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Luzales is planning to open an MDF production site in Komi

May 28, 2021 ` 21:02  
According to Valentin Rozhok, Director General at Luzales, this is a new project for the company by all accounts – both by the investment value and by the product; the company has never produced MDF boards before. Whereas...

Segezha Group plans to consolidate 100% of CJSC Novoyeniseiskiy LHK

May 28, 2021 ` 20:59  
On May 20, 2021, as a part of the phased consolidation of the assets of CJSC Novoyeniseiskiy LHK , Segezha Group signed an agreement on the acquisition of a minority stake in Tegli Holdings Ltd holding a 100% stake in...

Segezha Group opens sawtimber carrier navigation along the Volga-Baltic waterway

May 28, 2021 ` 18:54  
The White Sea-Baltic Canal officially opened for navigation to the NWFD (North-Western Federal District) timber harvesting branches of Segezha Group, a Sistema company, on 20 May 2021. Previously, the navigation season also started along the Volga-Baltic Waterway and...

A new plywood production site will be commissioned in the Vologda Region

May 27, 2021 ` 18:55  
Bereznik has been building a plywood factory in Sokol industrial park since 2019. It is planned to commission a production site with a capacity of 40,000 m³ of birch plywood per year in early 2022. In 2025, this...

Assets of Russian Laminate are put up for bidding

May 27, 2021 ` 18:52  
Bidding on the sale of the particleboard production plant with a capacity of 300,000 m³ per year that belongs to Russian Laminate Group is scheduled for April 20, 2021. The company is located in the Kholm-Zhirkovsky District of...

Glennon Brothers has entered into an agreement with SHV Energy to buy Balcas

May 27, 2021 ` 18:46  
Balcas operates a sawmill in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, producing quality sawn timber products for the fencing, landscaping, agricultural, construction, and pallet and packaging sectors. The company also operates two renewable energy plants at Enniskillen and Invergordon,...

The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia proposes to allow temporary restrictions on plywood and sawn timber export

May 26, 2021 ` 18:07  
The Ministry proposes to add plywood (HS Code 4412) and sawn timber (HS Code 4407) to the list of products that are materially important for the domestic market of the Russian Federation and whose export may be temporary...

In January-April 2021, wood pulp production slightly increased in Russia

May 26, 2021 ` 14:35  
According to the data of the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) in January-April 2021, the output of Russian wood pulp increased by 0.4% YoY to 3 million tons. Paper and cardboard production increased over the reporting period by...

Russia increased wood-based panels production in January-April 2021

May 26, 2021 ` 12:52  
According to data from the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) in January-April 2021, plywood production in Russia increased by 16.1% YoY to 1.5 mln m³. The output of fiberboard (including MDF/HDF/flooring) also increased by 18.4% YoY to 229...

Russia increased sawn timber production in January-April 2021

May 26, 2021 ` 12:36  
According to data from the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) in January-April 2021, Russia increased sawn timber production by 1.9% YoY to 9,7 million m³.

In 2020, Ilim Group ramps up its production volumes by more than 12%

May 25, 2021 ` 18:16  
Ilim Group measures its performance in 2020. The Company retained leadership in the Russian pulp and paper industry by delivering 3.637 million tons of products, which is an all-time record performance. In 2020, Ilim’s facilities produced 3.637 million...

Segezha Group sends its first container train to China from Arkhangelsk region

May 24, 2021 ` 23:35  
On May 21, 2021, for the first time in its history, the Arkhangelsk region-based Onega Sawmills (Segezha Group PJSC, a subsidiary of Sistema PJSFC) has sent a high-speed container train along the Onega—Grodekovo—Ganzhou Guojigang (China) route. Sixty-two forty-foot...