Biofuel
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
January 21, 2021 ` 16:19
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...
Germany: Stable pellet prices at the beginning of the year
January 20, 2021 ` 16:56
In January 2021, the price for wood pellets in Germany was at the usual stable level. The return to the regular VAT rate of 7% has resulted in a slight price increase. According to a survey by the...
Sveza Uralsky mill started production of wood briquettes
December 28, 2020 ` 17:48
Briquettes of rectangular shape (155*95*65 mm) are made on hydraulic presses from by-products – dry birch raw materials. Investments in the project amounted to 30 million rubles. The new equipment allows producing over 5,000 tons per year. The facility...
New wood pellet production started in the Kirov region
December 24, 2020 ` 19:28
Biolesinvest has completed the construction of a wood pellet plant in Nagorsk (Kirov region). The enterprise has been financed by the investments of Kirov entrepreneurs and a loan from the Russian Bank for Support of Small and Medium...
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
December 17, 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...
Wood pellets production is growing in Russia in January-November 2020
December 17, 2020 ` 09:34
In January — November 2020, the volume of wood pellets output in Russia grew by 7.8% YoY, reaching 1.8 million tons, as reported by Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat).
Pik-Bio (Irkutsk Region, Russia) launched the second stage of the wood pellets production plant
December 15, 2020 ` 19:22
The line’s production capacity is 12,000 tons per year. The plant used to have a single wood pellets production line with the capacity of 15,000 tons per year.
Rustrans DV exported 500 tons of wood pellets to South Korea
Rustrans DV, a Russian producer, supplied 500 tons of wood pelletes to Korea, for the total amount of $60,000, within the export contract signed with the consulting support of the Trade Representative of the Russian Federation in the...
Wood pellets production is growing in Russia
December 8, 2020 ` 19:21
In January — September 2020, the volume of wood pellets output in Russia grew by 6.4% YoY, reaching 1.5 million tons, as reported by Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat).
The project of building a big wood pellet terminal may be implemented in the Arkhangelsk port
December 8, 2020 ` 19:17
This opinion was shared by Sofia Katkova, Project Manager at Morstroytekhnologiya, during the Arctic Forum Week on October 20 — 23, 2020 in Arkhangelsk. According to her, the wood pellets market is growing rapidly now. They are produced...
Sea Port of Saint Petersburg JSC increased wood pellets transshipment
In January — September 2020, Sea Port of Saint Petersburg JSC received 531,000 tons of wood pellets and loaded 502,000 tons on ships.
Pellet production in Europe increased by more than 7%
November 27, 2020 ` 18:20
In 2019, the production of wood pellets in the EU-28 countries increased by about 5% compared to the previous year and amounted to 17.84 million tons. In other European countries, the growth rate was 17% to 4.16 million tons. According...