Pulp & Paper

Segezha Group (a subsidiary of Sistema PJSFC) and machine manufacturer Bellmer have agreed to build a new paper machine at the Group’s paper factory in Sokol, Vologda Region. The new machine will come online in 2023. This project...

The tightness that can be witnessed on the European pulp market has been aggravated after two pulp mills of UPM had to temporarily stop production. Due to technical problems, UPM had to suspend production at two Finnish pulp...

Segezha Group acquired Giprobum CJSC, an institution specializing in the design of pulp and paper mills, in early 2020. At the premises of the institute in St. Petersburg, the Group is creating its own “think tank” for improving...

Taiga Boguchany LLC (a subsidiary of Rockwell Capital) and Pöyry Rus LLC signed a contract for design and survey services for the construction of a biotechnological plant for value-added wood processing in Boguchansky district of the Krasnoyarsk region....

In 2020, investments in the Russian forest industry decreased by 9.8% YoY to RUB 136.7 billion. Investment in pulp and paper industry decreased by 20.8% YoY to RUB 22.55 bln; investments in forest harvesting fell by 5% YoY...

As Kommersant Newspaper reports, Lesosibirsky LDK No.1 (part of Segezha Group) sent an application to participate in the auction for the sale of the assets of Novoyeniseiskiy Wood-Chemical Complex (NWCC) on February 15, 2021. Lesosibirsky LDK No.1 was...

Green Bay Packaging Inc. (GBP), Green Bay, Wisconsin, has announced that the first reel of paper was produced March 11 at its paper mill in Green Bay. The company says this milestone comes two and a half years...

Södra Cell is increasing the price of its northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) pulp in Europe to $1,220, effective 1 April 2021. “The global NBSK market is very tight, and in Europe a robust demand is outpacing supply. This...

According to the data of the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) in January-February 2021, the output of Russian wood pulp grew by 0.6% YoY to 1.5 million tons. Paper and cardboard production increased over the reporting period by...

In January 2021, the volume of wood pulp export from Russia decreased by 8.7% YoY, reaching 176.6 thousand tons, as reported by the Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation. The value of foreign supplies increased by 5.1%...

Russian Timber Journal 02-2021: interview with Russ Taylor, President of Russ Taylor Global; Russian sawn timber market in 2020, outlook for 2021; Metsä Fibre going ahead with € 1.6 billion Kemi bioproduct mill investment; Segezha Group acquires Novoyeniseiskiy Wood Chemical Complex; Uvadrev places an...

The new business unit will work on the creation of efficient and high-tech products in the field of paper packaging. It will implement projects for the optimization of the design and appearance of packaging and test new packaging...