Timber industry research & analytics 
German Federal Council agrees to restrict logging
March 29, 2021 ` 19:31
On March 26, the German Federal Council approved the draft ordinance on the restriction of regular logging in the forestry year 2021 (HolzEinschlBeschrV2021). Thus, the permissible standard logging of spruce in the current forestry year – from October...
Segezha Group creates a think tank of the pulp and paper industry at the premises of Giprobum in St. Petersburg
March 26, 2021 ` 19:35
Segezha Group acquired Giprobum CJSC, an institution specializing in the design of pulp and paper mills, in early 2020. At the premises of the institute in St. Petersburg, the Group is creating its own “think tank” for improving...
SVEZA UV Color enters markets of North America and Europe
March 26, 2021 ` 12:51
SVEZA started to supply special-purpose UV-coated colour plywood to markets of North America and Europe. The new product of SVEZA UV Color is a unique one and no similar products are made in Russia. This is a prospective...
Rockwell Capital to invest $10 million in the construction of a biotechnological enterprise in the Krasnoyarsk region
March 25, 2021 ` 20:41
Taiga Boguchany LLC (a subsidiary of Rockwell Capital) and Pöyry Rus LLC signed a contract for design and survey services for the construction of a biotechnological plant for value-added wood processing in Boguchansky district of the Krasnoyarsk region....
Siempelkamp receives an order from Guararapes in Brazil
March 25, 2021 ` 20:34
The Brazilian wood-based materials producer Guararapes Paineis, S/A. placed an order for an MDF plant with Siempelkamp. The core component is a ContiRoll Generation 9 for MDF in the 9′ x 48.7m format. The daily capacity of the...
Investments in the Russian forest industry decreased by 9.8% in 2020
March 25, 2021 ` 19:11
In 2020, investments in the Russian forest industry decreased by 9.8% YoY to RUB 136.7 billion. Investment in pulp and paper industry decreased by 20.8% YoY to RUB 22.55 bln; investments in forest harvesting fell by 5% YoY...
Sveza mill in the Perm Region increased capacity by 25%
March 25, 2021 ` 16:51
The Sveza mill in Uralsky completed a major investment project resulting in production capacity increase by 40,000 m³ per year. The investments amounted to over 1 billion rubles. Full-scale modernisation of woodworking facilities of the plywood mill in...
Segezha Group acquires Novoyeniseiskiy Wood Chemical Complex
March 24, 2021 ` 20:40
As Kommersant Newspaper reports, Lesosibirsky LDK No.1 (part of Segezha Group) sent an application to participate in the auction for the sale of the assets of Novoyeniseiskiy Wood-Chemical Complex (NWCC) on February 15, 2021. Lesosibirsky LDK No.1 was...
Södra’s new facility for CLT will ten-fold production capacity
March 24, 2021 ` 17:59
The new facility is being built at the combined plant in Värö, north of Varberg, where Södra’s first CLT facility is located. The new facility is expected to be commissioned in mid-2022 – and it will get off...
A new sawmill with a capacity of 75,000 m³ per year put into operation in the Arkhangelsk region
March 23, 2021 ` 19:17
Akvilon LLC is implementing a project for the construction of a timber enterprise in the village of Plesetsk to be completed in two years. The investments will amount to over 450 million rubles of own and borrowed funds....
Russia increased its roundwood exports by 30.1% In January 2021
March 23, 2021 ` 16:44
In January 2021, the volume of Russian roundwood exports increased by 30.1% YoY to 1.026 million m³, in value terms, exports increased by 33.7% YoY to $75 million, the Federal Customs Service of Russia reports. The volume of...
Green Bay Packaging begins paper mill production
March 22, 2021 ` 14:47
Green Bay Packaging Inc. (GBP), Green Bay, Wisconsin, has announced that the first reel of paper was produced March 11 at its paper mill in Green Bay. The company says this milestone comes two and a half years...
