawmill managers displayed in the spring has now…

Spruce log prices in Sweden passed the EUR 100/m3 mark

The price of wood continues to rise in Sweden. In June, the…

Sweden: Sveaskog to raise timber prices again

Sveaskog, Sweden’s largest forest owner, follows Södra and announced timber and pulpwood…

High timber prices present historic opportunity for the Swedish forest industry

Raw material prices in agriculture and forestry are fluctuating in unprecedented ways.…