Tag: MDF

Kastamonu has certified the MDF according to the norms of the European Union

Kastamonu has received a CE certificate for MDF in the thickness range up to 30 mm, which confirms the compliance of products with the leading European standards (EN standards). Earlier, the certificate of European conformity of the CE...

The timber industry complex of the Tomsk region was among the most advanced

Deputy Governor for agro-industrial policy and environmental management Andrei Knorr summed up the results of the forest industry in 2018 at the reporting press conference, as reported by the press service of the Department of Forestry of the...

In the spring of 2019 in the Altai region it will begin to produce MDF

In March, a new industrial facility of the forest industry – Pavlovsk woodworking plant (DOK), which will produce a new product for the region – MDF, is being prepared for launch. Construction of the plant is in the...

40 facts on the plywood & panel industry in Russia

The market of OSB, MDF/HDF, particleboard and plywood in Russia has changed significantly in recent years. Companies are finding new niches in Russia and abroad, master the production of new, specialized products like transport industry plywood or thin...

Russian plywood and panel industry in 2015-2016: financial status and capacities

We publish the abstracts of WhatWood’s chief editor Kirill Baranov presentation at the conference “Panel industry of Russia”, which was held by the editorial board of the journal LesPromInform in October 2016 at Lesdrevmash Expo. During this time...

Russian timber industry news #14-15-2016

– Egger launched an MDF/HDF production line in the Smolensk region with a capacity of 350,000 m3. It will produce MDF of standard quality and for deep milling (for hypermarket networks selling construction materials and for the furniture...

Russian timber industry news #11-2016

– Kiev cardboard and paper mill (Ukraine, belongs to Pulp Mill Holding along with Russia’s Arkhangelsk PPM) became completely independent of the Russian market of wastepaper: over a four-month ban on the wastepaper exports from Russia, the plant...

Russian timber industry news #7/8-2016

– Ilim Group has announced the investment of $2 billion in development of its production facilities in the next five years. The company plans to increase annual output by 500 thousand tonnes during this time. – Chinese Hubei...

WhatWood: In 2015, competition intensified in the Russian MDF market; prices slipped

WhatWood agency has completed the study “The market of solid fibreboard and thin MDF/HDF in Russia in 2014-2015”. According to agency analysts, the output of fibreboard and MDF/HDF in the Russian market in 2014 amounted to 2.5 million...

Russian timber industry news #4-2016

– MDF capacity at the Asino timber industry park (Tomsk region) is ready to launch. Total investments into the project will exceed RUR 32 billion, out of which RUR 20 billion are already invested. – Segezha Group holding...

Russian timber industry news #2-2016

– At the end of December 2015, Plitspichprom activated the contract with Siempelkamp, which was concluded in 2014, for the supply of a complete particleboard plant including a Generation 8 ContiRoll press. – The Federal Antimonopoly Service of...

Russian timber industry news #1-2016

– From 1 January 2016, the Russian government prohibited organizations under the jurisdiction of Turkey or controlled by citizens of Turkey to engage in a whole complex of works and services, including wood processing, construction, architecture and design....