Industry · Ranking

Europe’s Top 20 Softwood Sawmills

Ranked by target production for 2024, published 2025. Four of the twenty are Finnish (highlighted). Not exhaustive — company-reported figures.

# Company HQ Mills Production (million m³)
1 – Binderholz 1 AT 15
4.50
2 – Stora Enso 2 FI FI 14
4.10
3 ▲ Rettenmeier Holzindustrie 3 DE 6
3.15
4 ▼ Pfeifer Group AT 9
3.00
5 ▼ Vida Wood SE 12
2.70
6 ▲ HS Timber Group 4 AT 7
2.60
7 ▼ Moelven Group NO 15
2.20
8 ▼ SCA Timber SE 5
2.10
9 ▲ Mayr-Melnhof Holz AT 5
1.87
10 ▲ ante-holz DE 3
1.85
11 ▲ Södra Timber 5 SE 8
1.77
12 ▲ Holmen Wood Products SE 5
1.52
13 ▲ Setra Group 6 SE 7
1.50
13 ▲ Ilim Timber 7 DE 2
1.50
15 ▲ Fruytier Scierie BE 9
1.44
16 ▲ Versowood FI FI 4
1.40
17 ▲ Mercer Timber 8 DE 2
1.36
18 ▲ UPM Timber 9 FI FI 4
1.35
19 ▲ Metsä Fibre 10 FI FI 7
1.30
— Ziegler Holzindustrie 11 (rest, outside top 20) RO/SE 3 0.99
Total 42.20

Unless indicated otherwise, all information has been provided by the companies themselves. The table is not exhaustive. Footnote markers (superscript numbers) refer to notes in the original graphic not reproduced here.
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