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Conference on biomass to be held on 19 June in St. Petersburg

May 10, 2014 ` 13:28  
On June 19, 2014, the pavilion 6-2 in the exhibition complex Lenexpo, St. Petersburg, will host a conference “Energy from biomass: boiler-houses and thermal power station on biofuels, the production of pellets, briquettes, and biogas in Russia and...

Participants of “Foresight: Wooden house-building 2030 gains momentum” to discuss the industry in three sessions

May 10, 2014 ` 13:18  
The participants of the project “Foresight: Wooden house-building 2030 gains momentum” will gather on 6, 15 and 28 May at three discussion sessions to talk about the frame technology in housing construction, architecture of wooden houses and usage...

Timber exports from Russia to China through Suifenhe sharply increased in Q1

April 25, 2014 ` 14:02  
In January-March 2014, a sharp increase was registered in the imports of wood from Russia through the border town of Suifenhe (Heilongjiang province), as Xinhua agency reported. Deliveries of roundwood increased by 38% year-on-year up to 990 thousand...

Sveza does not exclude growth of prices for Russian plywood

April 25, 2014 ` 13:57  
Sveza Group does not exclude growth of prices for Russian-made plywood, as said in the press release of the company. The appreciation of plywood can be triggered by two factors: wood shortage and price growth, as well as...

Investlesprom prepared for axle load limit, intends to decrease log purchase prices in NW Russia

April 25, 2014 ` 13:54  
The largest enterprises of the Russian timber industry holding Investlesprom have stocked wood resources sufficient for smooth operations during the spring impassability of roads, the press service of the holding reported. In the spring, regional authorities traditionally impose...

WhatWood editor will report on Russian wood & timber industry at Global Wood Industry Forum in Guangzhou

Wood Guangzhou arrangers announced the list of speakers at the Global Wood Industry Forum 2014 which will be held concurrently with the fair on May 12-14, 2014. WhatWood analytic agency editor Kirill Baranov will report on the Russian...

AFK Sistema officially announced its purchase of Investlesprom holding

April 15, 2014 ` 01:01  
Vladimir Yevtushenkov’s Sistema group of companies officially announced acquisition of Investlesprom assets on April 4. It is one of the largest timber industry companies in Russia. Legal completion of the transaction requires the consent of the antimonopoly authorities,...

Sveza to launch pulpmill in Vologda region by 2020

March 26, 2014 ` 22:51  
Sveza company shared some details in the press about the project of softwood and hardwood kraft pulp mill in the Vologda region. The technological scheme of the mill was prepared by the consultants of Sweco (Sweden) and Poyry...

Far Eastern timber producers ask Vanino port to raise quotas for timber cargoes

March 26, 2014 ` 22:46  
Timber companies of the Russian Far East were not ready to change logistics centre after the change of ownership at Vanino port, as Far Eastern newspaper Zolotoy Rog reported. The Chairman of Dalexportles association, General Director of Smena...

Sonoco Alcore opened production of cardboard sleeves in Tula region

March 26, 2014 ` 22:43  
On March 14, Sonoco Alcore company opened the largest Russian plant for the production of spiral-wound cardboard sleeves. As Sonoco Alcore Russia director Maria Kyaune said in an interview to WhatWood, recycled cardboard for the production will be...

WhatWood: Pulpwood trade balance and logging cost structure in North-West Russia

March 14, 2014 ` 23:54  
Pulpwood balance in Vologda region is around +3.14 million m3, according to estimations of WhatWood analysts that were published in the special section of Russian Forest Industry Annual Review 2013. This is the highest rate among North-West Russia...

Investlesprom: wooden housing market in Russia rose by 30% in 2013

March 15, 2014 ` 00:01  
In 2013, Investlesprom holding has reduced deliveries of plywood to the European market that fell into crisis and refocused on the domestic market (up to 60% of the total deliveries), which boosted company’s revenues, as said in the...