Södra increases exports of bioenergy products

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Södra's bioenergy production is growing, and more and more agreements are being signed. Exports of energy products are also on the rise. While the Danish market, in particular, is showing strong demand, more markets are beginning to show an interest, as Södra says in a press release.

Södra's main energy product market is Sweden, but the export market is growing. In addition to the Danish market, there is a major interest in Norway and large volumes are being used to replace coal in the UK. In Denmark, Södra's energy products are used by both individual consumers and large thermal power stations. Deliveries mainly comprise pellets and briquettes, but also shavings. The density of pellets and briquettes is higher than sawdust, which makes them more energy efficient. And when fewer vehicles are needed to transport higher volumes, this efficiency is doubled, Södra says.

"We haven't seen the end of this yet," says Gustav Tibblin, Director of Business Development at Södra. "Bioenergy is a future issue for all of society, and Södra's raw material has a very high standing in the market. The raw material from our members' estates comes from responsible and certified forestry, and we utilise every part of the tree.

One example of new energy products is the briquettes, or "heat logs," that are made at the company's sawmill in Kinda. They are symmetrical bricks used as firewood in stoves, and are produced from the chips and sawdust at the final stage of the sawing process, after the timber has been dried and planed. 

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