The measuring station at Värö will be the first at Södra to introduce new technology for measuring timber stack volumes on trucks. The new method is based on automated volume measurement using laser technology, developed by Swedish company, Mabema AB. Introduction of the new technology will also involve a transition from manual to digital timber[…]
Södra to sell its Norwegian operation, Södra Wood AS, to German company Sörnsen Holzleisten. Handover is expected to take place on February 1, 2018. The operation in Norway encompasses two production units (one in Brumunddal specialising in mouldings and one in Engesetdal in foil-wrapped MDF), two distribution terminals in Brumunddal and Namsos and a marketing[…]
Södra is investing just over SEK 100 million ($12.3 million) in the Långasjö sawmill in Sweden and mid-July marks a milestone in the major investment project. This is when the old sawmill from 1982 will be demolished to make way for a new profiling line. A total of 25 people are working with dismantling operations.[…]
Global demand for Swedish wood is constantly rising. Södra delivered to 17 countries in 2005 and the figure has increased to 38 countries to date this year, ranging from the US in the west to Japan in the east. “This is a very positive trend that we can also see on a global scale. Timber[…]
At its small-diameter timber sawmill in Orrefors, Sweden, Södra is investing about SEK 35 million ($4.1 million) in a new boiler and drying facility, which will enable production increases in the future. The supplier is Fröseke Industriservice AB. “This investment is necessary for profitability. Currently, there is insufficient boiler capacity, which means we must sell[…]
Christer Thörn has been appointed the new HR Director of Södra. He will be part of Södra’s group executive team, reporting to CEO and Group President Lars Idermark. He was previously employed as an HR Director and Head of TQM at listed group PartnerTech. He has previously worked in the Armed Forces and in various[…]
A new type of forest machine is currently driving around the forests of Sweden. It combines a low-impact approach, increased productivity and an improved operator environment and is the result of a major cooperative project that has been under way since 2019. The concept machine is called Centipede and it has been developed by eight[…]
(Released April 2020) Nature conservation consideration taken in connection with Södra’s regeneration harvests and thinning operations has made positive progress over the past decade and is now at a consistently high level. This was revealed by the company’s Green Balance Sheet. “It is gratifying to see that we can remain at this high level over[…]
Pine seedling sales continue to break new records. In four years, the number of pine seedlings from Södra that are sold has risen from just over three million to just over six million. “Demand is so high that pine seedlings are now in short supply, despite a very robust plan on our part. The plan[…]
From September 2 2019 until January 13 2020 it is going to travel from the south of Sweden to the most northern parts and is going to make at least one stop per sales district. Contact your local contact for more information when the Bison is coming to your neighbourhood. And keep yourself updated with[…]