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Sawmill 25 increased the output of export sawn timber in 2020

February 24, 2021 ` 20:03  
Sawmill 25 (part of Titan Group) increased the output of export sawn timber by 6% YoY to 887,000 m³ in 2020. The output of wood pellets amounted to 193,000 tons in the same year.

Rosleskhoz will contribute to the experiment for the creation of a unified information system for land and real estate

February 24, 2021 ` 19:59  
The RF Government decided to conduct an experiment to create a unified information system for land and real estate in four Russian regions – in Tatarstan and in the regions of Krasnodar, Perm, and Irkutsk. Eleven federal ministries...

Uvadrev places an order from Siempelkamp

February 24, 2021 ` 19:51  
The Russian wood-based panels manufacturer Uvadrev-Holding placed an order with Siempelkamp for a new particleboard plant. At the Uva location, Uvadrev replaces an existing plant with the new complete particleboard plant made by Siempelkamp, which contains a Generation 9 ContiRoll...

LLC “Unionsped” launches sawn timber production in the Lipetsk region

February 20, 2021 ` 18:20  
LLC “Unionsped” signed an agreement with the administration of the Lipetsk region. The company is implementing an investment project for the production of timber, joinery and pellets. On a 5 hectares land plot in two stages there will...

Segezha Group’s Vyatka Plywood Mill has been admitted to the European Federation of the Parquet Industry

February 19, 2021 ` 15:02  
The Vyatka Plywood Mill (Segezha Group, AFK Sistema) has been officially admitted to the European Federation of the Parquet Industry (FEP). The FEP’s technical committee has reviewed and approved the specifications for Segezha Ecofloor, one of the products...

Dmitry Rudenko, Vice President of Segezha Group: demand for wooden houses currently exceeds the productive capacity

February 19, 2021 ` 11:09  
The share of wooden houses in the total low-rise housing construction in the USA, Canada, and Finland is over 80%. The share of total wooden housing construction reaches 50% in many countries, while in Russia it is only...

Altailes to start producing laminated MDF boards by 2025

February 18, 2021 ` 17:57  
The Group will invest 3 billion rubles (including borrowed funds) to put into operation a new line for the production of laminated MDF boards at the site of Pavlovsky DOK (in Altai). It is planned to start operating...

Segezha Group to take part in LesEGAIS experiment

February 18, 2021 ` 17:53  
According to the agreement with Roslesinforg, Segezha Group will participate in the modernization and testing of LesEGAIS (Unified State Automated Information System for Timber Accounting and Transactions Therewith) in Vologda. When the experiment is finished, it is expected...

Louisiana Pacific announces Peace Valley OSB mill restart

February 18, 2021 ` 17:14  
In a 2020 earnings call with investors, the company said the restart will help meet “intense customer demand” in the U.S. housing market. The company plans to spend $10 to $12 million on the mill this year, with...

Federal Forestry Agency: the total timber resources in Russia exceed 102 billion m³, and the timber harvested in 2020 totaled 220 million m³

February 17, 2021 ` 19:30  
The total timber resources in our country are estimated at 102.2 billion m³. Such data were obtained from the results of the first cycle of the state forest inventory. The AAC, i.e. the volume of timber that is...

The RF Ministry of Industry and Trade proposed to limit or prohibit the exports of particleboards, OSB, and chips

February 17, 2021 ` 19:17  
The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia proposes to include particleboards, OSB, and softwood chips (both fuel and process ones) in the list of goods that are important for the Russian domestic market that may be subject...

US tropical sawnwood imports plunge in 2020

February 17, 2021 ` 18:31  
The volume of sawn tropical hardwood imported by the US fell by 34% in 2020 from 243,884 m³ in 2019 to 161,179 m³ in 2020. Imports rose 15% in December to 14,687 m³, the highest level since August,...