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In January-February 2021, Russia increased its plywood export volume by 4.5% YoY, reaching 481,700 m³, as reported by the Federal Customs Service of Russia. In value terms, for the reporting period, Russian plywood supplies increased by 17.7% YoY...

In January-February 2021, the volume of sawn timber exported from Russia reduced by 15.7% YoY and totaled 2.7 million m³, as reported by the Federal Customs Service of Russia. The value of foreign sawn timber shipments from Russia...

In the week ending April 16, 2021, the price of benchmark softwood timber commodity item Western S-P-F KD 2×4 #2&Btr rose another +$80, or +6%, to $1,210 mfbm ($465 per m³), from $1,130 the previous week, said Madison’s...

Eacom Timber Corporation announces an investment of $8.9 million to equip its Elk Lake sawmill with a new, state-of-the art continuous dry kiln (CDK). Expected to be fully operational by early fall, the CDK will allow for continuous...

According to data from China’s Customs, 2020 sawnwood imports totalled 33.86 million m³ valued at $7.68 billion, a year on year decrease of 11% both in volume and in value. Of total sawnwood imports, sawn softwood imports fell...

According to the data of the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) in 1Q 2021, the output of Russian wood pulp grew by 0.1% YoY to 2.2 million tons. Paper and cardboard production increased over the reporting period by...

According to data from the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) in 1Q 2021, Russia reduced sawn timber production by 1.9% YoY to 7 million m³.

According to data from the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) in 1Q 2021, plywood production in Russia increased by 13.5% YoY to 1.1 mln m³. The output of fiberboard (including MDF/HDF/flooring) also increased by 5.4% YoY to 172...

Segezha Group (a Sistema JSFC company) is completing another investment project to upgrade its timber hauling fleet. The logging branches of Lesosibirsk LDK No. 1 falling within the Angarsky group are preparing to receive 10 tractor trucks and...

The main supplier of the process equipment for the 2nd line of Arkhbum Tissue Group LLC (Vorsino industrial park, Kaluga region, part of Pulp Mill Holding) is Valmet Finland and FIS Impianti Italy is a supplier for the...

As part of a pilot project in Canada, Tesla Semis are used to transport wood. Mosaic Forest Management, a forestry company based on Vancouver Island, intends to use electrification to pave the way for emission-free transport. Mosaic explains...

Sudoma Sawmill is an export-oriented enterprise engaged in the production of thermally modified, impregnated, planed, and brushed sawn timber for the construction and furniture industries. The enterprise is located in Dedovichsky district of the Pskov region; one of...