Elof Hansson Trade, The Global Business Facilitator, which makes life easier for buyers and sellers of pulp, paper, timber and recovered materials. Elof Hansson Trade is an international trading house founded in 1897 by Merchant Elof Hansson. We source forest products from leading suppliers in Europe, Asia and the Americas to customers all over the world. We sell not only a product, but an added-value package of financing, risk management, shipping and marketing. To put it simply – we provide business expertise that makes life easier for buyers and sellers of pulp, paper, timber and recovered materials.