Swedish sawmills gain market shares in China and US during pandemic
Many Swedish sawmills are now running at full speed again, partly because exports of softwood lumber to the UK have recovered. "The construction industry in Sweden and UK has closed down a bit, but this is compensated by people wanting to renovate and build," says Jörgen Lindquist, business area manager at Södra Woods. At the beginning of the coronavirus crisis, Södra introduced short-term permits at the sawmills in Orrefors, Mönsterås and Hamina in Finland. But during the month of May ...
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