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Perm pulp and paper company presented the first in the Russian market of corrugated packaging free mobile application

June 22, 2019 ` 11:00  
At the international exhibition of the packaging industry RosUpack, which was held from June 18 to June 21, 2019, the high level of customer service of the group of enterprises “Perm pulp and paper company” was demonstrated to...

At RosUpack-2019, Segezha Group presented a new type of eco-friendly packaging made of paper SKE i4

June 21, 2019 ` 19:39  
From June 18 to June 21, Moscow hosts the 24th international exhibition of the packaging industry RosUpack-2019, the main themes of which this year are technological innovations in packaging and responsible consumption. The list of participants includes more...

Valmet will reconstruct the paper machine at Stora Enso plant in Finland

June 20, 2019 ` 20:16  
As reported in a press release dated June 18, 2019, Valmet will supply an extensive paper machine grade conversion rebuild for Stora Enso at its Oulu Mill in Finland. In the project, originally Valmet-supplied paper machine PM 7,...

21 billion rubles will be invested in the construction of OSB-plant in Bashkortostan

June 18, 2019 ` 23:43  
In the House of Republic on 17 June 2019, the acting Head of Bashkortostan Radium Khabirov and the founders of SibaiPlitProm Sergey Kurenkov and Vsevolod Chirkovskiy signed an investment agreement between the government of the Republic and the...

Since the beginning of 2019, Kastamonu has allocated more than 19 million rubles for environmental activities

June 17, 2019 ` 15:28  
At the end of the first five months of 2019 Kastamonu allocated more than 19 million rubles for environmental activities. In total, several dozens of measures were implemented to protect air, water, soil and land resources, to protect...

May 2019 was a record month for Lesosibirsky LDK №1 for the main production indicators for the last three years

June 16, 2019 ` 10:45  
More than 76 thousand cubic meters of roundwood were used for sawmill production, which is 20% more than in May 2016.  The best indicators were also the volume of drying and shipment of finished products – more than...

Pavlovsky woodworking plant: “The main task is to stimulate the Russian furniture and construction market to produce products from domestic raw materials»

June 15, 2019 ` 13:30  
On June 25, 2019, the grand opening of Pavlovsky woodworking plant (Pavlovsky DOK) will take place. This is one of the largest plants in Siberia and the Far East for processing low-grade wood into products in demand on...

Holz House launched the production of laminated veneer lumber in the Kirov region

June 14, 2019 ` 15:45  
According to the press service of the regional government, the second stage of production of houses made of laminated veneer lumber was launched in Luzа as part of the investment project. After the implementation of investment projects, more...

Ivan Klyuchnikov, CEO of Altailes: “The maximum effect in business can only be achieved by the full utilization of available resources”

June 13, 2019 ` 12:55  
Ivan Klyuchnikov, CEO of Altailes, told the WhatWood Agency about the group’s priority projects and shared his vision of promising and profitable areas of the forest sector. – How do you think the timber industry in Russia has...

In Q1 2019, Segezha Group’s revenue increased by 19.4% year-on-year to RUB 14.5 billion

June 12, 2019 ` 09:20  
OIBDA rose to 82.4% year-on-year and amounted to 4.0 bln RUB, OIBDA Margin was 27.4%, reported company’s press-service. As Mikhail Shamolin, President and Chairman of the Board of Segezha Group, noted, “in Q1 2019, Segezha Group reached a...

Russian Timber Journal 05-2019: WhatWood interview with CEO of Altailes; Causes of dropping prices for Russian plywood; Wood product exports hit by US tariffs; Rosleskhoz supported distant monitoring of forests; WhatWood’s study of Russian forest products exports and imports for 4 years; Sawmill profit margins fell substantially in North America

Russian Timber Journal 05-2019: WhatWood interview with CEO of Altailes; Causes of dropping prices for Russian plywood; Wood product exports hit by US tariffs; Rosleskhoz supported distant monitoring of forests; WhatWood’s study of Russian forest products exports and...

VEB.RF declared a strategic partner for the construction of a new pulp and paper mill in Krasnoyarsk region

June 11, 2019 ` 08:00  
VEB.RF and the investment company Rockwell Capital signed a Memorandum of intent to establish a holding company as part of the implementation of a joint strategy in the timber processing complex of Russia. As the first project, the...