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CEO’s comments
An intensive 2019 was the year that society’s interest in industrial wood construction really took off. For us at Setra, it is apparent that our focus on sustainable, valueadded products is entirely in tune with the times. With the construction and real estate sector facing major climate challenges, interest in wood as a raw material is growing. In 2019, this trend became increasingly clear – both in Sweden and abroad. At a national level, Setra backed the wood construction industry’s target that wood will account for 50% of apartment block construction and 30% of other building by 2025. Achieving this target would bring a substantial cut to the construction sector’s carbon emissions. At the same time, we have continued Setra’s advances as a modern wood products company. Our vision of Grönsamhet, our clear sustainability profile and our strategy for value-added products have taken on a more concrete form over the year.
Our focus on value-added products has taken on an increasingly concrete form over the year.
Strategic investments moving forward Our large investments in highly efficient production of cross-laminated timber, or crosslam, at our wood industry hub in Långshyttan have got off to a flying start. Custom floor panels, roof panels and walls can now be produced here in a way that speeds up many of the construction industry’s lead times. We look forward to launching new offerings in this area in 2020, not least through deeper collaboration with architects and construction companies. In Hasselfors, we will soon be inaugurating our ultramodern new planing line, with production expected to start in the spring. This means that here too we will be able to focus on the
