Press Release – For Immediate Release
Wood costs for pulpmills in Sweden and Finland have fallen over 30 percent the
past 12 months, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly.
Wood prices in Sweden and Finland fell faster than the global average price the...
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Press Release – For Immediate Release
Wood costs for pulpmills in Sweden and Finland have fallen over 30 percent the
past 12 months, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly.
Wood prices in Sweden and Finland fell faster than the global average price the past
year as a result of reduced operating rates for pulp mills in those two countries.
Despite
this precipitous drop in wood cost (more than 30%), the Nordic region still has one of the
highest wood fiber costs in the world, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly.
Seattle, USA.
July 2009.
Pulpwood prices fell substantially in practically all markets in
Europe in the 1Q/09.
The biggest declines occurred in Sweden, Finland, France and
Germany, where softwood and hardwood prices were down 11-18 % from the previous
quarter.
Pulpwood prices have fallen faster in Europe (in US dollar terms) than they have
globally, according to WRQ.
The Finnish forest industry has been hard hit with many sawmills and pulpmills closing
temporarily or pe
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