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Swedish mills prepare for another tough year
12 January, 2013
Swedish mills expect no change in trading conditions this year but at least production cuts will go some way to bringing some market balance. Keren Fallwell reports

Short-term pain, long-term gain
17 January, 2009
The Swedish timber industry is bracing itself for a difficult year or two, but is still investing in the longer term

Mills continue investing despite difficult market
30 August, 2008
Swedish mills are feeling the impact of slowing economies, especially in the UK, but they are still making substantial investments

Production slump follows record year for mills
10 May, 2008
The contrast could not be more marked: last year Sweden's mills reached record production of sawn softwood; this year they are reducing production

Uncertainty after success
12 January, 2008
Sweden’s timber and forestry sector has enjoyed a buoyant year, but still has to deal with long-term strategic issues

Sweden's boom time continues
18 August, 2007
The major Swedish forestry players have posted strong results but the country has been overtaken by Germany as Europe’s largest producer of sawn timber

Investments raise concern over raw material supply
28 April, 2007
2006 produced record exports and improved results for the forest products industry but there are concerns over raw material supply

Swedish research aims to add value – and profits
10 December, 2005
The results of recent research in Sweden could help companies add significantly to their bottom line

Export volumes of sawn timber rise but prices fall
23 July, 2005
Sweden's export volumes have remained fairly constant in recent years but its markets are changing

Hectic efforts made to clear damaged forests
30 April, 2005
Sweden is working hard to clear up after the January storm – and researching ways of avoiding such damage in the future

Raw material shortage looms, says forestry board
30 October, 2004
Claims by the National Forestry Board that raw material supply is threatened by over-felling have been dismissed by the Swedish Forest Industries Federation

Investment in capacity and training continues
24 July, 2004
Ongoing investment suggests that production will continue to rise

Concerns over rising krona
04 October, 2003
Stocks are rising in response to the falling value of the dollar and weaker timber prices in the US and Japan – and now Swedish companies have to contend with a stronger krona

Sawn timber output rises as companies join forces
12 July, 2003
The Swedish forest products industry is still dominated by news of mergers. Meanwhile production continues to rise, as does the level of investment

Finnish production rises
08 March, 2003
Finnish forest industry production increased in 2002 but it still lagged behind that of two years earlier

Sweden tops Europe in forest products earnings
06 April, 2002
Despite the closure of many sawmills during the last five years, the timber industry in Sweden is turning in some rather impressive profits

Challenging times ahead
02 March, 2002
Difficult industry conditions have led to most of the larger companies reporting results well down on last year

Sveaskog buys AssiDomän
05 January, 2002
The Swedish forest products industry has been marked by a flurry of acquisitions

Sweden braces for reforms
06 October, 2001
Sweden is not having the best of times, with oversupply and low prices affecting the sawn timber market and fungus and bad weather affecting logging

Industry forecasts rem ain mixed
01 September, 2001
The economic signals for the timber industry are still mixed. Manufacturing as a whole is being squeezed. But demand for building products generally and sheet materials in particular is holding up – meanwhile more takeover rumours are doing the rounds