Wood

    Wood – a sustainable material

    Being renewable, recyclable, resource-efficient, and carbon-neutral, wood as a material has a given place in a sustainable society. When managed sustainably, forests are able to provide society with an inexhaustible source of renewable raw material. At the same time, growing forests sequester carbon dioxide, thus reducing the content of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Once a wood-based product, this product store carbon during its life-time, and at the end of its life, it can often be re-used or recycled and made into new wood-based products or for energy purposes.

    Wood is also a resource-efficient material. Very little waste is generated during the manufacturing of timber and wood-based products, as almost all by-products (such as bark, sawdust, and cut-offs) are used, whether as a raw material for the pulp and paper industry, for the production of particleboards, or as a source of energy for heating. 

     

    The Swedish woodworking industry

    Today, the largest share of the Swedish production of wood products is exported. World-wide, Sweden is the third largest exporter of sawn timber. In Europe, the Swedish sawmilling industry holds a prominent position as the second-largest producer and the largest exporter of sawn softwood. As construction material, wood has a long tradition in Sweden. During the last decade, building with wood has experienced an upswing thanks to developments in modern building techniques.  

     

    Read more:
    Swedish Wood – facts, information, and inspiration relating to wood, wood products and wood construction
    Swedish Federation of Forest Industries – facts and figures on Swedish forest industry  
    Swedish Statistical Yearbook of Forestry – with statistics on Swedish forest industry production 

     

    • Europe surpasses Canada as lumber supplier to China

      Publicerad: Wednesday, 5 February, 2020 - 08:07
      Etiketter: Wood
      The market analyst company Woodstat reports that China imported approximately 1.88 million m³ of softwood lumber in December (-5% compared to 2018), according to figures from the Chinese Customs. The import totaled 27.1 million m³ during 2019 (+11% compared to 2018). Since China began importing softwood lumber in smaller volumes over 10 years ago, Russia and Canada have completely dominated as suppliers. Limited volumes have been imported from the US, Europe, Chile and New Zealand. / Woodstat
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    • Artistic view on spruce plywood

      Publicerad: Thursday, 30 January, 2020 - 17:13
      Etiketter: Wood
      Metsä Wood took a creative approach to dramatize the spruce plywood value proposition – 'Easy on Site'. The image series and video address its core audience of construction buyers, while providing an aesthetic experience to anyone who enjoys the subtle beauty of wood. / Metsä Wood
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    • Roundwood prices continued to increase during 2019

      Publicerad: Tuesday, 28 January, 2020 - 10:25
      Etiketter: Wood
      Delivery prices on roundwood has increased two years in a row. The increase of 2019 was however less than the year before. The first half of 2019 had increasing prices which later turned downward during the second half of the year. / Swedish Forest Agency
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    • Secure your space now for the 6th edition of WoodEX for Africa previous page

      Publicerad: Monday, 27 January, 2020 - 07:59
      Etiketter: Wood
      Long established as the gateway to Africa’s timber trade, WoodEX for Africa 2020 will be the ultimate machinery, tools and supplies gathering in Africa. An event not to be missed, WoodEX for Africa will be held at Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand from 9 – 11 June 2020, alongside the 2nd edition of the Deck & Flooring Expo. / Forestry South Africa
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    • Residential buildings started in China 2019 at new record level

      Publicerad: Friday, 24 January, 2020 - 10:56
      Etiketter: Wood
      Building projects with a total floor space of 2272 million m² were started in China during 2019 (+8.5% compared to 2018), of which 1675 million m² were residential (+9.2%). "This new record level will of course support a high consumption and import of softwood lumber", says Jenny Wessung, CEO at the analysis company Woodstat AB who is specialized in the softwood lumber market. / Wood Stat
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    • Open Source Wood Innovation Award given to an active member

      Publicerad: Thursday, 23 January, 2020 - 16:19
      Etiketter: Wood
      Metsä Wood’s Open Source Wood is an initiative to share knowledge and innovations in the field of wood construction between construction professionals globally. The platform’s first ever Innovation Award has been presented to engineer and architect Paul Esombi Ekema for his achievements in advancing the idea of Open Source Wood. / Metsä Wood
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    • Better management needed by government to reduce bushfire risk

      Publicerad: Thursday, 9 January, 2020 - 14:06
      Etiketter: Wood
      Pressure is mounting on State governments to better manage national parks through hazard reduction burning and selective logging, to avoid a repeat of the bushfire crisis sweeping the nation. Fires yesterday in extreme conditions continued to threaten areas in south eastern NSW, eastern Victoria and Kangaroo Island. And it has already been reported that the NSW government will consider stripping land management and hazard reduction responsibilities from “conservationist” environmental agencies. / Timberbiz
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    • Europe has rapidly become a major supplier of softwood logs to China

      Publicerad: Tuesday, 7 January, 2020 - 11:01
      Etiketter: Wood
      China is increasing importation of logs from New Zealand and Europe, while diminishing imports from North America and Russia. As a region, Europe is now the second largest supplier of softwood logs to China behind New Zealand, reports the WRQ. / Wood Resources International
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    • Metsä Wood: Clever LVL panel connection method wins Open Source Wood challenge

      Publicerad: Thursday, 19 December, 2019 - 09:52
      Etiketter: Wood
      In August, Metsä Wood’s Open Source Wood, an open platform developed to connect people and innovation in the wood construction industry, announced a competition to find clever ways to connect large LVL panels. The winning idea – 1% Waste – was designed by Nazar Shklianka, an architect from Ukraine. / Metsä Wood
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    • Gottstein wood science course

      Publicerad: Thursday, 19 December, 2019 - 07:45
      Etiketter: Wood
      Forest products are much more efficient users of energy than other materials and there is now a decreasing availability of products from some regions and changes in quality from others. A greater understanding of the user’s final requirements is needed to adjust to this situation. / Timberbiz
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