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Kirov region: tax and non-tax revenues from the forest sector in the budget amounted to 2.5 billion rubles

April 1, 2019 ` 16:00  
Tax and non-tax revenues from the forest sector to the budget of the Kirov region in 2018 amounted to about 2.5 billion rubles, which is 40.8% higher than in 2017. — The result was achieved through the effective...

Andritz to supply wood processing plant for Ilim Group in Russia

March 29, 2019 ` 16:00  
International technology Group Andritz has received an order from the Ilim Group to supply a wood processing plant with two debarking and chipping lines, chip and bark handling equipment, and a SmartWoodyard advanced control system to the Koryazhma...

In the Smolensk region they will build a new furniture factory for 180 million rubles

March 28, 2019 ` 14:00  
In the Smolensk region on 20 March 2019 status of the resident of industrial Park “Phoenix” received the Moscow company ” PO DUBRAVIYA”. Now the enterprise is located in the Moscow region and specializes in the release of...

“Mondi Syktyvkarsky timber industry complex” invested 5 billion rubles in the modernization of treatment facilities

March 26, 2019 ` 16:00  
Last Friday, 22 March 2019, a solemn opening of the upgraded wastewater treatment facilities for “Mondi Syktyvkarsky timber industry complex”. At the presentation of the implemented project, the General Director of Mondi SLPK Klaus Peller noted that ”...

In 2019, a large logging company in the North-West of Russia will increase the volume of construction of forest roads by 20 %

March 26, 2019 ` 14:00  
Logging enterprises of the group of companies “Titan” in 2018 built 1 070,44 km of roads, including 179,4 km of year-round and 891,1 km of winter roads. Pinezhsky and Kholmogorsky districts became the main territory of construction (157.8...

By 2023 Koenig & Bauer, a German manufacturer of printing presses for packaging, plans to increase profits to 1.5 billion euros

March 25, 2019 ` 14:00  
According to Сlaus Bolza-Schünemann, CEO of Koenig & Bauer, “the growth of the cardboard, corrugated and flexible packaging markets will allow us to actively use the available opportunities. Therefore, by 2023, we plan to increase the company’s revenue...

The State Duma was submitted a law-in-draft on a long-term moratorium on raw timber exports until December 1, 2035

March 15, 2019 ` 07:21  
Raw timber exports as this would contradict with the rules of the World Trade Organization as well as of the international treaties of the Russian Federation, but a ban on harvesting for exports. It is proposed to amend...

The WhatWood study: idle raw material resources allow Russia to produce 9-10 million tons of wood pellets annually

March 22, 2019 ` 17:00  
On March 19, 2019, St. Petersburg hosted the annual Bioenergy Congress, where the industry participants discussed the current situation in the Russian and international markets. At the congress, Marina Zotova, Consultant of  WhatWood Timber Industry Analytics Agency, presented a report...

In May 2019, Ustyansky timber industry complex will stop production for scheduled maintenance

March 22, 2019 ` 16:00  
In Ustyansky timber industry has started preparations for a planned production stop for maintenance, which will occur in May, according to press-service GC “ULK”. The list of necessary works is formed, monitoring and acquisition of components and spare...

The IV international conference “Timber & sawn wood market” will be held in Moscow on April 25, 2019

March 22, 2019 ` 14:00  
The event will be the main information platform for business communication of timber industry specialists and will be held in InterContinental Moscow Tverskaya (Tverskaya st., 22). The speakers of the conference will be representatives of the Ministry of...

Kastamonu has certified the MDF according to the norms of the European Union

March 21, 2019 ` 18:00  
Kastamonu has received a CE certificate for MDF in the thickness range up to 30 mm, which confirms the compliance of products with the leading European standards (EN standards). Earlier, the certificate of European conformity of the CE...

In 2019, the plant “Sveza Manturovo” with the help of snowing preserved a record amount of wood

March 21, 2019 ` 16:00  
As reported by the enterprise press-service, in 2019 the plant “Sveza Manturovo” mothballed 46 thousand m3 of timber. This is the largest volume of raw materials harvested in this way in the history of the plant. According to...