Timber industry research & analytics Russian Timber Journal 06-2019: WhatWood interview with President of United Panel Group; downward pricing trend for logs continues; packaging industry: on the way to circular economy; In 2018, China is increasing trade in wood; WhatWood’s statistics of log price index in Russia
Russian Timber Journal 06-2019: WhatWood interview with President of United Panel Group; downward pricing trend for logs continues; packaging industry: on the way to circular economy; In 2018, China is increasing trade in wood; WhatWood’s statistics of log price index in Russia
Russian Timber Journal №06-2019:
Featured Article:
WhatWood interview with Igor Bekker, President of United Panel Group
Downward pricing trend for logs continues
Packaging industry: on the way to circular economy
Global Timber Markets News:
Government of Canada will allocate more than $ 8.5 million for the development of exports of Canadian forest products
Canfor to cut back majority of its sawmills thanks to low demand
Over 30 years, the number of sawmills in California has quadrupled
Stora Enso to consolidate spruce production at Varkaus sawmill
West Fraser to permanently close Chasm mill
Louisiana-Pacific to shut down Peace Valley OSB facility in Fort St. John, Canada
Sonae Arauco’s subsidiary ceases production in Horn, Germany
In 2018, the supply of MDF boards in Japan exceeded 1 million cbms
LP to Curtail OSB Production at Peace Valley Facility in Fort St. John, B.C.
China has developed a technology for the production of environmentally friendly plywood to reduce formaldehyde pollution
The U.S.-China trade war continues
Japan: Plywood manufacturers have been suffering climb of log cost and transportation cost
In 2018, China is increasing trade in wood
Metsa Wood opened a new line for the production of LVL at the plant in Finland
EBRD supports expansion of Kronospan operations in Ukraine
Japan: housing construction rates decline for two consecutive months
In Q1 2019, the global sawlog price index decreased by 1.8%
Latvijas Finieris has developed a lignin-based adhesive for plywood
Norwegian Borregaard will invest 131 million NOK in a project to increase bioenergy
On June 24, 2019, Templeborough Biomass Power Plant opened a biomass plant
Sweden: Bergs Timber buys Fagelfors Hyvleri AB for SEK 48 million
Sappi Lanaken PM8 successful start-up after rebuild
Canfor Pulp Temporarily Curtailing Taylor BCTMP Mill
Kyiv Cardboard and paper mill launched a new line for the production of corrugated packaging Bobst Masterline 2.1
Lenzing plans to invest more than €1 billion in the world’s largest plant for the production of textile fibres – lyocell in Prachinburi (Thailand)
Valmet to supply an extensive paper machine grade conversion rebuild for Stora Enso in Finland
Russian News:
The Russian Ministry of Natural Resources developed suggestions on improving forest use rates
The government reduced the threshold value of timber products whose illegal transportation across the border entails criminal liability
Ivan Valentik, Head of Federal Forestry Agency (Rosleskhoz), resigned due to change of work place
Russian Government is considering the issue of establishing a timber state corporation
Udmurtia developed a draft law on organizing wood scrap pick-up and processing yards
In June 2019, Segezha Group purchased 100% of shares in Severlesprom LLC logging company (Karelia)
Ilim Timber has successfully completed a regular audit of the supply chain and controlled wood FSC (Forest Stewardship Council®), No. FSC С121461)
Alexander Uss, Governor of Krasnoyarsk Region: “Timber industry is one of the most promising and yet neglected and unfortunately quite complicated from the criminal perspective”
The Irkutsk Region is preparing for the second stage of the pilot project on identification marking of harvested wood
Over 9 million m3 of timber was harvested in Komi for the first time in 10 years
Ministry of Industry and Trade recognized Sawmill 25 priority investment project on creating a new Sawmill and Woodworking Plant in Arkhangelsk as completed
Madera LLC will invest 770 million rubles in organizing added-value wood processing in the Ryazan Region
Parfinsky Plywood Mill is planning to start laminated plywood production
Segezha Group Launches Construction of the CLT Plant in Sokol, Vologda Region
In Q1, 2019, Sveza Uralsky launched production facilities with the investment value of around 70 million rubles
High value-added products will account for 80-90% of the total output volume at Pavlovsky DOK
In 2019, more than 450 million rubles will be invested in the modernization of the Tyumen plywood plant
Ministry of Industry and Trade included Vostok Resource TPK investment project in the list of priority forest use projects
In May 2019, Lesosibirsky LDK №1 processed 76,000 m3 of roundwood
Korea invests more than $100 million in the woodworking industry of the Sverdlovsk region
Sveza launched a UV plywood varnishing line at Sveza Ust Izhora plant — one of the few in the world
IKEA is studying the possibility of launching a furniture rent project in Russia in 2020
During the 2019 navigation season, Belomorskaya Splavnaya Kompaniya LLC (BSK) will ramp up timber transportation by 50%, reaching 750,000 m3
A new railway route to transport timber from Russia to China is now open for traffic
Eurosib launched a container train between Krasnoyarsk and China
Investment project by Karelia Auto LLC received state support
By 2022, ULK Group will lay railway tracks to its new plant in the Arkhangelsk region
United Wagon Company will supply log haulage platforms to UniCredit Leasing
Luzales doubled its wood pellets production capacity
A plant producing bio-char wood pellets will be built in the Novgorod Region
Monpellet LLC will invest $10 million in building a wood pellet plant in Buryatia
A design for reconstruction of Thermal Power Plant in Baykalsk (Irkutsk Region) will be completed by October 2019
ULK Group announced the startup of wood pellet production at Pestovsky LPK at the end of 2019
BKS Financial Group: “We are questioning if Segezha Group’s IPO in 2020 makes sense”
1Q 2019, Segezha Group: Revenue in rouble terms grew by 19.4% year-on-year to RUB 14.5 billion
Contemporary rotary support equipment is installed in JSC Volga’s wood yard
TransPak will invest 600 million rubles in building a plant producing corrugated cardboard packaging
By 2022, Syktyvkar Tissue Group JSC will invest 933 million rubles in capacity improvement
Naberezhnochelninsky Cardboard and Paper Mill will produce large-sized corrugated packaging on an Italian line
Naberezhnochelninsky Cardboard and Paper Mill and Agnati (Italy) signed a contract for supply of Quantum corrugated packaging machine
VEB.RF introduced its strategic partner for building a new wood pulp plant in the Krasnoyarsk Region at Kraslesinvest venue
Ilim Group signs a contract with Voith to receive the world’s largest KLB machine
In 2019, Troitsk Paper Mill will grow exports to 22%
Pavlov Posad Corrugated Packaging Plant is investing about 700 million rubles in a new production shop
A corrugated cardboard producer opened in the Moscow region
WhatWood’s statistics of log price index in Russia
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