SEK 50 million for tomorrow’s seedlings
Södra is investing in large-scale and automated forest tree breeding through the innovative technologies company, SweTree Technologies. SEK 50 million will be invested in a pilot facility in Umeå. Stora Enso, Sveaskog and Holmen are co-funding the project.“We are hoping for a technological leap that will enable fast and efficient seedling production from the best tree breeding material in Sweden. This is a gratifying and solution-oriented climate investment by the forest industry,” said Göran Örlander, forestry strategist at Södra and Chairman of the project’s steering committee. SweTree