{"id":87099,"date":"2023-12-07T08:46:14","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T08:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tin.happy-projects.ro\/swedish-sawmills-expect-tough-winter-as-timber-prices-are-still-high-and-construction-falls\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T09:01:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T09:01:14","slug":"swedish-sawmills-expect-tough-winter-as-timber-prices-are-still-high-and-construction-falls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/ro\/swedish-sawmills-expect-tough-winter-as-timber-prices-are-still-high-and-construction-falls\/","title":{"rendered":"Swedish sawmills expect tough winter as timber prices are still high and construction falls"},"content":{"rendered":"

Construction in Europe is slowing down and the price of raw materials is falling. However, the Swedish sawmills are forced to pay high timber prices to supply the facilities with raw material.<\/span><\/p>\n

Construction at 90s crisis levels<\/strong><\/p>\n

The market situation for Swedish sawmills is completely unique.\u00a0Construction in Sweden is down to the crisis levels of the 90s and the order books for Europe's construction companies are empty.\u00a0The forest owners keep the price up and wait for felling.\u00a0At the same time, wood product buyers are speculating on even lower prices.\u00a0The sawmills are therefore forced to pay ever higher timber prices at the same time as the prices of sawn timber are falling.<\/p>\n

''Our assessment is that the sawmills' earnings will fall sharply during the fourth quarter of 2023 and the first quarter of 2024. The serious situation has escalated during the autumn in line with rampant timber prices,'' says Johan Freij, forestry expert at Danske Bank in a press release.<\/p>\n

The prices of sawn wood products have fallen by roughly 10 percent since last summer.\u00a0Most Swedish sawmills produce lumber at a loss.\u00a0Investments in increased capacity are now a burden.\u00a0Danske Bank's analysts predict a consolidation in the sawmill industry in the long term.<\/p>\n

''The hope is that low timber stocks and global production cuts will dampen the price drop and benefit the Swedish sawmill industry.\u00a0The rescue can be found in the American housing construction, which should pick up within six months,'' says Johan Freij.<\/p>\n

It's spring for the hardwood forest\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since the turn of the millennium, the hardwood forests in Sweden have increased by 34 percent and they make up just over 20 percent of the forest volume.\u00a0The birch is the big winner and the spruce the big loser when Swedish forests are adapted to a changing climate.<\/p>\n

Diversity and increased commercial value of the hardwood now means that the interest in hardwood forests continues to increase among Sweden's forest owners.\u00a0Today, hardwoods are mainly used for pulpwood and for energy production.\u00a0Society's increased demand for long-term sustainable, wood-based products and a predicted future shortage of wood raw material create a completely new situation for Swedish hardwood.<\/p>\n

''Hardwood trees are often highlighted because they contribute to biological diversity.\u00a0But even commercially, hardwood trees are becoming increasingly attractive.\u00a0Hardwood is indispensable in many paper grades and has a much higher energy value than spruce and pine.\u00a0The next step will be a sawmill.\u00a0The proportion of forests with mixed leaves will increase sharply in the future,'' says Johan Freij.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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