Södra’s new cross-laminated timber (CLT) facility was inaugurated on the west coast of Sweden. The facility is one of the largest in Sweden and marks a tenfold increase in Södra’s production capacity.
A key part of Södra’s Group strategy is a future-proofed industrial structure that creates a leading offering for customers and consumers. The new CLT facility broadens the market for construction materials while also promoting sustainable construction and more sustainable communities.
The plant at Värö is one of the largest in Sweden for the production of CLT with the capacity to supply framing materials for just over 4,000 homes per year, a tenfold increase in Södra’s production capacity. By investing in production at Värö, Södra is close to several developing regions for CLT in the Nordic region. Logistically, the product can also be easily shipped to international markets from the port in Varberg. CLT production is completely fossil free as it uses green energy produced at Södra’s pulp mill at Värö.
Image: Sodra. Photographer: Joel Dittmer
The investment in a new plant at Värö has led to recruitment of 90 new Södra employees to the company’s Building Systems segment, which is responsible for producing CLT.
Södra’s goal is to be the leading operator in the Nordic region in solid timber construction by increasing the value of the raw material for family forestry in an innovative manner – from seedling to finished product.
Södra is the largest forest-owner association in Sweden, with 51,000 family forest owners as members.
