Tag: Sweden

Setra announces its 2020 1H Results

In 1H 2020, sales of the Swedish Setra Group decreased by 7.4% YoY to SEK 2,203 million ($ 239 million). Operating profit fell 49.6% YoY to SEK 59 million ($ 6,4 million). The effects of the COVID-19 virus continue...

Russian Timber Journal 04-2020: Opinion poll of Russian timber companies on the impacts of the coronavirus on outputs and sales; the Government of the Russian Federation approved a list of systemic timber enterprises and measures to support them; how the spread of COVID-19 affects operations of world timber companies (update)

Russian Timber Journal 04-2020: in mid-May 2020, WhatWood agency conducted an express survey of the largest timber industry players about how the coronavirus epidemic affected their production activities and the sales situation; the Government of the Russian Federation approved...

Bergs Timber to close Gransjö sawmill in Sweden

The Board of Directors of Bergs Timber has decided to immediately initiate discussion with the unions to close Gransjö sawmill in Sweden. The sawmilling business will cease as soon as possible and the remaining business during the autumn...

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...

Russian Timber Journal 05-2019: WhatWood interview with CEO of Altailes; Causes of dropping prices for Russian plywood; Wood product exports hit by US tariffs; Rosleskhoz supported distant monitoring of forests; WhatWood’s study of Russian forest products exports and imports for 4 years; Sawmill profit margins fell substantially in North America

Russian Timber Journal 05-2019: WhatWood interview with CEO of Altailes; Causes of dropping prices for Russian plywood; Wood product exports hit by US tariffs; Rosleskhoz supported distant monitoring of forests; WhatWood’s study of Russian forest products exports and...

Russian Timber Journal №04-2019: In 2018, the world sawn timber trade fell for the first time in five years; analytical study of WhatWood on the market of raw timber in Russia; decline in prices and volumes of trade in sawn timber on world markets; another record of China’s imports of round timber

Russian Timber Journal №04-2019: Russian Timber Journal 04-2019: In 2018, the world sawn timber trade fell for the first time in five years; WhatWood’s interview with CEO of RFP Group Dmitry Valtfogel; disbalance between the demand and supply...

By 2023 Metsä Group will invest about €2 billion in the development of business projects for wood processing

Metsä Group continues to implement its strategy and begins preliminary development of engineering projects related to the construction of a new plant for the production of biological products in Kemi and a new sawmill in Rauma in Finland,...

Finland: Production and imports of wood pellets reached new records in 2018

More wood pellets were produced and imported in 2018 than ever before. In addition, the exports of wood pellets from Finland increased. This information is shown by the latest wood pellet statistics of the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke). “A total of...

The production capacity of the SCA Tunadal Sawmill plant will increase to 900 thousand cubic meters per year

SCA is applying for a new environmental permit for the Tundal Sawmill, the press service reported. Currently, the company has a permit for the maximum output of 600 thousand cubic meters of solid wood products per year. The...

Russian Timber Journal No. 11-2018: revenue of Top 100 forest industry companies in Russia continues to grow, but at a slower pace; months of this year summarizes the results of Pap-For Russia-2018; Ivan Valentik offers a conceptual reform of the system of distribution of powers

Russian Timber Journal №11-2018  From November 13 to November 16 in St. Petersburg hosted the XV international exhibition and forum Pap-for 2018 The exhibition, which is held every two years, was attended by 209 exhibitors from 17 countries,...

Global timber market review #22/23-2016

– Latvijas Finieris Group opens a new birch plywood mill in Kohila (Estonia), launching products with RIGA logo there, Fordaq reported. After two investment phases worth €80 million in total, a world-class birch plywood mill has been created:...

Global timber market review #21-2016

– In the first three quarters of 2016, log imports through Taicang Port, China, totalled 6.51 million m3 valued at $920 million, ITTO reported. Of the total, the value of log imports from Russia through Taicang Port soared...