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A small, specialized sawmill – a company visit
The Swedish sawmilling industry has a record year behind them, and the nearest future looks bright as well.…
Efficient firewood making
Energy- and fuel prices are rising due to the war in Ukraine. The winter here in northern Europe…
Freefall for the Swedish forwarder market in Q1 2022
The registration data* for Q1 2022 are summarized and analyzed. It doesn’t look good. From around 100 registered…
Centipede – Tomorrow’s forest machine(?)
A concept machine can now be seen in the Swedish forests. It´s called Centipede and has been developed…
Refuse to sell cheap timber – do your own lumber
Recently we wrote about finding alternatives to selling timber at underestimated prices. Since then, we also have presented…
Getting paid to let the forest stand – it´s true, it´s here
Swedish forest owners struggle with their profitability. Low timber prices, the lowest in Europe, are not only annoying…
Rottne launches a new H8 harvester
According to a press release today, Rottne launches a new version of the stand operating harvester Rottne H8.…
What are the alternatives?
We have written about the low timber prices here in Sweden and the frustration that it has caused…
Harvester heads – what´s available on the market?
Back in my days, we had the two-grip harvesters – a felling head in the crane tip and…
Rottne Industri AB – A factory visit in the forest
Rottne Industri AB, the manufacturer of the Rottne machines, is in the town of Rottne in south Sweden.…
