SCA has in the collaboration with Martinsons delivered 300 cubic meters of pine which has been used at the world's longest bridge over water.The 55-kilometer-long bridge, which crosses both under and over water, connects Hong Kong, Macau and China, as the company says in the press release received by Lesprom Network.
The material has been used for the two lookout points that are located on the bridge and serves as gates for the tunnel. There are also cafés and restaurants on the lookout points. According to official data, the bridge has cost over $18 billion to build.
“The interest and use of wood is increasing in Asia in general and in China in particular. From having used the material mostly in packaging and furniture production, wood is increasingly being used in house and building production. With this development, China’s timber imports have also increased from 3 million cubic meters to about 25 million cubic meters over the past 10 years,” says Håkan Persson, CEO of SCA Wood Hong Kong.
The core of SCA's business is the forest, Europe's largest private forest holding.
