Swedish forest group SCA reported robust performance in its Wood Division for the first half of 2025, driven by higher delivery volumes and stronger prices. However, the company cautioned that rising raw material costs and escalating trade tensions—especially U.S. tariffs—pose growing risks for the export-oriented industry. SCA’s wood business, which includes five sawmills in Northern Sweden and processing operations in Scandinavia and France, increased its net sales by 24% in the first half of 2025 to SEK 3,231 million (approx. EUR 278 million), up from SEK 2,599 million (EUR 224 million) a ...