Variable costs fell by SEK 51 million, mainly as pulpwood prices declined, while CTMP production increased; full-year investments are expected to total about SEK 60 million.
价格，销售和市场
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.
Closings fell 9% to 6,876 homes as higher mortgage rates stretched affordability; the company continues to balance the price and pace of sales and align production.
Price for wood veneer exported from Chinese rose marginally 0.7%.
Thailand remained the largest supplier as its share fell 1.2 pp; Vietnam grew 37.6% and United States fell 24.5%.
Order intake rose to Euro 170 million, while the company kept its 2026 profit guidance unchanged.
The first installation, at Quebec hardwood sawmill Scierie Carrière, has raised productivity by up to 5%.
Index slips $1 from previous week, marking $6 decline over the past month.
Vietnam remained China's largest destination as its share fell 5.4 pp; Jordan's shipments rose more than threefold and Vietnam's fell 29.3%.
Annual growth trailed that of U.K. manufactured-products producer prices by 3.4 percentage points.
Residential investment edged down 0.3% from the previous month, with single-family investment down 1.3% from the previous month.
Brazil remained the top supplier as its share fell 4.1 pp; Thailand grew 25.9% and Brazil fell 14.1%
Price for wood furniture imported to Switzerland increased 6.7%.
Price for bleached kraft pulp imported to China dipped 1.7%.
Price for plywood exported from Chinese increased slightly 0.6%.
Price for logs imported to China decreased slightly 0.5%.
Price for softwood logs imported to China gained 3%.
Vietnam remained the largest supplier as its share rose 2.7 pp; South Africa shipments grew 73.2% and Australia's fell 4.2%.
Price for softwood lumber imported to China rose marginally 0.2%.