Berita industri kayu dari Norwegia

Current CFO to assume role on 1 September 2026 after serving since 2022.

Compared with the previous month, production was up 8%.

Volumes stay above last year’s level, while March sawlog and pulpwood prices fall from December.

Norwegian government agency plans 25- to 30-year cleanup at Halden industrial site with handover set for 2028.

A total of 455 kilometers are completed, while average new forest truck-road costs rise 9.4%.

Total long-term investment reaches 1,336.9 million kroner, led by silviculture and forest roads.forest roads.

Regional wood shortage and high Swedish prices drive Norway’s export growth.

New executive brings nearly 20 years of company experience, will lead packaging paper segment from January 2026.

Neumann Bygg relocates 70-year-old Sandviken operations to new Lønborg facility with drive-through logistics.

Handelsbanken expects wood raw material prices to fall by 10–15% while structural supply shortages and strong krona continue to challenge Swedish industry.

New research from Linnaeus University shows that managers in Sweden’s largest forest companies often reject profitable projects if they pose environmental or workplace risks, revealing strong behavioral and sustainability-driven bias in capital investment decisions.

Czech Republic leads with 47% share, Spain’s imports grow over fourfold.

Forest owners in Norway received 800 million kroner ($72 million) from the fund in 2024 as higher timber prices and harvest volumes increased investments.

Norske Skog has conducted a thorough review of its entire cost base. Among the measures are downsizing of operational and support functions across all units of the group by up to 200 full time employees during the period from 2025 to 2027.

The new branch in Sarpsborg reinforces the company’s continued investment in strengthening its presence in growth areas around major cities.