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Ilim Group is planning to increase its product supplies to Chinese and Russian markets to 3.7 million t in 2024

July 23, 2024 ` 09:21  
According to Ilim Group’s estimates, the global consumption of wood pulp and paper products will rise by 11.6 million t per year by 2029, and China will account for almost a half of it—5.4 million t, primarily of...

VLP Group and Cherepovets Plywood and Furniture Plant will invest 8.5 billion rubles in expanding a particleboard production site at their joint venture

July 22, 2024 ` 10:16  
The capacity of Sheksna Wood-Based Panels Plant will almost triple due to implementation of a new investment project on renovating the particleboard production venue, according to VLP Group’s official VKontakte group. The corresponding Agreement was signed between the...

Volume of hauled timber rose by 15% in H1 2024 

July 22, 2024 ` 10:08  
In H1 2024, the volume of hauled logs increased by 15% in Russia, reaching 208 million m³ (in H1 2023, it was 180.8 million m³), according to the press office of the Federal Forestry Agency (Rosleskhoz). The top...

Moscow enterprises have increased paper products output by almost five times

June 26, 2024 ` 18:08  
Moskovsky Komsomolets, referencing data from the Department of Investment and Industrial Policy of Moscow, reports that in Q1 2024, the output of paper products in the capital increased by 376.9% YoY. Vladislav Ovchinsky, Head of the Department, shared...

Dobry Karton will finish the construction of a corrugated packaging production plant in Q3 2025

June 26, 2024 ` 18:05  
Dobry Karton LLC will finish the construction of a highly automated plant producing corrugated packaging near Ufa in Q3 2025, according to Alexander Sheldyayev, Deputy Prime Minister of Bashkortostan. The facility is 40% complete at the moment. The...

Permskaya PPC was included in the register of recycling companies

June 26, 2024 ` 18:02  
Prikamsky Karton (Permskaya PPC Group, Perm) was included in the register of legal entities recycling product waste. The company received the corresponding notification from the Central Office of the Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources (Rosprirodnadzor). Inclusion...

Ilim Group is planning to implement two investment projects in the Irkutsk Region

June 25, 2024 ` 18:27  
The management team of Ilim Group shared its plans of implementing two new investment projects on production upgrading in the region at a working meeting with Igor Kobzev, Governor of the Irkutsk Region. Signing of the agreement between...

Sheksna Wood-Based Panels Plant launched a new MDF production line

June 25, 2024 ` 18:20  
Sheksna Wood-Based Panels Plant (a joint venture of VLP Group and Cherepovets Plywood and Furniture Plant) launched a new MDF production line, as reported by VLP’s press office. With the new line, the plant will be able to...

VLP Group purchased all assets of Metsä Group in the Leningrad Region

June 24, 2024 ` 14:55  
Vologodskiye Lesopromyshlenniki Group confirmed purchasing a 100% share of Russian assets previously owned by Metsä Group (Finland). The government commission and the Federal Anti-Monopoly Service of Russia approved the deal. The leasehold, harvesting operations, and a sawmill are...

In January – April 2024, Rosleskhoz approved 4 priority investment projects on timber industry development

June 24, 2024 ` 14:51  
The Federal Forestry Agency (Rosleskhoz) is planning to provide forest areas with an annual timber harvest of about 10 million m³ for the implementation of the approved investment projects. The approved projects are aimed at upgrading of operating...

In Q1 2024, the roundwood export from Russia grew by 14.6%

June 24, 2024 ` 14:43  
According to Roslesinforg, the volume of roundwood export from Russia surged by 14.6% YoY in Q1 2024, up to 673,000 m³ (in Q1 2023, it was 587,000 m³). China accounted for the greatest share of export (85.5%): it...

A venue producing woodworking equipment is scheduled to open in the Moscow Region in late 2026

June 21, 2024 ` 18:55  
Providing a land plot to Vozrozhdeniye LLC under the regional program “Land for 1 Ruble” has been approved. The investor will build an import substitution enterprise to produce woodworking equipment on the plot granted in the town of...