
Södra posts 7% revenue growth in Q1 2025, but profit pressured by strong krona and rising wood costs
Stable demand and higher prices support sales gains, but EBIT falls 23% amid currency losses and inflation.
Stable demand and higher prices support sales gains, but EBIT falls 23% amid currency losses and inflation.
Log removals rise 5% while pulpwood falls 1%; pine leads species with 29 million m3 harvested.
The unit for the crane can lift six units of pulp bales, which is 12 tons, in one lift.
Permits rise 2% to 1.48 million despite 14% single-family decline and weak Northeast activity.
Housing construction area falls 9.4% while manufacturing and infrastructure investment rise.
Production capacity will increase to nearly 225 million board feet annually, up from 65 million, through mechanical and technological upgrades in the mill.
Montane forest applications grow 22% as Svealand and Götaland see largest increases.
Furniture demand drives OSB and particleboard growth while exports fall and investment remains weak.
Detached house construction grows 14% while housing cooperatives add 700 units in 2025 outlook.
Spruce pulpwood jumps 20% while non-industrial private forests supply 5.3 million m3.
Imports rose 31% as exports dropped.
Shipments in February down 1% month-over-month but up 1% compared to the previous year.
New York posts highest gains among major cities, while Tampa records a 1.5% decline, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index.
Median price drops 1.5% y-o-y to $414,500.
Montane forest felling applications increase 23% compared to February 2024.
Forest chip usage drops 5% while industrial by-products remain stable.
Swedish Forest Agency reports 245,494 hectares of final felling notifications.
Building permits declined 1% in February to an annualized rate of 1.46 million units, 7% below February 2024 levels.
This volume was also 16% higher than the average for the past five Januarys.
Annual productivity grows 0.6% in 2024, with unit labor costs increasing 3.3%.