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In January – October 2020, Russia increased its plywood export volume by 4.4% YoY, reaching 2.407 million m³, as reported by the Federal Customs Service of Russia. Russian plywood shipments reduced by 1.7% YoY in monetary terms over...

According to data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia, the volume of wood pulp export grew by 12.1% YoY in January — October 2020, reaching 1.907 million tons. In monetary terms, the export reduced by 6.7% YoY,...

The ECC (Eurasian Communication Centre) along with WhatWood consultant agency had been tasked by the government of the Sakhalin region to conduct a study of the timber industry’s possible development directions within the Sakhalin area. This article presents...

In January – October 2020, the volume of sawn timber exported from Russia reduced by 5.3% YoY, down to 12.7 million m³, as reported by the Federal Customs Service of Russia.

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 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 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 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....

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...

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 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...

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...