Tag: Sweden
Rising Q3/2021 log prices in Sweden
26 November 2021 ` 19:12
In 3Q 2021 shows rising sawlog prices in Sweden both on a monthly basis as well as on a yearly comparison. Pine logs cost now an average of SEK 496/m³ (€ 49.6/m³) a 1% rise over Q2/2021, while... Russian Timber Journal 04-2021: Possible scenarios of Russia’s unprocessed wood balance after imposing a ban on exports of softwood and hardwood logs; a state company for roundwood export will be established in Russia by the end of 2021; Segezha Group announces pricing of IPO and listing on Moscow Exchange; the European Commission published tentative anti-dumping duties for Russian producers of birch plywood
21 May 2021 ` 21:27
Russian Timber Journal 04-2021: WhatWood agency about possible scenarios of Russia’s unprocessed wood balance after imposing a ban on exports of softwood and hardwood logs; Yury Trutnev, Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Envoy in the Far East, declared that... Sweden: Continued decline in area of forest notified for final felling
19 May 2021 ` 14:51
In March 2021 the area of notifications and applications for permit for final felling was down by 4% compared with March 2020, according to new statistics from the Swedish Forest Agency. The area of applications in montane forests... Stora Enso launches plan to permanently close pulp and paper production at mills in Kvarnsveden and Veitsiluoto
30 April 2021 ` 17:24
Stora Enso will enter into co-determination negotiations with employees at the mills in Kvarnsveden in Sweden and Veitsiluoto in Finland regarding a plan to permanently close the pulp and paper production at both plants. The planned closures would... Södra buys sawmill and impregnation plant
8 April 2021 ` 18:10
Södra recently announced the acquisition of Ture Johanssons Trävaru and Tenhults Impregneringsverk. The sawmill in Klevshult and the pressure impregnation plant in Vaggeryd, each with an annual capacity of 100,000 m³, are intended to expand Södra’s offer for the... Sweden: Decrease in roundwood prices 2020
3 March 2021 ` 18:09
The report of statistics on Swedish roundwood prices in 2020 show decreasing delivery prices compared to 2019. The price of pulpwood decreased by 11% and the sawlog price by 7% compared to 2019, according to new statistics from... SCA to develop a new container port in Sweden’s Tunadal
3 February 2021 ` 19:54
Swedish forest products firm SCA has announced its plans to invest nearly $54.7m in Tunadal port between 2021 and 2024. The company stated that the funds will be used for developing a new container port and new cargo... SCA to stop PM5 at Ortviken paper mill in Sundsvall
22 January 2021 ` 16:52
SCA stops paper machine 5 at Ortviken paper mill in Sundsvall, Sweden. PM5 produced uncoated publication paper for newpapers, magazines and commercial print and had a capacity of 255,000 tonnes per annum. The paper machine started production in... Russian Timber Journal 12-2020: Andrey Konoplev, General Director of Group Vologodskiye Lesopromyshlenniki, on the implications of the roundwood export ban being introduced from 2022 onwards; Luzales plans to build an MDF plant worth 5 billion rubles; the Ministry of Industry and Trade may introduce a temporary ban on the export of particleboards from Russia; analysis of the current situation in the particleboard, laminated particleboard, MDF market
21 January 2021 ` 16:19
Russian Timber Journal 12-2020: WhatWood interviewed Mr. Andrey Konoplev, General Director of Group Vologodskiye Lesopromyshlenniki, about the ban on the export of unprocessed timber to be introduced from 2022; Luzales agreed on the conditions for the construction of an MDF... Södra to divest Trivselhus to Svensk Husproduktion
22 December 2020 ` 19:06
Södra is divesting Trivselhus AB to housing supplier Svensk Husproduktion. The takeover date is 1 March 2021. Södra’s subsidiary, Trivselhus, is one of the largest house manufacturers in Sweden and sells housing under the Trivselhus brand, and Nordic... Stora Enso divests forest holdings in southern Sweden
22 December 2020 ` 18:33
As part of its forest land optimization, Stora Enso has signed an agreement to divest forest assets located in southern Sweden to the forestry fund Silvestica Green Forest AB. The total area of forest land in the transaction... SCA to build new grading mill in Sweden
27 November 2020 ` 18:41
The base of SCA’s new grading mill is being built. At the same time, preparations are being made for piling and other tasks to be able to complete the rest of the building. The building where the new grading...