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The global market for forest machines that use the cut to length (CTL) method is currently worth about one billion euros, according to new figures from the Swedish forestry research institute Skogforsk. Together with Finland, Sweden is a leader in the field of modern forest technology, with Swedish manufacturing in this sector worth about 330 million euros. On top of that is the value of equipment and accessories plus small-scale forest technology. These are also worth millions of Euros, conclude studies by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and other research bodies. Sweden and Finland together make up about 30% of the total global CTL market. During the first decade of the 2000s this market grew by 50% to about 3,000 machines sold annually. A majority of these machines are made in Sweden and Finland, and it is this Swedish forest machine manufacturing sector that the new Skogforsk survey values at about 330 million euros. This figure does not include the value of harvesting heads and other equipment, which are exported separately. The most important growth markets are South America, south-east Asia and China - thanks to the spread of plantation forestry - plus Russia. The manufacture of forest machines - including the operations of subcontractors - currently employs about 2,000 people in Sweden, says the Skogforsk survey. Most of these jobs are in rural areas and are spread throughout the country. Skogforsk concludes that a strong forest machine manufacturing industry in Sweden, with products that are designed for domestic conditions and environmental regulations, has proven to be of decisive importance both to the profitability of the Swedish forest industry and to ensuring the competitive supply of raw materials to that industry. These in turn are an important prerequisite for continued investment in the Swedish forest industry.
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