Södra Skog

On behalf of Södra’s members, Södra Skog manages the forest from planting and forest conservation to final felling. The timber from our membership area is equivalent to about 13 percent of the total felling in Sweden.
Södra Skog's timber purchases are mainly from Södra’s members, but also from other suppliers. The timber is then mainly supplied to Södra’s industries for further processing.

We have our own, well-trained staff, efficient contractors and modern machinery equipment. This guarantees quality as regards both production and environmental considerations in the forest.

The business is strongly anchored locally through the division into 31 forestry areas in Southern Sweden. Each forestry area has local forestry expertise in the form of forest inspectors and a network of competent, select forestry contractors.

Södra Skog has about 550 employees. In 2008, turnover was more than SEK 9,500 million.

Södra Skog contains five subsidiaries.

• Södra Skogsenergi AB, the operations of which involve trade across the group’s total range of biofuels and the purchase/sale of external products.
  
• Södra Odlarna Tve AB cultivates seedlings of high and even quality at a price and quantity demanded by forest owners.
  
• Mönsterås Hamn AB loads and unloads ships for Södra with a quantity of goods amounting to 1.2 million tonnes.
  
• Södra Eesti in Estonia and Södra Latvia in Latvia provide raw materials for Södra’s industries.
  
• Entreprenadservice in Växjö sells equipment to forest farmers and contractors.