Pellet prices jumped 38.5% from a year earlier, while softwood lumber prices slipped 0.8% from August; overall industrial producer prices rose 6.7%.
Lumber
Prices fell 4.1% from August but remained up 11.5% from a year earlier; Canada's broader factory-gate prices were up 14.5% year over year.
Group operating profit of SEK 267 million included a SEK 288 million gain from the Sunpine sale; Södra plans to continue its transformation, citing the weak wood products business.
Wood products demand was subdued and log prices fell; Holmen plans to keep balancing production with market conditions.
Thailand remained the largest supplier as its share fell 1.2 pp; Vietnam grew 37.6% and United States fell 24.5%.
The first installation, at Quebec hardwood sawmill Scierie Carrière, has raised productivity by up to 5%.
Company reaffirms 2026 guidance with revenue of $3.1 billion to $3.2 billion and Adjusted EBITDA of $120 million to $150 million.
Index slips $1 from previous week, marking $6 decline over the past month.
Annual growth trailed that of U.K. manufactured-products producer prices by 3.4 percentage points.
Price for softwood lumber imported to China rose marginally 0.2%.
A new production line at the Macon mill is designed to raise annual capacity and log recovery.
Russia remained the largest supplier as its share rose 0.5 pp; Chile's shipments rose 1.5 times and Finland's fell 26.3%
Larch remains in short supply, while the construction sector is in its eighth year of recession.
The party also promises faster permits and compensation for licensees when tenure is reallocated.
The Swedish forest owners' association has also signed a logistics partnership.
Price for lumber exported from Latvian decreased slightly 0.5%.
Prices were 20.6% higher than a year earlier.
Price for lumber imported to Italy slid 2.1%.
The week ended close to where it began, after a swing in both directions.
R.P. Lumber plans expanded outside sales presence and continued investment in Green River market