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RFP Group plans to build a second pellet plant with a capacity of about 70 thousand tons per year
May 17, 2019 ` 18:15
In an interview of WhatWood agency with CEO of RFP Group Dmitry Valtfogel said, “currently, we are building the first wood pellet plant with the capacity of 100,000 tons of wood pellets per year. Upon completion of the second stage of...
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
May 14, 2019 ` 14:00
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...
In 2018, sales of products of RFP Group amounted to more than $200 million
May 8, 2019 ` 14:00
In an interview with WhatWood, Dmitry Valtfogel, CEO of RFP Group, said: “In 2018, we sold more than 200 thousand m3 of peeled veneer, more than 100 thousand m3 of sawn timber from high quality raw materials and...
WhatWood: “In Russia, the period of construction of autonomous production of wood pellets ends”
May 4, 2019 ` 12:00
At the end of April, the head of the Republic of Komi Sergey Gaplikov and the commercial Director of ”Luzales” Ruslan Semenyuk discussed the implementation of a large-scale investment project for deep processing of wood with the creation of bioenergy...
Finland: Production and imports of wood pellets reached new records in 2018
April 12, 2019 ` 14:00
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 WhatWood study: idle raw material resources allow Russia to produce 9-10 million tons of wood pellets annually
March 22, 2019 ` 17:00
On March 19, 2019, St. Petersburg hosted the annual Bioenergy Congress, where the industry participants discussed the current situation in the Russian and international markets. At the congress, Marina Zotova, Consultant of WhatWood Timber Industry Analytics Agency, presented a report...
In St. Petersburg, the largest Congress in Russia on biofuels is held
March 19, 2019 ` 16:00
From March 19 to March 20, 2019, in St. Petersburg is held “Biofuel Congress” is Russia’s largest international business event in the biofuel industry. More than forty speakers will make presentations at the conference. They will share their...
In 2023 ULK group will open advanced sawmill production
March 13, 2019 ` 19:00
In 2019, the active construction of a new plant for deep processing of wood begins in the village of Karpogory, the corporate press service reports. Since 2020 delivery of equipment and necessary equipment is planned. In 2023, an...
IMAL-PAL Group will supply equipment for wood pellet production line to South Korea
March 12, 2019 ` 14:00
In early 2019, the Italian manufacturer of machinery and equipment IMAL-PAL signed a contract with the Korean company Hanwha for the supply of equipment for a new pellet line with a capacity of 320 thousand tons per year...
UPM continues preparations for the construction of a new world-class pulp mill in Uruguay
March 7, 2019 ` 19:00
UPM sales in 2018 increased by 5% and comparative EBIT by 17%. About it reports a press-service of the company. According to UPM President and CEO Jussi Pesonen, ” 2018 was a record year for UPM. Despite the...
The US increased exports of pellets by 17 % in 2018
March 7, 2019 ` 14:00
The US exported 6.04 million metric tons of wood pellets in 2018, an increase of about 17% compared to 5.14 million metric tons exported in 2017, according to data published by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service – the...
Lesosibirsk enterprises of Segezha Group successfully passed certification audit under the program of sustainable biomass
February 28, 2019 ` 19:00
The Siberian assets of the Segezha Group (enters in AFK “System”) – JSC “Lesosibirskiy LDK No. 1” and OOO “Ksilotek-Sibir” – successfully passed the international certification Program for sustainable biomass (SBP), as reported by the press service of...
