Norwegian politicians can stop big forest dealOrkla's sale of Borregaard is called the forestry deal of the century in the Nordic countries. Norwegian group Orkla's sale of forest company Borregaard, where Swedish company Bergvik Skog has been mentioned as prospective buyer, has become business for the Norwegian Governme
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Swedes look into black pellet production in B.C.Vattenfall, a company owned by the government of Sweden, is exploring the idea of turning wood from British Columbia's northwest, into pellets to burn in European power plants.
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Sweden: log and wood chip prices have increased substantially the past 12 monthsSeattle, USA. September, 2010. Despite slower lumber export sales, sawlog prices in Sweden continued upward in the 2Q, reaching their highest levels on record in local currency.
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The Swedish government wants to have more knowledge on sustainable forestryThe Swedish Government writes in a pressrelease that they have decided to give the Board of Forestry and Environmental Protection Agency to draw up a platform of knowledge about what it takes to achieve a higher effectiveness in terms of sustainable forest management.
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Collaboration between stakeholders in sustainable forest managementNew research on sustainable forest management (SFM) initiatives in Russia and Sweden has indicated that the main challenges to SFM are combining top-down and bottom up approaches to management, coordinating the different sectors involved and including all actors and stakeholders.
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Production halt in forestry group SödraThe advantage for Swedish sawmills has disappeared with the appreciation of the Swedish Crown.
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Lower prices for timber products in SwedenThe recent positive trend in prices on wood products has turned.
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Electricity prices in Sweden and Norway has increased sharply over the past weekOne of the major cost in forestry, pulp and basic industries are high electricity prices.
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The forest industry saved Sweden from the financial crisisBut the question is whether the Swedish economy can rely on the forest ahead?
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From wood to wheel and from black liquor to diesel
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Swedish Forest Society export timber to FinlandThe forest society will load 2500 cubic meters of timber from the province on a cargo ship to Finland.
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Fund company Banco: Forest companies are the largest carbon emittersWhen the fund company Banco would make their environmental funds carbon-neutral, they discovered that two forest companies accounted for half of the funds' carbon dioxide emissions writes dn.se.
The forest companies, SCA and Stora Enso looked like real environmental villains in comparison with other companies according to Banco. - They must become better at managing their emissions or we will eventually reduce our holdings in the companies, "said Sacha Beslik to DN.se
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Production starting at the largest Sawmill in ScandinaviaProduction is set to start at Braviken Sawmill, the largest in Scandinavia according to a pressrelease from the company. The first log for a customer order was cut up in the sawmill on 12 January 2011.
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SCA opens news sales company for timber in ChinaFor the past five years, SCA Timber has had a representative in Hong Kong, focusing on sales and contract manufacturing. SCA is now about to take the next step and open a sales company in Hong Kong – SCA Timber China & S.E.
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Brief: In the aftermath of a REDD+ bilateral agreementThe bilateral REDD+ agreement between Norway and Guyana in 2009 has received international attention. This Focali brief gives and update on the Gyuana case from the previous brief (Henders 2010).
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State aid: Commission approves Swedish €55 million aid for «Domsjö» R&D project
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Consolidation going on among the Nordic newspaper companies
Will there be a new joint-venture?
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SCA Östrand granted new environmental conditions
Sundsvall, Sweden, Feb 17, 2011 - The Environmental Court has granted SCA Östrand new conditions under the Environmental Code for the mill’s activities. This will allow the mill to ultimately increase production up to 660,000 tonnes of pulp.
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Södra raises softwood pulp price to USD 980 per tonne
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Green diesel harnesses Swedish forests
Swedish oil and energy firm Preem has announced the development of the "world's first" green diesel developed using residue from the Swedish forestry industry.
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Multi-million investment in research with the aim to reduce electricity consumption for the SCA and other forestry companies
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The world's first pilot plant for production of nanocellulose inaugurated
Stockholm, Sweden, Feb 25, 2011 - The world's first pilot plant to produce nanocellulose was inaugurated yesterday by research company Innventia in Stockholm. The facility makes it possible to produced nanocellulose on a large scale for the first time and is an important step towards the industrialisation of a new energy efficient manufacturing process.
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Hybrid aspen and poplar can enhance Sweden's supply of renewable energy
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Swedish forest industry critical about the green paradigm shift according to new thesis
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EU Parliamentarian worried about the EU forest policy
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Södra report - strong pulp market
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Pilot Study For Production Of Green Oil From Forest Residues
Sweden, May 9, 2011 - Billerud is to evaluate the technical and market prerequisites for lignocellulose-based pyrolysis products. The project goal is to manufacture green oil from forest residues such as branches, tops and stumps. The green oil can then be turned into renewable energy in customers’ facilities.
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Timber prices are falling in Sweden
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SCA acquires 50 percent of Turkish hygiene products company
Sweden,Jun 28, 2011 - SCA is acquiring 50 percent of the Turkish hygiene products company Komili from Yıldız Holding, which is the largest food group in Turkey. The purchase consideration corresponds to SEK 308m on a debt-free basis.
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Plans forests owned by the Swedish Church will be corporatedAn investigation by the Swedish Church proposes to form a joint forestry company that may be formed already January 2013. Swedish Church is collectively the country's fifth largest forest owner.
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Increased pre-commercial thinning and reduced planting in 2010The data on pre-commercial thinning is the highest recorded in over a year. According to the Swedish Forest Agency’s annual surveys conducted on silviculture measures the soil scarification was carried out on 157,500 hectares and 157,200 hectares were planted with seedlings in 2010.
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European Commission approve deal between UPM and MyllykoskiThe European Commission has approved the deal in which the Finnish forestry company UPM buys competitor Myllykoski writes YLE. It was in December, UPM announced the deal, but the Commission was concerned that it would push up the price of newsprint.
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Forest companies report questioned by leading Swedish business newspaperForest Company evaluates the woods too high in their reports according to the business magazine SvD. At weaker quarter, forest companies assess their forest resources and exploit the forest to clean up quarterly results according to analysts.
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Södra expect continued high global wood costsSödra's profit for the first half was 577 million SEK (1084 million in the same period last year) representing a return on capital of 11 percent (21).
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Metsä-Botnia Participates in Plans to Construct a Biorefinery in JoutsenoFinland, Sep 6, 2011 - Metsä-Botnia, part of Metsäliitto Group, is participating in a feasibility study with energy companies Gasum and Helsingin Energia into constructing a biorefinery for biogas production in Joutseno, southeastern Finland. If realised, the biorefinery would produce biogas from renewable wood raw material for transmission to usage sites such as Helsinki Energy’s Vuosaari power plant via the Finnish natural gas network.
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Södra’s new sawmill offers pulp benefitsSödra’s new Värö sawmill was inaugurated this week by Swedish Minister for Trade, Ewa Björling. A key part of the project is the location of the new sawmill adjacent to Södra’s Värö pulp mill.
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Finns contest “worst” sustainable forestry record claimA Finnish forests executive has dismissed an environmental group’s report which listed Finland as having the world’s worst sustainable forestry management record.
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SCA and Södra to cut timber production
SCA Timber is curtailing sawmill production by 10% for the rest of the year.
Most of the production limitation is connected with the Christmas and New Year holidays.
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Komatsu Forest Wins Major Contracts in South AmericaForest machine manufacturer Komatsu Forest has signed a major deal with the new Brazilian pulp mill Eldorado Brasil in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. In its entirety, the contract is worth about 1.4 billion Swedish kronor (US$ 200 million).
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Sodra Reduces Price of Softwood Pulp TimberSödra reduced the price of its softwood pulp timber by SEK 25 per m3sub. This price reduction is also applicable to the pulp timber element of its storm range. The price of all hardwood pulp timber ranges will remain unchanged for the time being, however.
"This price reduction is a reaction to the prevailing demand, and there is plenty of raw material available at all Södra pulp mills," said Håkan Svensson, Director of Forestry at Södra.
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UPM Sells its Packaging Paper Assets to the Swedish BillerudUPM sells its packaging paper production to the Swedish packaging paper company Billerud. The transaction includes two packaging paper machines; one in Pietarsaari and one in Tervasaari, Finland. The enterprise value of the transaction is EUR 130 million. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval. The target is to close the transaction during the second quarter of 2012.
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Norske Skog sells excess power Norske Skog sells back part of its energy contract to Statkraft. Norske Skog has reached an agreement to sell back excess power in southern Norway to Statkraft. The sale encompasses an annual volume of 680 gigawatt hours and covers the period through the end of 2020.
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Stora Enso to build EUR 1.6 billion pulp mill in China Stora Enso to build world-class EUR 1.6 billion consumer board and pulp mill in China. Stora Enso plans to build plantation-based integrated board and pulp mills at Beihai city in Guangxi, southern China.
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Stora Enso repurchase EUR 336 820 000Stora Enso successfully completes Eurobond tender offer. Stora Enso has successfully repurchased notes with nominal value EUR 336 820 000 from the 2014 bond issued in 2004 and tapped in 2009.
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The Green Party's proposal to better protect the Swedish forestThe Swedish Green Party unveiled six proposals to better protect the Swedish forest. The Green Party is working for a modern forest management committed to taking advantage of the richness of Swedish forests today and manage wisely for the future.
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Ikea criticised for not using sustainable woodIkea has come under heavy criticism for failing to use sustainable forestry for making its wooden furniture.
The Swedish company has been found to have cleared old-growth forests in the north of Russia in Karelia through its wholly-owned subsidiary Swedwood.
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Sustainable forestry à la SwedenCould the “Swedish model” of sustainable forest management be part of the solution for forestry in other parts of the world? This is the final question posed in the video above, which was first presented by Sweden at the Rio+20 conference last June.
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