SWEDEN (News release) -- In order to meet the continued high demand for forest raw materials and strengthen the profitability of family forestry, Södra is raising the prices of several timber ranges from August 21.

The price adjustments include timber, small sawn assortments, softwood pulpwood, hardwood pulpwood, fuelwood and grot. The price adjustments are aimed at stimulating forestry activities such as regeneration felling, thinning and conservation management.

The uncertainties that continue to prevail in the global timber market means 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.

- 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, says Peter Karlsson, business area manager at Södra Skog.

The following price adjustments are made and apply from 21 August 2024:

Timber

• The basic price of normal spruce timber is increased by SEK 100/m³fub
• The basic price of normal pine timber is increased by SEK 70/m³fub
• The basic price for rough timber and blocks will be increased by SEK 50/m³fub
• The basic price for book hours/cube 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 basic price of fuelwood is increased by SEK 30/m³fub
• The basic price for cave chips (branches and tops) is increased by SEK 20/m³s