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Research article2002Peer reviewed

Identification of value-adding strategies in the Swedish sawn wood industry

Roos A, Flinkman M, Jappinen A, Lonner G, Warensjo M

Abstract

Swedish sawmills are increasing their application of value-adding processes in sawn wood production. This study identified the most common value-adding combinations used by the Swedish sawmills. Data were obtained from a survey of Swedish sawmills in 1995 and from industry statistics. Nine different groupings of sawmills with regard to the level and types of value-adding technologies were identified by cluster analysis. The largest group added value only to marginal quantities of their production. Eight other groups that applied different combinations of value-adding processes were identified. Drying and planing were important elements in several strategies. Adding value to the sawn wood is not a homogeneous strategy; instead it includes several ways to focus production on different products and customer groups. Advanced value-adding processes often generated a higher unit profit margin than the production of commodity sawn wood

Published in

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research
2002, Volume: 17, number: 1, pages: 90-96 Publisher: TAYLOR & FRANCIS AS

      SLU Authors

    • Warensjö, Mats

      • Department of Forest Products, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

      • Roos, Anders

        • Department of Forest Products, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

      UKÄ Subject classification

      Forest Science

      Publication identifier

      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/028275802317221127

      Permanent link to this page (URI)

      https://res.slu.se/id/publ/3223