Timber industry research & analytics 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
17 December 2020 ` 16:57
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 birch veneer logs are classified as a valuable hardwood, it could be a serious blow to the Russian forest industry”; Russian sawn timber exports to Japan in 2020, results and outlook
Featured Article:
— A significant rise in prices for particleboards is being observed in Russia
— By the directive of the Sakhalin regional government, it is planned to construct one of the largest wood processing centers in all of Russia
— Interview with Yury Shishkunov, Head of LesoTorgovaya Companiya LLC
Global Timber Markets News:
— Weyerhaeuser completes timberland transactions with Hancock Natural Resource
— Finland reduced timber harvest by 14% in January-October 2020
— Skogsfonden Silvestica Green Forest acquires 40,000 hectares from Norra Skog
— Finnish sawlog prices rise 1% in October 2020
— Z-Press for CLT cross layers at Stora Enso put into operation
— US reduces antidumping duties on Canadian timber
— Sawn timber prices in North America recover as demand improves
— West Fraser Timber acquires Norbord
— Valutec to supply four OTC continuous kilns to new German sawmill
— Finland reduced timber products export in January-September 2020
— SCA divests SCA Wood Supply UK Ltd to BSW Timber Ltd
— Vietnam’s wood product exports reach $11.7 billion US in January-November 2020
— Northwest Hardwoods files for bankruptcy
— In October 2020, new home construction in Japan decreased by 8.3% YoY to 70.7 thousand units.
— German pellets slightly more expensive in November 2020
— Pellet production in Europe increased by more than 7%
— Pellet production has started at Pinnacle Renewable Energy’s new facility in Alberta, Canada
— Austria pellet prices decreased in November 2020
— Euro Graph: demand for magazine paper falls in Europe in September 2020
— Stora Enso builds granulation and packing plant for lignin in Finland
— SCA to build new grading mill in Sweden
— UPM extends product portfolio at its Jämsänkoski paper mill
— Sun Paper and Voith successfully started up the XcelLine graphic paper machine PM 39 at Sun Paper’s Yanzhou site in Shandong province, China, ahead of schedule.
— Pro-Gest Group started production at the Mantua Paper Mill
— Paper Excellence Canada announces restart date of Crofton paper machine
— China-Europe container shortage causes major surge in freight rates
— Södra launched „Liquid Forest“
— Ikea ends publication of printed catalog
— In August, 2020 Japan increased import office furniture by 45%
— US furniture sales soar in September 2020
Russian News:
— The Russian Government approved Timber Accounting Rules for 2021–2026
— Rates of payment for forest use to be increased by 4% in 2021
— The Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia approved the Rules of Forest Use for Agriculture
— The Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia proposes to transfer the authority to rent out forest areas to the federal level
— Sveza’s investment project in the Vologda region included in the priority list
— Luzales to open an MDF production facility worth 5 billion rubles in the Vladimir region
— An investment project in the forest sector completed in the Vologda region
— Sveza Ust-Izhora plant introduces a machine vision system for even application of glue
— 100 million rubles to be invested in woodworking production in the Ulyanovsk region
— Swiss Krono to open an OSB production facility in the Kostroma region in 2023
— Russia reduced the output of wood-based panels in January–October 2020
— Russian timber business Segezha reports 38% Q3 revenue growth
— A significant rise in prices for particleboards is being observed in Russia
— Smurfit Kappa designed eco-pallets for the Russian market
— Segezha Group starts up the first digital glue application line in Russia
— Segezha Group to install a wood pulp defibration line at Segezhsky PPM
— Rockwell Capital to build two pulp and paper mills in the Krasnoyarsk region
— Wood pulp output increased by 6.8% in Russia in January–October 2020
— Process chips sorting section put into operation at Kondopoga Pulp and Paper Mill
— Sveza to create a logistics hub for export shipments of plywood in Kostroma
— Enterprises of Segezha Group ended the navigation season of 2020
— TransContainer, together with Global Ports, launched accelerated deliveries of wood pellets from Siberia to Europe
— Shipments of timber cargo on the Northern Railway increased in January–November 2020
— Kondopoga Pulp and Paper Mill ended the navigation season of 2020
— Forest Technology Company (Irkutsk region) to increase biofuel output
— Wood pellet output increased by 6.7% in Russia in January–October 2020
— Sveza Uralsky mill started production of wood briquettes
— Uranium One Enters Italian Biofuel Market
— New wood pellet production started in the Kirov region
— Association of Furniture and Woodworking Enterprises of Russia: a significant drop in sales of Russian furniture is expected for 2020
— Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia: large furniture producers do not feel any particleboard shortage
— Furniture boards production to open in the Kaluga region
— Russian plywood exports increased by 4.4% over January–October 2020
— Wood pulp exports from Russia grew by 12.1% in January—October 2020
— Russia reduced its export of sawn timber by 5.3% in January–October 2020
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