Sawmill industry in Sweden gains strong position on the growing competitive world market

The Swedish sawmill industry has gained a strong position and very good international competitiveness, mainly in the UK and North African markets.    Analysts from the global consulting company McKinsey believe that Sweden needs to continue to increase productivity, while working on product development in order to compete with the relatively low production costs.    "The Swedish sawmill industry is competitive and a technically good product, combined with the benefits of wood from a sustainability perspective, gives Sweden good opportunities to develop its role in the global wood market, "says Mikael Eliasson, director of