Timber industry research & analytics 
The investment project, the cost of which to 154.5 million rubles, launched in Primorsky Krai
July 26, 2019 ` 21:36
The woodworking company “Zhunda” started production of OSB and plywood. The project was implemented under the agreement on investment activities in the free port of Vladivostok with Far East Development Fund JSC, 8 jobs were created, the number...
Sawmill 25 CJSC has increased the production volume for sawn timber by 25 % up to 883 thousand m3 for six months of 2019
July 25, 2019 ` 20:22
In January – June 2019 CJSC “Sawmill 25” (a member of Titan Group) increased the volume of raw timber sawing by 25% up to 883 thousand m³ as compared to the same period of 2018. The production volume...
The government of the Republic of Komi and Mondi have signed a cooperation agreement for three years
July 24, 2019 ` 14:05
Head of the Republic of Komi Sergey Gaplikov and General Director of Mondi SLPK Klaus Peller signed an agreement on cooperation and organization of relations between the plant and the government of the Republic. The new agreement is...
Segezha Group and Etalon Group initiated testing of CLT panels for making changes in building regulations
July 19, 2019 ` 23:58
Segezha Group and Etalon Group (part of AFK ”Sistema”) initiated the process of finalizing the existing Russian standards for approval in the construction of administrative buildings and apartment buildings with the use of wooden structures, as well as...
From 2023, the Group of companies “ULK” will harvest 6 million cubic meters of wood
July 15, 2019 ` 13:53
Since 2023, ULK Group of companies will harvest 6 million cubic meters of wood, process 4.5 million sawlogs and produce 900 thousand tons of pellets. This was stated by Vladimir Butorin, the owner of the Group of companies...
Sveza is considering the possibility of building a pulp and paper mill in the Vologda region
July 12, 2019 ` 16:25
According to the press service of Sveza from July 10, 2019, a new plant can be built in Cherepovets district, Vologda region. At the stage of discussion is the project of construction of a new generation of biotechnological...
In Poland, Egger launched the 19th plant with a capacity of 650 thousand cubic meters of chipboard per year
July 11, 2019 ` 19:46
June 28, 2019 in the Polish town of Biskupiec plant for the production of chipboards and laminated chipboards has been launched that will allow to substitute imports of particleboard in Poland, one of the largest countries-manufacturers of furniture...
Russian Timber Journal 06-2019: WhatWood interview with President of United Panel Group; downward pricing trend for logs continues; packaging industry: on the way to circular economy; In 2018, China is increasing trade in wood; WhatWood’s statistics of log price index in Russia
July 9, 2019 ` 12:14
Russian Timber Journal 06-2019: WhatWood interview with President of United Panel Group; downward pricing trend for logs continues; packaging industry: on the way to circular economy; In 2018, China is increasing trade in wood; WhatWood’s statistics of log...
Naberezhnye Chelny cardboard and paper mill and the Italian company Agnati signed a contract for the supply of corrugated Quantum
July 1, 2019 ` 11:30
As noted after the signing of the contract, the General Director of the plant Andrey Fomichev, the decisive arguments in favor of the Agnati equipment were compactness and original design. The length of the Quantum corrugated unit, which...
Smurfit Kappa St.-Petersburg JSC has received the award of the Quality Award-2018 for the high quality of products
June 30, 2019 ` 16:56
The Quality Award is an award of the Smurfit Kappa Group, awarded to productions that have reached the PPM 500 level during the year. The PPM metric (Parts Per Million) indicates the number of defective samples in relation...
Komi implements priority investment projects worth more than 6 billion rubles
June 29, 2019 ` 09:45
Acting Minister of investment, industry and transport of the Republic Alexander Remiga told about it at the government hour in the state Council of Komi. In Komi several projects prioritized improvement strategies which work Pechoraenergoresurs, Luzales, Cominvestprom, WHITEYS...
U.S. wood pellet exports declined in April 2019
June 27, 2019 ` 08:17
According to data published by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service for June 6, 2019 April 2019 volumes of export of wood pellets USA decreased from 610 554,3 tons (March 2019) and reached 424 680,5 tons. Compared to levels...
