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The world needs more building in wood

“Over the next 40 years, the world needs to build as many new homes as have been built since mankind came to being. If we don’t change the way we build our homes, the impact on the climate will be enormous.” So said Susanne Rudenstam, Construction Director of the Swedish Wood Building Council, at a COP22 Nordic-Moroccan forum on sustainable cities. The forum was held on the 12th of November in Marrakesh.Susanne Rudenstam continued: “In order to reach the ambitious goals in the Paris Agreement, which entered into force on the 4thof November 2016, we need to increase the construction of

Dubai Wood Show confirms Swedish wood’s strong position in the region

The Dubai Wood Show was held on 4-6 April this year. The event is the biggest trade fair for timber products in the Middle East and North Africa region, although it also attracts visitors from India, Pakistan and East Africa. The MENA region is a key market for Swedish sawmill exports and Swedish Wood attended the trade fair for the third time, together with representatives from Swedish sawmills.Sweden is the largest exporter of pine and spruce to the MENA region. Russia is in second place and Finland third. In 2015, Sweden exported 3.2 million cubic metres of pine and spruce to the MENA

Råå Preschool wins the Swedish Timber Prize 2016

On 9 March Råå Preschool in Helsingborg was declared the winner of the Swedish Timber Prize 2016, one of Sweden’s best known architectural prizes, which is awarded to a building that represents good Swedish architecture in wood and that reflects and improves the times we live in. On Wednesday the prizewinner was presented with the Golden Horse trophy and prize money of SEK 100,000.The unanimous jury explains its choice as follows: “Råå Preschool is a great example of high ambitions from the client and the architect, with regard to designing an inspiring environment and scale on the

The pine lamp – a bright new take on an old favourite

For most people, the pine lamp is synonymous with the 1970s. This year, final year students at Carl Malmsten Furniture Studies in Sweden were tasked with producing eight groundbreaking lamps in Swedish pine that are fit for life in 2016. The project is a collaboration between Carl Malmsten Furniture Studies, lighting company Ateljé Lyktan and Swedish Wood.Applying their experimental work on light, the students at the school of furniture design have made their design ideas come to life in the Woodlights project. Swedish Wood provided Swedish pine for the project and the result has been eight

Swedish pine meets Chinese furniture design

What happens when a group of Chinese designers visit Sweden, take in the Swedish nature, culture and lifestyle and then travel back to China and create furniture in Swedish pine for Chinese consumers? This was the premise of Swedish Wood’s project “Design for Sustainable Living” and the outcome has been an unusual journey, culminating in the unveiling of unique furniture at an exhibition in Shanghai on 20 January.“Design for Sustainable Living” is a collaborative project involving Swedish Wood and seven leading Chinese designers. The aim of the project is to increase their knowledge of how

The Nominated for the Swedish Timber Prize 2016

Swedish Wood will be announcing the 12th Swedish Timber Prize, in Sweden entitled “Träpriset”, architecture award on 9 March 2016. The jury has considered the 139 entries that were submitted by the deadline in January 2015. The competition is open to any type of structure, as long as wood forms a significant part of the design. It has to be fully completed, no more than four years old and available for the Swedish Timber Prize jury to visit.The entries have been judged for the way they broadly meet the requirements of good architecture. The focus is on the actual site and the way the

Excellent interest in Swedish wood in the Middle East

His Excellency Hussain Nasser Lootah, Director General of Dubai Municipality, showed interest in modern wood building and furniture design in wood by visiting the inauguration of Swedish Wood's pavilion at the Dubai Wood Show, the largest trade fair for wood products in the Middle East. Ten Swedish sawmill companies were participating in the Swedish pavilion; together they represented about 70 % of Sweden's wood exports.This is the second consecutive year that Swedish Wood has been there together with representatives from Swedish sawmills. The Middle East and the area around the Gulf are

International Council of Forest and Paper Associations Established

International Council of Forest and Paper Associations Established 39 Countries on 6 continents work together Brussels/Washington, D.C. - Trade associations in 39 countries representing industries accounting for 75% of the world's paper production, and more than 50% of the world's wood production, today announced the formal establishment of an international association, the International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA). This newly established council will work together on issues affecting forest and paper producers around the world. The ICFPA is committed to the principles

The Forest-Based Industries Present Recommendations to European Commission to Improve Competitiveness

The Forest-Based Industries Present Recommendations to European Commission to Improve Competitiveness Chief Executives from the European Forest-based Industries (FBI) joined representatives of the European Institutions, national governments and NGOs at the Forest-based Industries Forum, which was held in Stockholm today. The FBI represents the forestry, woodworking, pulp, paper and board production, converting, packaging, printing and furniture industries. Their combined annual output, including suppliers to the FBI, is worth EUR 400 billion. The state of the competitiveness of the EU

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