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What do soda makers and gravel roads have in common? Both can now be made of wood
Uppdaterad: Monday, 9 November, 2020Category: Forest research and educationWe listed four very different innovations where wood replaces fossil raw materials. Wood can be used in wound dressings, rechargeable batteries and even road paving. Yet the most unexpected use might be the body of a household appliance. / Finnish Forest AssociationLäs mer -
OnceMore® hits new milestone: 20% recycled content
Uppdaterad: Wednesday, 4 November, 2020Category: The pulp and paper industrySödra has successfully added 20% used textiles to its OnceMore® dissolving pulp. The achievement is a significant step towards more sustainable solutions for the fashion industry. / SödraLäs mer -
Smaller timber stocks than last autumn
Uppdaterad: Wednesday, 4 November, 2020Category: ForestryStocks of softwood sawlogs, pulpwood and chips amounted to 8.5 million cubic metres on September 30, 2020, according to statistics from The Swedish Forest Agency. Both stocks of softwood sawlogs and pulpwood were lower than at the same time last year. / Swedish Forest AgencyLäs mer -
Approved regeneration at a continued high and stable level
Uppdaterad: Wednesday, 28 October, 2020Category: ForestryThe proportion of regeneration areas that meets the requirements of the Forestry Act was 91 percent according to the Swedish Forest Agency's latest inventory. Planting is the regeneration method that gives the highest proportion of approved regeneration. / Swedish Forest AgencyLäs mer -
Holmen invests in a new drying plant at Iggesund Sawmill
Uppdaterad: Friday, 23 October, 2020Category: WoodIggesund Sawmill is being modernised to allow for an increase in production. Holmen is currently investing SEK 70 million in a new drying plant which will increase its drying capacity from 400 000 to 500 000 m3. / HolmenLäs mer -
European lumber exporters have expanded their sales overseas from 30% to 45% over the past ten years
Uppdaterad: Friday, 23 October, 2020Category: WoodSawmills in several European countries have long been exporting large volumes of softwood lumber outside their domestic markets. Historically, most of the shipments were to neighboring countries on the continent, and only about 20% were shipped overseas to the Middle East/Northern Africa (MENA), the US, and Japan. In 2020, this share had grown to 45%, with shipments to China having expanded the most. / WRILäs mer -
Södra delivers stable result in current market condition
Uppdaterad: Friday, 23 October, 2020Category: The pulp and paper industryThe current market conditions had a significant impact on Södra’s operating profit in the third quarter. Despite higher year-on-year delivery volumes for Södra’s core products, the price formation for market pulp was weaker. For the third quarter, Södra’s sales amounted to SEK 4,925 million (5,391) and operating profit to SEK 93 million (512). For the first nine months of the year, operating profit totalled SEK 541 million (2,520). Return on capital employed was 3 percent (16) and the equity ratio was 57 percent. / SödraLäs mer -
Stora Enso’s Sustainability Report rated among top ten globally
Uppdaterad: Wednesday, 21 October, 2020Category: The pulp and paper industryFor the third consecutive year, Stora Enso’s Sustainability Report has been included in the top ten sustainability reports globally, according to the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). / Stora EnsoLäs mer -
Increased interest for silvicultural activities
Uppdaterad: Wednesday, 21 October, 2020Category: ForestrySilvicultural activities increased during 2019, according to the Swedish Forest Agency’s survey results. Precommercial thinning increased by 18 percent compared to the previous survey of 2017. Scarification and artificial regeneration increased by 13 and 6 percent respectively. / Swedish Forest AgencyLäs mer -
Roundwood prices continue to decrease
Uppdaterad: Tuesday, 20 October, 2020Category: ForestryThe trend of decreasing delivery prices continued during the third quarter of 2020, according to new statistics from the Swedish Forest Agency. The price of pulpwood decreased by 5.9 percent and the sawlog price by 3.0 percent, in comparison with the second quarter of 2020. There was one exception in the Northern region where prices on pulpwood increased by 1,4 percent. / Swedish Forest AgencyLäs mer