– It is always difficult when a change affects employees and during the process we will offer the best possible support to those affected, says Södra Wood’s business area manager Marcus Åsgärde, in a press release.
The operations in Åtvidaberg and Ramkvilla, outside Vetlanda, are closed. In Klevshult, there will be a processing unit that will be further developed towards planing and the sawmill part will be closed down.
– In Klevshult, 28 jobs are affected and in Ramkvilla seven, says Monir Loudiyi at Södra’s press service.
Reduced demand
More parts of Småland are affected. Parts of Södra’s unit in Torsås are closed and the remainder put up for sale.
– What will remain is the boiler that Torsås municipality owns and that Södra operates, says Monir Loudiyi.
In recent years, the company has experienced major environmental changes that have affected the market for wood raw materials, while the demand for sawn wood products has slowed down.