Tag: OSB

Russia increased wood-based panels production in 1Q 2021

According to data from the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) in 1Q 2021, plywood production in Russia increased by 13.5% YoY to 1.1 mln m³. The output of fiberboard (including MDF/HDF/flooring) also increased by 5.4% YoY to 172...

Kronospan to invest 18.4 billion rubles to expand its production capacity in Bashkortostan

The project aimed at increasing the output of OSB is estimated at 5 billion rubles (15 new jobs), of binding agent – at 5 billion rubles (20 jobs), of plywood – at 8.4 billion rubles (70 jobs).

Russia increased wood-based panels production in January-February 2021

According to data from the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) in January-February 2021, plywood production in Russia increased by 13.1% YoY to 701,000 m³. The output of fiberboard (including MDF/HDF/flooring) also increased by 2.7% YoY to 112 mln...

Louisiana Pacific announces Peace Valley OSB mill restart

In a 2020 earnings call with investors, the company said the restart will help meet “intense customer demand” in the U.S. housing market. The company plans to spend $10 to $12 million on the mill this year, with...

The RF Ministry of Industry and Trade proposed to limit or prohibit the exports of particleboards, OSB, and chips

The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia proposes to include particleboards, OSB, and softwood chips (both fuel and process ones) in the list of goods that are important for the Russian domestic market that may be subject...

Russia increased the production of wood-based panels in January 2021

According to data from the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) in January 2021, plywood production in Russia increased by 19.5% YoY to 341,000 m³. The output of fiberboard (including MDF/HDF/flooring) also increased by 5.8% YoY to 58.4 mln...

Russia reduced the production of wood-based panels in 2020

According to data from the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) in 2020, plywood production in Russia decreased by 3.2% YoY to 4 million m³. The output of fiberboard (including MDF/HDF/flooring) decreased as well – by 7.1% YoY to...

Russian Timber Journal 12-2020: Andrey Konoplev, General Director of Group Vologodskiye Lesopromyshlenniki, on the implications of the roundwood export ban being introduced from 2022 onwards; Luzales plans to build an MDF plant worth 5 billion rubles; the Ministry of Industry and Trade may introduce a temporary ban on the export of particleboards from Russia; analysis of the current situation in the particleboard, laminated particleboard, MDF market

Russian Timber Journal 12-2020: WhatWood interviewed Mr. Andrey Konoplev, General Director of Group Vologodskiye Lesopromyshlenniki, about the ban on the export of unprocessed timber to be introduced from 2022; Luzales agreed on the conditions for the construction of an MDF...

Russian Timber Journal 11-2020: projected construction of a timber industry complex on the Sakhalin island, Russia, will have the capacity to process over 1.2 million m³ of raw material per year; a significant rise in prices for particleboards is being observed in Russia; interview with Yury Shishkunov, Head of LesoTorgovaya Companiya LLC; Russian sawn timber exports to Japan in 2020, results and outlook

Russian Timber Journal 11-2020: by the directive of the Sakhalin regional government, it is planned to construct one of the largest wood processing centers in all of Russia; Russian retail prices for particleboards began to rise; Yury Shishkunov: “If...

Russia reduced the production of wood-based panels in January-November 2020

According to data from the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) in January-October 2020, plywood production in Russia decreased by 4.5% YoY to 3.6 million m³. The output of fiberboard (including MDF/HDF/flooring) decreased as well – by 7.3% YoY...

Norbord to restart OSB mill in Canada

Norbord announced as part of their flexible operating strategy and in response to increased customer demand that they intend to restart production at their Chambord, Quebec OSB mill in the spring of 2021. Peter Wijnbergen, Norbord’s President &...

West Fraser Timber to acquire Norbord in all-stock deal valued at $3.1 billion

A $3.1-billion all-stock deal to take over Norbord Inc. will transform West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. into a “global diversified wood products company,” CEO Ray Ferris said Thursday. Norbord, the world’s largest manufacturer of oriented strand board housing...