Tag Archives: Sweden forestry

Nordic Paper receives permit to increase production at Bäckhammar mill in Sweden

The Land and Environment Court in Vänersborg has communicated its decision to grant a permit for increased production output at the Nordic Paper plant in Bäckhammar, Sweden. The new permit allows for Nordic Paper to, after investments, increase its production of paper pulp in Bäckhammar by more than 20% and of kraft papers by more than […]

Norske Skog Skogn invests NOK 180 million ($18.2 million) in new pulp production line

Norske Skog Skogn will invest around NOK 180 million ($18.2 million), after NOK 40-50 million ($4-5 million) in grant funding from the NOx fund, in a new thermomechanical production line (TMP) that will replace expensive recycled paper with fresh fiber. The new TMP line will reduce variable costs, significantly reduce NOx and fossil CO2 emissions, and […]

Stora Enso to Sell Hylte Newsprint Mill to Sweden Timber for EUR 18 Million

Stora Enso has signed an agreement to divest its paper mill in Hylte, Sweden, and all its related assets to Sweden Timber, a Sweden-based sawmill and planning mill company. The enterprise value is approximately EUR 18 million. The Hylte Mill in southwest Sweden is one of the largest newsprint mills in the world, and has […]

Domsjö Fabriker to increase price for Domsjö Cellulose with $75 in China

Domsjö Fabriker AB in Sweden increases the price of Domsjö Cellulose (softwood dissolving) by USD 75 effective January 20, 2023 until further notice. After a period where prices on dissolving cellulose have been under pressure, we are now starting to see positive signs and recovery, both in the fiber market as well as on a […]

Exports of lumber from Sweden increase 39% in November

In November 2022, the exports of lumber from Sweden expanded 39% year-on-year to 857.6 thousand m3. the average price for lumber exported from Sweden in November 2022 decreased 8% compared to the previous month and amounted to $247 per m3. This is 39% less than a year ago when it was $407. Source: Lesprom  Network

STARK Group initiates recycling concept REWOOD in Finland

STARK Group initiates the recycling concept REWOOD in Finland to promote reused products and circular business models. The concept is initiated as a pilot project, where temporary or unused wood and plywood from construction sites are offered as a circular alternative to new wood. The construction industry is responsible for almost half of the world’s waste, […]

SCA Acquires Wind Farm with 36 Turbines in Piteå, Sweden

SCA has acquired its first wind farm with the purchase of 36 wind turbines in Markbygden in Piteå municipality, northern Sweden. The acquisition is in line with the company’s previously stated goal of becoming one of the Sweden’s leading providers of fossil-free electricity generated by wind power. Twenty percent of Sweden’s installed wind power capacity […]

Södra Cell buys PulpEye analyzers for its pulp mills

Södra Cell has signed an order for four PulpEye analyzers for quality inspection online at the pulp mills in Mönsterås, Mörrum and Värö in Sweden. It is the second-largest order ever signed by PulpEye. Södra Cell, with its three pulp mills in, is a world-leading producer of market pulp. The largest part of the production […]

Michigan Strategic Fund Approves Support for Billerud’s Escanaba Mill Transformation Project

Billerud U.S. Production Holding LLC is a subsidiary of Billerud, a leading paper and packaging provider headquartered in Sweden. The company has about 5,800 employees worldwide, with more than 1,200 employees in Michigan. Earlier this year, Billerud acquired Ohio-based Verso Corporation, a leading producer of coated paper in North America as part of its global […]

SCA to Establish New Renewable Energy Reporting Segment

SCA said that it will introduce a new reporting segment — Renewable Energy — from January 1, 2023. The decision is in line with SCA’s stated ambition to grow and realize business opportunities in the renewable energy sector. SCA is one of Europe’s leading renewable energy producers. Twenty per cent of Sweden’s wind power capacity […]