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Arkhbum LLC received a new batch of Tikhvin flat wagons

March 9, 2021 ` 13:27  
The Research and Production Corporation “United Wagon Company” PJSC (RPC UWC) delivered a new batch of flat wagons (40 ft) for the transportation of timber products to Arkhbum LLC. The platforms type 13-6852-02 (40 ft) build up a...

James Jones & Sons announces the acquisition of GT Timber

March 4, 2021 ` 19:12  
James Jones & Sons Ltd has announced the acquisition of GT Timber Ltd, the holding company of Taylormade Timber Products Ltd and Kerr Timber Products Ltd which operate sawmills at Sherburn Hill, Durham and Annan respectively. The acquisition...

Segezha ClearPly Hits International Markets on a Large Scale

March 4, 2021 ` 18:35  
Late 2020 saw Segezha Group, a Sistema company, launch its domestic plywood product Segezha ClearPly across a wide range of international markets. The product’s quality and usability have already been noted by customers in North America, Australia, and...

Sweden: Decrease in roundwood prices 2020

March 3, 2021 ` 18:09  
The report of statistics on Swedish roundwood prices in 2020 show decreasing delivery prices compared to 2019. The price of pulpwood decreased by 11% and the sawlog price by 7% compared to 2019, according to new statistics from...

Greif sells 28,000 ha of timberlands to Weyerhaeuser

March 2, 2021 ` 18:01  
Greif, Inc. announces an agreement to sell 28,000 ha of timberlands in southwest Alabama to Weyerhaeuser Company for approximately $149 million in cash. Proceeds from the transaction will be applied to debt repayment. While this transaction is subject...

SCA to increase kraftliner prices

March 1, 2021 ` 16:49  
SCA increases the prices on white and brown kraftliner in Europe by €50 per tonne. The new price is valid from April 1, 2021. “The European kraftliner market continues to be strong and stable,” comments Mikael Frölander, VP...

Segezha Group launched the first industrial production line for CLT panels in Russia

March 1, 2021 ` 15:07  
On 25 February, Mikhail Shamolin, the president of Segezha Group, visited Sokol in Vologda region to oversee the grand launch of the Sokol CLT plant (Segezha Group is a subsidiary of Sistema JSFC). The plant is the first...

Three large investment projects in the forest sector completed in Komi

February 26, 2021 ` 19:24  
Enterprises have invested a total of about 4 billion rubles. When these enterprises reach their full design capacity by 2023, the volume of harvested timber will increase by over 2.3 million m³ per year and the output of...

IDF expanded the range of soft loans for wood processing projects

February 26, 2021 ` 19:19  
Within the framework of Leasing Projects program, the Industrial Development Fund has begun to grant loans for the purchase of harvesters and forwarders on finance lease basis at 1% per annum to woodworking enterprises (code No. 16 as...

US hardwood plywood imports rose in 2020

February 26, 2021 ` 17:33  
Despite an 18% drop in December 2020, US imports of hardwood plywood ended 2020 up 6% in volume over the previous year. Imports from China were down 35% in 2020 while imports from Indonesia and Ecuador both increased...

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...