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Södra Wood Värö

OperatingSödra WoodSödrasodra.comID 01313

Södra Wood Värö is an operating softwood sawmill in Väröbacka (Varberg kommun), Sweden, owned by Södra. With a capacity of 610 000 cubic metres of sawn timber per year it is the 2nd largest of the 87 sawmills in Sweden with a recorded capacity.

Location and logistics

Location
Väröbacka (Varberg kommun), Västsverige, Sweden
Site
Shares the industrial site with the facilities listed. Each is its own record with its own capacity and status.
Nearest port
Varberg · 14 km
Straight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
Rail siding
No siding mapped
OpenStreetMap track way/28126729 ↗, 261 m from the site point. Method
Nearest railway
0.3 km
Map

Capacity and output

Capacity
610 000 m3/y sawn timber
Production
Not reported
Type
Softwood

Raw material and products

Fibre
PineSpruce
Sawn timber
CLTPlaned timberSawn timber
Also produces
BarkSawdustSawmill chipsShavings
Certifications
FSCPEFC

History and sources

Data confidence: High (95 of 100) · methodology

Timeline

  1. curtailment2025
    Södra cut sawn timber production by 20 percent at Värö and Mönsterås for the fourth quarter of 2025.
    Source ↗
  2. expansion2020-02-18
    Södra announced on 18 February 2020 investments to remove bottlenecks at the Värö sawmill covering log sorting, sawing, green sorting, automatic sideboard grading, drying and final trimming, for completion in late autumn 2021 alongside a new cross laminated timber facility on the site.
    Source ↗
  3. expansion2011
    A new sawline known as Värösågen was taken into operation in 2011, and the mill now saws about 610,000 cubic metres a year.
    Source ↗
Show all 4 events
  1. startup1974
    The sawmill at Väröbacka started operating in 1974 next to the pulp mill on the same site.
    Source ↗

Sources

  1. company websitechecked 2026-09-20
    sodra.com ↗
  2. otherchecked 2026-07-30
    server.arcgisonline.com ↗

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Related facilities

Södra
Värö MillMönsterås MillMörrum MillSödra Wood MönsteråsSödra Wood Långasjö
Largest in Sweden
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Nearby
Södra Värö pellet plant· 0 kmDerome sågverk· 7 kmDerome Anneberg· 36 kmDerome Maa· 38 kmBjernareds Sågverk· 54 km

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