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ULK Group launched a new wood pellet plant in Pestovo
May 20, 2020 ` 14:32
The plant’s production capacity is 60 thousand tons of wood pellets per year. A total wood pellets capacities of ULK Group, now is 300,000 tons per year. The opening was attended by Governor of the Novgorod Region Andrei...
In March 2020, wood pellets price in Austria fell by 2.6%
May 8, 2020 ` 12:43
In March 2020, the average price of a ton of wood pellets in Austria fell year-on-year by 2.6% to 243.9 euros, the portal propellets.at reports. Compared to February, pellets fell 0.6%. For the supply of granules in bags...
Vyatsky Plywood Mill commissioned a new wood waste briquetting site
May 7, 2020 ` 12:48
The investments amounted to about 40 million rubles. After reaching the design parameters, the capacity of the briquetting site on the basis of two RUF-600 presses will become 18 tons of wood briquettes from birch chips per day....
Russian Timber Journal 03-2020: how the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) affects operations of world timber companies; the Russian Government to slash duties on pulpwood of Far Eastern species to zero and increase export quotas by the end of 2020; Russian Forest Industry Review 2019-2020
April 13, 2020 ` 13:28
Russian Timber Journal 03-2020: coronavirus infection was recorded in many countries of the world, the development of the situation showed that COVID-19 has a direct impact on all areas of the economy, including the timber industry — forest...
Fuel Pellet Plant Second Stage Launched in Lesosibirsk
April 27, 2020 ` 18:02
The second stage of KsilotekSibir LLC fuel pellet plant has been launched five months in advance of the project schedule at the manufacturing site of Lesosibirsky LDK No. 1 JSC, asset of Segezha Group (part of Sistema JSFC). The...
Russia: wood pellet exports grew by 28% and totaled almost 2 million tons in 2019
April 24, 2020 ` 15:38
Russian exports of wood pellets showed the highest growth dynamics among all export-oriented timber industry products in 2019: +28% totaling 1.94 million tons. The data of the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) showed that production had amounted to...
Russian Timber Journal 02-2020: Russia: wood pellet exports grew by 28% and totaled almost 2 million tons in 2019; the Russian Government to consider the creation of a separate forest ministry in Russia; abnormal temperature undermined harvesting enterprises of the Leningrad region; the Ministry of Industry and Trade is agreeing on the ban on government purchases of foreign furniture with other departments
March 16, 2020 ` 15:40
Russian Timber Journal 02-2020: In 2019, wood pellet exports from Russia showed the highest growth pace among all export-oriented forest products; Mikhail Mishustin instructed the Government to consider the creation of a separate forest ministry in Russia; the...
Uranium One Expands Geography of Wood Pellets Sales
February 26, 2020 ` 13:00
Uranium One (company of Rosatom State Corporation) carried out the first shipment of wood pellets to a Danish consumer company. 2000 tons of pellets were loaded onto the ship at Saint-Petersburg seaport. For the first time, Uranium One...
Russian Timber Journal 01-2020: Russia: the strongest decline in exports of logs since 2008 continues; In 2019, exports of sawn timber from Russia to China exceeded 20 million m3; Uranium One Expands Geography of Wood Pellets Sales; Vietnam bans import of Chinese plywood
February 14, 2020 ` 20:06
Russian Timber Journal 01-2020: Primary data on forest products production in 2019 shows a growth in the production of mechanically processed wood products amidst a decline in the pulp and paper industry by almost any measure. Russia continues...
Russian Timber Journal 12-2019: in 2019, plywood production in Russia showed a positive trend; U.S. and China reach “phase one” trade deal; WRQ: Q3’19 global softwood lumber trade on track to be higher than 2018; Moody’s 2020 outlook for the global paper and forest products industry remains negative
February 3, 2020 ` 10:53
Russian Timber Journal 12-2019: in 2019, plywood production in Russia showed a positive trend; U.S. and China reach “phase one” trade deal; WRQ: Q3’19 global softwood lumber trade on track to be higher than 2018; Moody’s 2020 outlook...
Russian Timber Journal 10-2019: Top 100 Russian timber industry companies in 2018: the highest total revenue in recent history; Russian Government can introduce export customs duties on sawn timber; about 70% of China’s wood processing mills can be closed; Segezha Group to invest over 500 million rubles in timber harvesting in Siberia and Arkhangelsk Region
November 18, 2019 ` 11:31
Russian Timber Journal 10-2019: WhatWood Timber Industry Analytics Agency has prepared a fresh annual ranking of the 100 largest timber companies in Russia. Their combined revenue in 2018 totaled 1.16 trillion rubles, which at current prices is 26%...
Wood pellet plant launched in Pskov Region
October 19, 2019 ` 13:40
The opening ceremony of a wood pellet plant with the capacity of 21,000 tons per year was held in Strugi Krasnye of Pskov Region on September 19, 2019. Its consumption of raw materials will be 50,000 m 3...
