Timber companies signed several agreements at the Krasnoyarsk economic forum

In the framework of XII Krasnoyarsk Economic Forum, several cooperation agreements have been concluded between the regional Ministry of natural resources and environment and companies implementing investment projects in the region.

SP Biva company intends to complete the investment project in Kezhma district worth RUR 3.5 billion. The company already allocated 80% of the investments, having built the sawmill, boiler room, deep processing workshop, and commissioned the drying complex. Currently the management is preparing the installation of equipment for the production of laminated and moulded products. The plant is scheduled to start in 2016. Rated capacity (120,000 m3 of glued products and 10,000 m3 of mouldings) is expected in 2017. The project will be possibly included in the priority list.

Krasnoyarsk Forest-Chemical Company plans to build a mill in Irbey area worth RUR 2 billion, which will produce lumber, including thermally modified wood (100,000 m3 per year) and moulded products (30,000 m3 per year).

Two agreements were also signed on the restoration of production at Maklakovsky and Kansk sawmills. The first one in Lesosibirsk will be rebuilt by Siblesko LLC, the second by Bagunay LLC. Currently Siblesko has already started the gradual reconstruction, worth RUB 1.5 billion, and plans to open the site in 2016. Two years later, the investors will install a thermal plant working on sawmill wastes and the drying complex. At the second phase, from 2018 to 2022, pellet production will be established there. On the premises of the former Kansk LDK mill, Bagunay company is going to establish the production of sawn timber, laminated veneer lumber and fuel pellets by 2017. Investors are going to allocate RUR 1 billion.

Koshurnikovo and Fortrade companies have signed agreements on the implementation of investment projects in the south of the regon, in Kuraginsky and Minusinsky districts respectively. In Kuraginsky area, the enterprise for the production of sawn timber and furniture board will start up within two years, as well as a pellet plant later on. The investor is going to allocate RUR 320 million. In the Minunsinsky district, Fortrade LLC plans to build an enterprise for the production of sawn timber, fuel pellets and frame housing kits. The volume of investments into the project will amount to RUR 310 million. Launch of the first phase is planned for 2017, the full capacity for 2019. By this time, the company plans to produce 82,000 m3 of sawn timber annually, as well as house kits for 30,000 m2 of living space.

Novoyenisseisky woodworking complex plans to implement two projects. The first one involves the construction of a new bleached softwood pulp and dissolving pulp line in Lesosibirsk worth RUR 50 billion with a capacity of 350,000 tons per year. This project will be possibly included in the priority list. By 2018, it is planned to complete the construction and start installation of the equipment. In the second project, the company plans to build a new sawmill based on EWD line. Investments are estimated at RUR 1.3 billion. The first phase of the industrial complex is scheduled for autumn 2015, the rated capacity for early 2017.

Siberian Wood company has committed to implement the project of a modern pulpmill by the end of 2018 in the Yenisei district with an annual output of bleached and viscose pulp at 900,000 tonnes. The cost of the project is about RUR 130 billion. The project will be possibly included in the priority list. According to CEO of Siberian Wood LLC Sergey Malkov, the start of the construction is planned for the end of this year, and full capacity is scheduled for 2020. The project will be implemented in several stages. At the moment, the management has already selected the production site, found financing and concluded contracts for the supply and installation of equipment with leading global manufacturers.

The largest sawmill in the Krasnoyarsk region is Lesosibirsk LDK-1 that has been modernized in 2013 and works on HewSaw line. The mill produces kiln-dried lumber, mostly from Angara pine, and exports it mainly to Egypt. The volume of lumber exports in 2014 amounted to 355,000 m3. Sawing wastes are used in the own fibreboard manufacturing.

Another major supplier to Egypt is Novoyenisseisky sawmill, working on EWD equipment. Last year, the company exported 242,000 m3 of sawn timber. The enterprise also produces pellets for the European market.

In the spring of 2014, Priangarsky LPK also began industrial production in Kodinsky area. For the full-year 2014, the company exported 70,000 m3 of sawn timber, mainly also to the Egyptian market. The management plans to install a pellet line at the mill.