ScandFibre Logistics start shipping 2.4 million tons of forest products annually by rail

December 10, 2010 by timbercommunity

The deregulation of rail freight transport provides the ability to create solutions together with the pan-European players instead of only with national operators. Companies in Sweden behind ScandFibre Logistics AB starts shipping 2.4 million tons of forest products annually by rail from Sweden to customers near the terminals in Europe. 

Transport and logistics services provided by ScandFibre Logistics AB is jointly owned by Billerud, Holmen, Korsnäs, Dynäs Mondi and Smurfit Kappa. The trains will depart from the Swedish service each weekday. The special nodes are joined carriages to block trains and traveling on the bottom of the continent. Industry cooperation provides unique volumes and through the new pan-European players, the whole train brought down to the customer terminals across Europe in just a few days.

- The change means that transport costs are reduced through a more flexible transport network that is better tailored to our customers' location"says Roland Carlsson, head of strategic sourcing and logisitksamordning the Holmen Group.

ScandFibre Logistic is one of the largest rail freight customers. They have signed contracts with four suppliers in six years to operate the rail-based logistics system known as Rail 11th

- In the northbound direction, we offer cost-effective return transport from most parts of Europe to recipients in Sweden. The short lead times and environmental friendly transportation should be of great interest to companies with Sweden as a market, "says Mats Berlin, MD ScandFibre Logistics AB.