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The company reviews supplier sourcing plans each year, requires FSC certification and blocks deliveries when suppliers cannot prove compliance with its minimum sourcing standard.

High raw-material costs and weak pulp, timber and construction markets continued to pressure prices and profitability.

The Piteå plant processes approximately 0.4 million tons per year of crude tall oil into feedstock for renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel.

Andreas Mattsson succeeds Mikael Schmidt, who retires on 31 December 2026 after serving since 2017.

The project will develop and pilot tools for recycled material uptake, reuse and take-back models, integration of agricultural residues and improved traceability across eight European countries.

Swedish sawmill joins Austrian group's portfolio, operating as Malå Timber.

Investment targets roof-mounted fans to prevent unplanned stops and fire risks.

Karlsson will join the group executive management team and will succeed Magnus Örnberg, who will remain with the company until early 2027.

They propose indicative land‑use targets based on member states' own assessments and projections and say voluntary carbon removal rules must remain voluntary.

Malin Nygren permanently assumes role effective 1 July 2026 after serving as interim VP since March.

The company will invest Euro 19 million in upgrades to increase fluff capacity to 440 thousand tons annually, with the project due to complete in the fourth quarter of 2027.

External logistics partner's performance at new Meppen facility causes delays, higher costs, and reduced delivery precision.

Applications for montane forest permits rose to 873 hectares while January–May notified area fell 2% to 103,464 hectares.

The deal adds a plant with 46 million linear feet capacity and 120 employees.

Intelligent Vision Platform combines deep learning with real-time image analysis to classify each wood surface.

Net felling was 70.5 million m3 with softwood sawlogs just under half; exports rose to 1.0 million m3 while imports fell to 8.4 million m3.

Kristoffer Ljungfelt is stepping down from the role of CEO by mutual agreement

Timber price declines may ease costs only with a lag and further closures are likely if the market doesn't improve.

The U.S. posts the steepest decline among the largest softwood lumber import markets, followed by Germany and China, while supplier volumes fall most for Canada, Russia, and Austria.

Fluff pulp continues normal operations as two remaining lines become core to the unit's long-term strategy.

Changes include closing the Sundsvall manufacturing site, adjusting operations in Gothenburg and Jelenia Góra, and temporary layoffs in Finland from June through December.

The closures will leave Vida operating 13 sawmills across central and southern Sweden.

New process increases yield and strength properties using local oat hulls.

For delivery timber, prices increased on sawlogs and decreased on pulpwood.

New executive joins from Boliden in autumn 2026 as current SVP Anders Edholm departs on July 31.

Equipment delivery and commissioning scheduled for summer 2026.

High industry inventories and cold weather limit production, while the company enters Phase 2 of its internal efficiency work.

Significant overcapacity in the forest industry led to production curtailments that reduced demand for pulpwood, and pulpwood prices fell during the quarter. Log demand decreased, and log prices began to decline slightly from very high levels.

New division head succeeds Doug Smith after securing new supply and driving strongest results since 2016.

Investment targets increased machine availability and more effective maintenance planning within scheduled shutdown windows.

The forestry group cites higher logistics and input costs, a stronger krona and uneven pricing between wood supply and finished products, while pointing to small pulp-price gains late in the quarter.

Western Sweden and parts of Jönköping are the worst-hit areas, and most of the damaged volume is spruce.

Nearly 5,300 employees now across 39 countries as fiber-based solutions integrate into existing capabilities.

Delivery and commissioning scheduled for summer 2026 under new agreement with an undisclosed sawmill.

The site has installed an automated pallet nailing machine and a package saw, allowing it to make standard and special-format pallets with dense and open deck designs.

Forecast growth is led by infrastructure spending, higher premises investment and a gradual housing-start rebound.

Proposed changes target up to 355 roles across Sweden and Poland as part of Euro 20 million annual cost savings.

Total notified and applied felling area reaches 21,203 hectares, while montane forest permit area declines and regional results vary

Deal adds small harvesters and forwarders for sensitive terrain to equipment portfolio.

Notifications rise in Northern and Southern Norrland, while permit applications fall in montane and valuable broad-leaved forests.

Vessels slow to 11-12 knots as Umeå departures consolidate, adding Piteå calls for Munksund mill cargo.

Outgoing head takes chairmanship of Martinsons Byggsystem after 12 years with the company.

Replacement of existing cast iron cylinder aims to maintain high machine-glazed paper quality and ensure long-term operational stability.

Price increase applies to all grades across Europe from 1 April 2026.

The new format will carry more than 2,000 items in store, with the full range available via pick-up or delivery, as Ingka expands beyond large out-of-town locations.

New leader brings 35 years of industry experience from Nordic Paper, Billerud and Stora Enso.

Weak demand, sky-high sawlog prices, deteriorating currency conditions, and weaker energy assortment revenue weighed on fourth-quarter results.

Modernization targets enhanced efficiency, cybersecurity, and a platform for future AI integration.

Former interim leader assumes role with immediate effect after creating stability and initiating strategy execution.

The Vancouver event will start at 8:30 a.m. PDT on March 11 and will include a day-one welcome reception.

Company launches successful cost reduction programme, achieving SEK 109 million (11.9 million) in annual fixed cost savings.

Alteri Partners assumes SEK 746 million ($81 million) lease liability as Nobia retains SEK 80 million ($8.7 million) UK pension plan.

The mill will use kappa analyzer technology to expand online real-time fiberline measurements for process stability and pulp-quality control.

Calculated harvesting-assignment prices increase for pine and spruce sawlogs and for pulpwood, while fuelwood declines.

Total notified and applied-for area reaches 26,055 hectares, while montane-forest permit applications fall to 152 hectares.

Board member takes interim leadership role as recruitment for permanent CEO continues.

Transaction follows right of first refusal exercise as tall oil partner since 2008 exits ownership.

Open unemployment among construction workers rises to nearly 16,200, while 175 construction firms file for bankruptcy.

Price increase takes effect for March deliveries across all business areas.

New-contract rates fall for pine and spruce logs, small timber, pulpwood, firewood, and gravel.