Russia increased sawn timber production in January-September 2021
October 28, 2021 ` 20:02
According to data from the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) in January-September 2021, Russia increased sawn timber production by 2.5% YoY to 23 million m³.
Russia increased wood-based panels production in January-September 2021
October 28, 2021 ` 19:49
According to data from the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) in January-September 2021, plywood production in Russia increased by 9% YoY to 3.4 mln m³. The output of fiberboard (including MDF/HDF/flooring) also increased by 16.1% YoY to 546...
Russian Timber Journal 09-2021: Interview with Tapani Kiiski, President and CEO of Raute Corporation; current situation in the roundwood market, industry’s opportunities and restrictions from 2022; Segezha Group agrees to acquire forestry assets in Siberia for $515 million; Ikea expects shortages due to supply-chain crisis until mid-2022; Oktyabrsky LZK is going to invest over 1 billion rubles to build a sawmill in the Irkutsk Region
October 28, 2021 ` 15:02
Russian Timber Journal 09-2021: Tapani Kiiski, President and CEO of Raute Corporation: “The Russian market has been among the most important ones for Raute over the past 10 years”; current situation in the roundwood market, industry’s opportunities and restrictions...
980 million rubles will be invested in building a timber processing plant in the Tyumen Region
October 27, 2021 ` 20:12
The investment project that includes creating comprehensive value-added wood processing, from timber harvesting to finished product, will be implemented by Evrosibdom LLC in Vinzili village, Tyumen Region. The planned investment value is currently 980 million rubles. At least...
Interview with Ruben Colin, CEO of GlobalPanels
October 25, 2021 ` 18:53
GlobalPanels is a Mexican forest products trading company. WhatWood agency spoke to Ruben Colin, CEO of GlobalPanels, to learn about the main trends in the global forest industry markets, the impact of Covid-19, the specifics of working with...
Current US lumber price increases mirror one year ago
October 21, 2021 ` 19:38
Still pushing up at an unusual time of year, for the week of October 8, 2021 the price of Western S-P-F 2×4 #2&Btr KD (RL) was $580 mfbm, according to Madison’s Lumber Reporter. This is up by +$40, or...
Automatic plywood sorting line installed at Cherepovets Plywood and Furniture Mill
October 19, 2021 ` 12:54
The launch of a new automatic line will reduce the proportion of manual labor by 50% and increase the production efficiency. Investments in the project amounted to about 70 million rubles. Тhe key component of the new sorting...
European wood furniture production down 5% last year
October 18, 2021 ` 19:24
The latest Eurostat PRODCOM data reveals that the total value of wood furniture production in the EU27 declined 5% to €32.4 billion in 2020. This performance for the year is significantly better than initially anticipated at the start...
Sveza’s Saint Petersburg production facility makes the first batch of maximum size plywood sheets
October 18, 2021 ` 18:53
Sveza’s Saint Petersburg production facility has produced the first batch of 8 × 12 feet (2440 × 3660 mm) plywood. This size of plywood is in great demand in the automotive industry as it makes it possible to...
Houses from MHM panels will be built in a Yakutian village that suffered from a forest fire
October 15, 2021 ` 18:44
Houses for residents of Byas-Kyuel village in Gorny District that suffered from a forest fire will be built from wood using the MHM (Massiv Holz Mauer) technology, as reported by Aysen Nikolaev, Head of the Region. Head of...
Strong demand continues to push North American lumber prices up
October 15, 2021 ` 14:06
Continuing steady increases following the Labour Day long weekend, for the week of October 1, 2021 the price of Western S-P-F 2×4 #2&Btr KD (RL) was US$540 mfbm ($349/m³). This is up by +$30, or +6%, from the...
In January-August 2021, Russian furniture imports increased by 34.4%
October 13, 2021 ` 12:37
In January-August 2021, the value of Russian furniture imports increased by 34.4% YoY to $1.565 billion, as reported by the Federal Customs Service of Russia. In August 2021, imports amounted to $209.9 million (+ 1.1% MoM).