Sweden lowers roundwood prices as market pressure weighs on sawmills

Sweden’s state-owned forest company Sveaskog has lowered its roundwood price lists across all assortments, citing continued pressure on profitability among sawmills and pulp producers, adding to a series of recent price reductions already announced by major forest owners. Sveaskog said on Tuesday that the adjustments reflect difficult market conditions for its industrial customers, despite steady demand for deliveries. “We see good demand for timber deliveries from Sveaskog, but our customers in sawmills and pulp industries are under pressure on profitability in global competition. We therefore need to adjust our market price lists downward,” said Patrick B ...