Sweden’s Södra Raises Prices on Several Timber Products

Södra, Sweden’s largest forest owners’ association, announced on Wednesday that in order to meet the continued high demand for forest raw materials and strengthen the profitability of family forestry, it is raising the prices of several timber products as of August 21st.

The price adjustments include timber, small sawn assortments, softwood pulpwood, hardwood pulpwood, fuelwood, and grot. The increases aim to stimulate forestry activities such as regeneration felling, thinning, and conservation management.

The uncertainties that continue to prevail in the global timber market mean that the situation can change quickly. At the same time, Södra’s assessment is that the good demand for forest raw materials is long-term.

In a statement accompanying the announcement, Södra Skog Business Area Manager Peter Karlsson said:

“Market demand for raw material from family forestry remains high. The increased demand is due to more and more people wanting to use the forest and its raw material, which results in a timber market with a raw material deficit. That is why it is so important that we continue our work to create maximum value from every wood fiber.”

The following price adjustments will apply from August 21st:

• Timber
  • The base price of normal spruce timber is increased by SEK 100/m³fub
  • The base price of normal pine timber is increased by SEK 70/m³fub
  • The base price of small logs is increased by SEK 50/m³fub
  • The base price of beech timber/log is increased by SEK 50/m³fub
• Pulp wood
  • The base price for softwood pulpwood and beech pulpwood is increased by SEK 50/m³fub
  • The base price for hardwood pulpwood is increased by SEK 30/m³fub
• Firewood and wood chips
  • The base price of fuelwood is increased by SEK 30/m³fub
  • The base price for wood chips (branches and tops) is increased by SEK 20/m³s