Elof Hansson

Name

Elof Hansson

Legal name

Elof Hansson Holding AB

Website

https://elofhansson.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1897

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Forest products trading

NAICS

Lumber, Plywood, Millwork, and Wood Panel Merchant Wholesalers (42331), Commodity Contracts Intermediation (52316)

SIC

Wholesale-Lumber & Other Construction Materials (5030), Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment (5084), Commodity Contracts Brokers & Dealers (6221)

akta.pro primary industry

Forest Products Import/Export & Commodity Merchants (IMAMAIAM)

Keywords

• Forest products trading
• Pulp paper distribution
• International trade services
• Building materials supply
• Commercial real estate development

Headquarters

HQ city

Gothenburg

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices15 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Trade Commission and Margins: International trading in forest products including pulp, paper, stocklots, building materials and machinery. Revenue generated through commission margins on transactions, with added-value services including financing, risk management, shipping and compliance.
2. Real Estate Development: Commercial and residential real estate development through Elof Hansson Properties. Invests in, develops, owns and manages primarily commercial properties, expanded in 2024 to include rental apartments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Elof Hansson is an international trading house that sources forest products from leading suppliers in Europe, Asia and the Americas and delivers them to buyers worldwide as an added-value package covering financing, risk management, shipping and compliance; the Trade division covers pulp, paper, stocklots, building materials and machinery. The Properties division invests in, develops, owns and manages primarily commercial properties, expanded in 2024 to include rental apartments at Masthuggskajen in Gothenburg.

Product overview

Elof Hansson is a global trading house and real estate developer with two core business areas: Trade and Properties. The Trade division operates as a business facilitator connecting buyers and sellers of forest products worldwide, encompassing sub-products including Pulp, Paper, Building Materials, Machinery, and the Troedsson brand for paper stocklots. Added-value services include Quality Control, Process Equipment, and Aftermarket Service for machinery. The Properties division focuses on commercial and residential real estate development in Gothenburg, with flagship projects including Global Business Gate and The Parkside. The company was founded in 1897 and is owned by Elof Hansson Foundation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Troedsson: Specialized in the international trade of discounted and surplused paper and board in stocklots, finding the best buyers globally.
• Global Business Gate
• The Parkside

Products and services

• Pulp trading International trade in market pulp grades including NBSK, NBHK, BCTMP, BEKP, fluff pulp and dissolving pulp for paper, textile and building materials manufacturers, with bundled financing, risk management, shipping and compliance services.
• Paper trading Supply of paper and board to packaging, printing, hygiene and specialty paper industries worldwide, including financing, logistics and risk management.
• Troedsson stocklot paper and board trading Troedsson is the Elof Hansson sub-brand specialized in the international trade of discounted and surplused paper and board in stocklots, finding the best buyers globally through transparent long-term agreements.
• Machinery supply Supply of components, instruments and machinery to the pulp and paper industry, including quality control equipment, process equipment, consumables and aftermarket services, coordinated through global hubs in India, Singapore, Brazil and Chile.
• Building materials supply Supply of forest-based building materials to the global building industry, with a focus on FSC-certified products and including logistics, risk management and financing services, with U.S. activity run out of a Tarrytown, New York office.
• Elof Hansson Properties (commercial and residential real estate development) Real estate company based in Gothenburg that invests in, develops, owns and manages primarily commercial properties, with a 2024 expansion to include rental apartments, including flagship joint projects Global Business Gate (with Alecta Properties) and The Parkside (with Riksbyggen) in the Masthuggskajen district.

Quantifiable outcome

• 596M USD in sales in 2024 with steady growth
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Carton CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Partnership with Carton Council and Upcycling Group to launch a facility in 2025 that will convert 9,000 tons of used food and beverage cartons annually into sustainable building materials such as roof cover boards and interior wallboard.
• Upcycling GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Partnership with Carton Council and Elof Hansson to convert carton materials into sustainable building products, reducing waste and carbon emissions by repurposing fiber, polyethylene, and aluminum.
• RiksbyggencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture for The Parkside project - an 18-story residential building with commercial spaces. Elof Hansson Fastigheter handles basement and floors 1-7 (commercial and rental apartments), Riksbyggen builds condominiums on floors 8-18.
• Alecta PropertiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint ownership of Global Business Gate development with Alecta Properties. Construction started 2022, completion expected 2028.
• HSBCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with HSBC to establish a converted sustainable trade finance instrument. Collaboration to support procurement of FSC-certified pulp and foster more sustainable supply chain solutions.
• DeDe Paper & BoardcoreOthersAcquisition of DeDe Paper & Board to strengthen European presence, with office in Milan, Italy.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Billerud: Swedish forest products company producing paperboard and packaging materials. Directly comparable as a Swedish-based forest products operator with similar product categories (paper, board, packaging) and a similar sustainability/ESG positioning in the Nordic market.
• Holmen: Swedish forest industry group with operations in paper, paperboard, and wood products. Comparable as a long-established Swedish forest products company serving European markets with a sustainability focus, overlapping with Elof Hansson's pulp, paper, and building materials customers.
• Stora Enso: Finnish-Swedish forest products major producing pulp, paper, packaging, and biomaterials. Comparable as a large-scale Nordic forest products company that, like Elof Hansson, sells pulp, paper, and building materials globally, and pursues circular bioeconomy initiatives.
• UPM-Kymmene: Finnish forest products company producing pulp, paper, and biomaterials with global sales. Comparable as a major European pulp and paper supplier operating across the same grades (NBSK, BCTMP, etc.) and customer base that Elof Hansson serves as an intermediary.
• Mondi: UK-headquartered international paper and packaging group with operations across Europe, Russia, and emerging markets. Comparable as a vertically integrated pulp/paper producer that also trades forest products across the same geographies Elof Hansson covers.
• Domtar: North American pulp and paper producer, now part of Paper Excellence. Comparable as a pulp and paper producer with US presence (overlapping with Elof Hansson's Tarrytown and Mexico City offices) selling into the same end markets Elof Hansson serves.
• Sappi: South African-headquartered global pulp and paper group producing coated, packaging, and specialty papers. Comparable as a specialty paper and dissolving pulp producer operating in the same global trading flows and customer segments Elof Hansson serves through its paper and stocklot (Troedsson) businesses.

Direct peers

• Mercer International: Canadian-based pulp and paper producer focused on market pulp (NBSK). Directly comparable as a major NBSK pulp supplier operating in the same global pulp trading flows that Elof Hansson intermediates, and a potential supplier or counterpart to Elof Hansson's pulp division.
• Suzano: Brazilian market pulp giant, the world's largest hardwood pulp producer. Comparable as a major supplier of eucalyptus pulp (including dissolving pulp) that Elof Hansson trades, and a key counterparty in Elof Hansson's South American office network.

Emerging players

• Glencore: Global commodity trading house with agricultural products and a forestry/north-American lumber trading business. Comparable as a global commodity intermediary model, though operating at much larger scale and broader commodity scope than Elof Hansson's forest-products focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ehtrade

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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