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Ikea expects shortages due to supply-chain crisis until mid-2022
Swedish home-furnishings giant Ikea gave a bleak outlook for the retail industry, saying it expects shortages from the supply-chain crisis to remain an issue through the middle of next year. “The biggest challenge has been getting products out...
In January-August 2021, Russian furniture imports increased by 34.4%
October 13, 2021 ` 12:37
In January-August 2021, the value of Russian furniture imports increased by 34.4% YoY to $1.565 billion, as reported by the Federal Customs Service of Russia. In August 2021, imports amounted to $209.9 million (+ 1.1% MoM).
Malaysia: Furniture manufacturers ask again that factory operations be allowed
August 17, 2021 ` 21:37
Malaysia continues to see an upward trend in the rate of Covid-19 infections with 17,045 recorded in one day in late July, the highest ever in a day since the pandemic hit the nation. The cumulative total infected...
Russian Timber Journal 06-2021: interview with Alexander Vysotskiy, Product Director at Data Driven; European Commission’s report on imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of birch plywood originating in Russia; as of January 1, 2022, quotas on exporting softwood pulpwood and logs will be cancelled in Russia; US lumber prices fell sharply; the Ministry of Industry and Trade considers pulp and paper mills construction in the Far East to be inefficient
July 20, 2021 ` 22:38
Russian Timber Journal 06-2021: Alexander Vysotskiy, Product Director at Data Driven: “Lockdown created the necessary conditions for the digital business”; the European Commission approved for 6 months the introduction of preliminary anti-dumping duties on birch plywood from Russia; the...
Ascona invests 2 billion rubles in the production of goods for IKEA
June 29, 2021 ` 20:44
The enterprise in Dobrograd-1 SEZ in the Vladimir region is scheduled to be put into operation in H2 2022. The new site of Ascona Group will produce mattresses, pillows, and upholstered furniture for the world’s largest furniture retailer,...
Production of furniture blanks to be launched in the Pskov region
June 28, 2021 ` 19:01
Woodline company has got the opportunity to open a new site for the production of furniture blanks in Moglino SEZ. The investment project worth 220 million rubles was approved by the expert council in May 2021. The company...
Belarusian Ivatsevichdrev to make more particleboards and furniture
June 18, 2021 ` 17:56
The Belarusian woodworking company Ivatsevichdrev intends to make more particleboards and furniture. The plans were discussed during a working trip of Prime Minister of Belarus Roman Golovchenko to Ivatsevichi District, Brest Region. Ivatsevichdrev specializes in making particle boards....
Russian Timber Journal 05-2021: Interview with Vadim Vodolazko, General Director of Schmidt & Olofson; The European Commission introduces temporary anti-dumping measures against the import of birch plywood from Russia; Russian Government introduces duties on the export of timber with a moisture content of over 22%; Smurfit Kappa to invest over 1 billion rubles to expand its production in the Leningrad region; Segezha Group and the Republic of Karelia confirm intention to construct a pulp and paper industrial complex
June 14, 2021 ` 21:06
Russian Timber Journal 05-2021: Vadim Vodolazko, General Director of Schmidt & Olofson: “According to our estimates, 10-15% of harvested timber is lost en route from the forest log depot to the mill log yard”; information on preliminary anti-dumping duties...
Russian Timber Journal 04-2021: Possible scenarios of Russia’s unprocessed wood balance after imposing a ban on exports of softwood and hardwood logs; a state company for roundwood export will be established in Russia by the end of 2021; Segezha Group announces pricing of IPO and listing on Moscow Exchange; the European Commission published tentative anti-dumping duties for Russian producers of birch plywood
May 21, 2021 ` 21:27
Russian Timber Journal 04-2021: WhatWood agency about possible scenarios of Russia’s unprocessed wood balance after imposing a ban on exports of softwood and hardwood logs; Yury Trutnev, Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Envoy in the Far East, declared that...
Aquaton put into operation a line for the production of digitally printed furniture panels in the Kursk region
May 6, 2021 ` 18:48
To produce the panels, the enterprise uses MDF, HDF, and composite materials. The products are used for finishing kitchens, bathrooms, ceilings, and floors. The annual production capacity is 50,000 m² of panels. The investments amounted to 135 million...
Association of Furniture and Woodworking Enterprises of Russia proposed to include birch veneer and particleboard in the list of goods subject to compulsory registration in EGAIS Les system
April 14, 2021 ` 10:51
The Association is of the opinion that this measure will help to civilize the domestic market of wood raw materials, provide domestic plywood mills with them, and contribute to the fight against illegal furniture makers. In February 2021,...
Russian Timber Journal 03-2021: interview with Oleg Fokin, Commercial Director of Sudoma Sawmill; markets of South Korea and Japan: prospects for the development of wood pellet exports from Russia; U.S. softwood sawn timber prices unchanged from the previous week; timber exporters from Irkutsk are experiencing difficulties in shipping products to China; investments in the Russian forest industry decreased by 9.8% in 2020
April 8, 2021 ` 17:03
Russian Timber Journal 03-2021: Oleg Fokin, Commercial Director of Sudoma Sawmill: “At the moment, Russia does not have enough own production facilities for processing low-grade timber in full”; WhatWood: Russian wood pellet exports outlook to the South Korea and...
