Focus on plant protection and sustainability during EU visit to Setra
On Tuesday, wood industry company Setra hosted an EU delegation comprising the Chief Officers of Plant Health from the EU Member States.
“We are very pleased that we had the opportunity to host the EU visit and show the delegates around our sawmill and tell them how we work with traceability, legal requirements, certification and drying of the wood,” says Melanie Sjögren, Sustainability Manager at Setra.
No fewer than 26 of the EU’s 27 Member States were represented by their respective Chief Officers of Plant Health and other European Commission staff, with the delegation totalling around 60 people. During the visit to Setra Nyby, they were given presentations on how the modern wood industry works. Setra uses 100 percent of each log to make climate-friendly products, with many of these being exported to customers around the world.
“The plant protection officers were very interested in how we at Setra work with the traceability of wood, the drying process and sustainability at all stages. Many of the questions were about plant pests, how to prevent their spread, the effects of climate change on drying, and the importance and use of biomass in Sweden,” says Melanie Sjögren.
The group was also given a tour of the sawmill and drying process at Setra Nyby.
“Many of the visitors had never been to a modern sawmill before and they enjoyed seeing how the whole process works. It was good to be able to link together the entire value chain, from the forest through to the finished wood products,” says Jonas Lantz, Mill Manager at Setra Nyby.
The day began in a logging area outside Uppsala where staff from SLU and Mellanskog ran various stations with information on sustainable forestry, forest planting and harvesting, and pest control.
The visit was organised by the Ministry of Rural Affairs and Infrastructure together with the Swedish Board of Agriculture, in cooperation with SLU, Mellanskog and Setra. This was one of a series of meetings under the Swedish Presidency and was aimed at the EU’s Chief Officers of Plant Health (COPHS). The purpose of the visit was, among other things, to discuss issues of a strategic nature with the aim of preventing the introduction and spread of plant pests covered by the Plant Protection Act.
Caption: The EU plant protection managers visited Setra Nyby on 23 May. They got to see how a modern wood industry works with sustainability, traceability and drying of wood.
For further information, please contact:
Melanie Sjögren, Sustainability Manager at Setra, +46 70 600 61 18, melanie.sjogren@setragroup.com
Lovisa Krebs, Head of Communication at Setra, +46 709 480 660, lovisa.krebs@setragroup.com
At Setra, we believe in “Grönsamhet”. When a business profits everyone, we call that “Grönsamhet”. Setra is one of Sweden’s largest wood industry companies. We process raw material from responsibly managed forests into climate-friendly products such as glulam, planed products, components, CLT and sawn wood products. We also sell bioproducts such as bark, chips and sawdust to customers in the paper and pulp industry, and for energy production. Our customers are located all over the world. Find out more at setragroup.com
