The price adjustments cover softwood pulpwood, hardwood pulpwood, fuelwood, timber, and small sawn timber assortments. Södra justifies the price increases by assessing that the demand for forest raw materials is long-term. Södra states that uncertainties prevailing in the global timber market could lead to rapid changes. "The shift we see in the timber market, where a historical surplus of supply has transitioned into a structural raw material deficit, signifies a new situation for both timber trade and industry. More and more people want to utilize the forest and its raw material for various purposes, which presents ...