Production and management of timber : a comparative study of Sweden and Spain

Abstract: Forest industry is becoming more important every day worldwide; Spain and Sweden are no exceptions. Sustainable forestry and biodiversity create restrictions on the amount of timber logging, but at the same time, the introduction of new species that grow faster, mechanization and new harvesting methods such as whole tree harvested helps to maintain a large amount of timber supply according to the demand. In this paper Timber industry in Spain and Sweden were analyzed with emphasis in the management and production. These two countries have big differences between timber species, factor affecting timber quality and how timber industry counts for the total of the country economy. According to FAO, these two countries have similar are of forested land, but this does not result in similar amounts of productivity, exports and imports.