Timber industry research & analytics 
Smurfit Kappa to invest over 1 billion rubles to expand its production in the Leningrad region
June 21, 2021 ` 19:04
Smurfit Kappa Group will upgrade its sites in Kommunar and Vsevolozhsk. The investments in the project will total over 1 billion rubles of own funds. It is scheduled to start the works in the summer of 2021. Thanks...
Huhtamaki to build a second plant in Alabuga SEZ (Tatarstan)
June 18, 2021 ` 18:47
The new plant with a total area of 8,300 m² will produce 211 million egg boxes per year. The investments in the project are estimated at 1.4 billion rubles. The construction of the facility has already begun, the...
Mondi Syktyvkar LPK performs a scheduled overhaul of equipment
June 18, 2021 ` 18:40
The company suspended production for a scheduled annual overhaul of process equipment, that will last 2.5 weeks, on May 23, 2021. Repairs of papermaking machines are scheduled to be completed in about five days; the rest of the...
Russian Timber Journal 05-2021: Interview with Vadim Vodolazko, General Director of Schmidt & Olofson; The European Commission introduces temporary anti-dumping measures against the import of birch plywood from Russia; Russian Government introduces duties on the export of timber with a moisture content of over 22%; Smurfit Kappa to invest over 1 billion rubles to expand its production in the Leningrad region; Segezha Group and the Republic of Karelia confirm intention to construct a pulp and paper industrial complex
June 14, 2021 ` 21:06
Russian Timber Journal 05-2021: Vadim Vodolazko, General Director of Schmidt & Olofson: “According to our estimates, 10-15% of harvested timber is lost en route from the forest log depot to the mill log yard”; information on preliminary anti-dumping duties...
Wood pulp export from Russia decreased by 5.6% in January-April 2021
June 10, 2021 ` 15:56
In January-April 2021, the volume of wood pulp export from Russia decreased by 5.6% YoY, reaching 720,100 tons, as reported by the Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation. The value of foreign supplies increased by 15.2% to...
Segezha Group and the Republic of Karelia confirm intention to construct a state-of-the-art pulp and paper industrial complex
June 3, 2021 ` 23:59
On June 3, at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF 2021), Mikhail Shamolin, President of Segezha Group (a Sistema company), and Arthur Parfenchikov, Head of the Republic of Karelia, signed a letter of intent for the implementation...
Södra to raise price of NBSK to $1,380/tonne
June 1, 2021 ` 17:52
Södra Cell is increasing the price of its northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) pulp in Europe to $1,380, effective 1 June 2021. “In Europe a robust demand for NBSK is outpacing supply. This announcement reflects the overall market...
In January-April 2021, wood pulp production slightly increased in Russia
May 26, 2021 ` 14:35
According to the data of the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) in January-April 2021, the output of Russian wood pulp increased by 0.4% YoY to 3 million tons. Paper and cardboard production increased over the reporting period by...
In 2020, Ilim Group ramps up its production volumes by more than 12%
May 25, 2021 ` 18:16
Ilim Group measures its performance in 2020. The Company retained leadership in the Russian pulp and paper industry by delivering 3.637 million tons of products, which is an all-time record performance. In 2020, Ilim’s facilities produced 3.637 million...
Russian Timber Journal 04-2021: Possible scenarios of Russia’s unprocessed wood balance after imposing a ban on exports of softwood and hardwood logs; a state company for roundwood export will be established in Russia by the end of 2021; Segezha Group announces pricing of IPO and listing on Moscow Exchange; the European Commission published tentative anti-dumping duties for Russian producers of birch plywood
May 21, 2021 ` 21:27
Russian Timber Journal 04-2021: WhatWood agency about possible scenarios of Russia’s unprocessed wood balance after imposing a ban on exports of softwood and hardwood logs; Yury Trutnev, Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Envoy in the Far East, declared that...
Smurfit Kappa invests in German paper mill sitev
May 20, 2021 ` 11:49
Ireland-based packaging company Smurfit Kappa is set to spend around € 35 million on its Hoya paper mill and board manufacturing plant in northwest Germany. The company will replace the complete press section of the mill’s PM2 paper machine,...
Paper Excellence acquires Domtar in blockbuster $3 billion deal to expand into US market
May 19, 2021 ` 19:04
Paper Excellence, a global manufacturer of pulp and printing, writing, specialty, and packaging papers, has acquired Domtar, the largest integrated producer of uncoated free-sheet paper in North America, for $55.50 per share. The all-cash transaction represents an enterprise...
