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SCA Bollsta sågverk

OperatingSCA Wood ABSCAsca.comID 01298

SCA Bollsta sågverk is an operating softwood sawmill in Bollstabruk (Kramfors kommun), Sweden, owned by SCA. With a capacity of 700 000 cubic metres of sawn timber per year it is the 1st largest of the 87 sawmills in Sweden with a recorded capacity, and it produced 546 000 m3 of sawn timber in 2016.

Location and logistics

Location
Bollstabruk (Kramfors kommun), Mellersta Norrland, Sweden
Nearest port
Sundsvall · 71 km
Straight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
Own quay
Bollstabruk · 0.9 km
Rail siding
Own siding
Verified by satellite 2026-10-02
OpenStreetMap track way/121293139 ↗, 401 m from the site point. Method
Map

Capacity and output

Capacity
700 000 m3/y sawn timber
Company figure for 2023
Production
546 000 m3 sawn timber
2016 · annual report
Utilisation
78 %
Type
Softwood

Raw material and products

Fibre
Pine
Sawn timber
Planed timberSawn timber
Also produces
BarkSawdustSawmill chips
Certifications
FSCPEFC

History and sources

Data confidence: High (100 of 100) · methodology

Timeline

  1. capacity reported2026
    600 000 t/y (mill scope, observed 2026-09-13)
    Source ↗
  2. expansion2023
    A new 200 metre long grading line with a CT log scanner was completed at Bollsta, lifting potential output from about 550,000 to more than 700,000 cubic metres of sawn timber a year and needing only three operators per shift.
    Source ↗
  3. ownership change2000
    SCA took over Graninge's four sawmills and forest land in 2000 through the jointly held company Scaninge, which became fully part of SCA in 2003.
    Source ↗
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  1. expansion1861
    A new steam sawmill was started in 1861 and was modernised in a new and larger building in 1889 and 1890.
    Source ↗
  2. founded1852
    The first sawmill at Bollstabruk was taken into operation in 1852 with four water driven saw frames alongside the existing ironworks.
    Source ↗

Sources

  1. otherchecked 2026-07-26
    openstreetmap.org ↗
  2. company website×2checked 2026-07-26
    sca.com ↗
  3. annual reportchecked 2026-09-13
    sca.com ↗
Show all 4 sources
  1. otherchecked 2026-10-02
    openstreetmap.org ↗

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Largest in Sweden
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Nearby
Dynäs Mill· 2 kmÄlgsjö Såg· 27 kmHögland Såg & Hyvleri Anundsjö· 58 kmDomsjö Mill· 59 kmHögland Såg & Hyvleri Högland· 64 km

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