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Sharp rise in Canadian sawn timber production

December 10, 2020 ` 16:01  
Sawn timber production in Canada increased 9.2% from August 2020 to 5 103.7 thousand m³ in September 2020. Production was 11.8% higher than in September 2019. Canadian sawmills shipped 4 881.2 thousand m³ of sawn timber in September 2020, up 6.3% from August 2020 and up 1.2% from September 2019.

SCA divests SCA Wood Supply UK Ltd to BSW Timber Ltd

December 9, 2020 ` 19:16  
SCA Wood Supply UK Ltd, which is engaged in the manufacture and distribution of timber and associated products for the Home Improvement and Builders Merchant sector in the United Kingdom, has been divested to BSW Timber Ltd. SCA...

Ilim Group to sign an agreement with Xiamen C&D Corporation

December 9, 2020 ` 18:56  
Ilim Group signed an agreement with Xiamen C&D Corporation, one of its key partners, on pulp and paperboard supply to the provinces in Southwest China via the Silk Road. As agreed, SW pulp will be supplied to paper mills...

Stora Enso builds granulation and packing plant for lignin in Finland

December 8, 2020 ` 16:41  
Stora Enso is investing € 14 million in the construction of a granulating and packaging plant for lignin at the Sunila plant in Finland. The company has been producing 50,000 t / year there since 2015 and currently....

Plans to start bio coal production in the Leningrad Region

December 7, 2020 ` 18:37  
Len Ugol is launching bio coal production from wood processing industry waste with pyrolysis method in Lodeynoye Pole (Leningrad Region). The first stage involves launching a line with the capacity of 5,000 — 6,000 tons per year, with...

Russian timber business Segezha reports 38% Q3 revenue growth

December 7, 2020 ` 17:14  
The revenue of Russian timber products manufacturer Segezha Group showed a year-on-year increase of 38% as of the end of September 2020, according to the company, which is part of Russian conglomerate Sistema. Segezha had a revenue of...

In Q3 2020, International Paper’s loss from participating in Ilim Group reached $33 million

December 4, 2020 ` 18:05  
In Q2 2020, a profit of $63 million was reported. Deteriorating financial performance was caused by higher planned maintenance expenses. Besides, reduced prices for wood pulp and paper in the domestic and foreign market was compensated by growing...

KAMA Group commissioned the first stage of the plant producing coated cardboar

December 3, 2020 ` 19:07  
A new transfer line for chip feeding was launched in Krasnokamsk (Perm Region), at KAMA Paper and Cardboard (KAMA Group). The line connecting the wood yard complex with shops producing bleached chemical and thermomechanical pulp consists of two...

Northwest Hardwoods files for bankruptcy

December 3, 2020 ` 18:59  
US’ hardwood timber giant Northwest Hardwoods has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on November 23rd, saying difficulties from trade disputes with China and the weak markets impacted by COVID-19 pandemic had stunted its ability to service more than $420...

US reduces antidumping duties on Canadian timber

December 3, 2020 ` 18:24  
The U.S. Department of Commerce reduced its penalties against imports of Canadian timber, primarily from B.C. producers, in the softwood timber dispute. An administrative review of countervailing and anti-dumping duties reduced the tariffs to an average of 9%...

SFT Group may build a plant producing corrugated packaging in Yablonovsky Industrial Park (Adygea)

December 2, 2020 ` 19:17  
This subject was discussed at the working meeting between Murat Kumpilov, Head of Adygea, and representatives of SFT Group — Sergey Pogodin, Executive Director at Kartontara LLC, and Denis Belkovsky, Director of Corrugated Division at SFT Group. Its...

Corrugated cardboard production is planned to open in Khabarovsk

December 2, 2020 ` 19:12  
A shop producing corrugated cardboard from waste paper is supposed to be created at the premises of a cardboard and roofing felt plant in Khabarovsk. The enterprise is going to produce recycled cardboard (testliner), pulp cardboard (kraftliner) and...