Stora Enso has completed its first global project using fully electric truck deliveries of Sylva™ cross-laminated timber (CLT) elements in Sweden. The project, undertaken in collaboration with ByggPartner, a listed Swedish construction company, demonstrates how timber construction can significantly reduce CO₂ emissions while creating efficient, modern workplaces. The initiative also highlights the role of optimized logistics in further lowering the project’s overall carbon footprint.
Swedish construction group ByggPartner is building a new three-storey headquarters building in Borlänge, that demonstrates a fully timber-based workplace. The new building is being developed with a clear ambition to strengthen local communities and shorten supply chains. All timber is sourced from regional forestry close to Stora Enso CLT production site in Gruvön, further processing takes place nearby, and assembly is carried out by companies with deep-rooted timber construction expertise in the region.
A key milestone of the project is its logistics. For the first time, Stora Enso’s Sylva™ CLT elements were transported entirely by electric trucks from the Gruvön mill to the construction site in Borlänge, Sweden. Compared with conventional diesel-powered transport, the electric deliveries reduce CO₂ emissions by approximately 85%, demonstrating how decarbonisation can be achieved through coordinated efforts across the entire value chain.
The electric truck belongs to LBC Frakt, who is the member of the research and innovation project TREE (Transition to efficient, electrified forestry transport), coordinated by the Forestry Research Institute of Sweden. The project is based on a broad collaboration between forest industry actors, researchers, and subcontractors responsible for developing the technical solutions and infrastructure during the period 2024–2026.
Constructed almost entirely from wood, the new headquarters highlights the climate benefits of building with renewable materials. Timber stores carbon throughout a building’s lifecycle while replacing more carbon-intensive materials such as steel and concrete, significantly reducing the overall carbon footprint. The project also incorporates an optimised design, high-precision prefabrication, and the strategic substitution of steel components with timber solutions to enhance resource efficiency. A high level of prefabrication enables faster, more precise installation, reducing construction time and minimizing material waste. Stora Enso is supplying approximately 400 cubic metres of mass timber elements, with installation already underway. The building is scheduled for completion and opening in spring 2027.
Stora Enso is a global leader in renewable materials with a strong focus on packaging. Their purpose is to replace non-renewable materials with renewable solutions. Together with their customers, they design and deliver competitive, high-quality packaging materials and solutions, made from fresh and recycled fibers, accelerating the transition to a circular bioeconomy.
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