Timber industry research & analytics 
UPM has created a new product based on wood nanocellulose for the medical industry
July 14, 2019 ` 18:05
The novel wood-based wound dressing offers significant benefits for both patients and hospitals and is ready to be sold on the European market after receiving regulatory approval and CE mark. Healing a wound as efficiently and comfortably as...
Sveza is considering the possibility of building a pulp and paper mill in the Vologda region
July 12, 2019 ` 16:25
According to the press service of Sveza from July 10, 2019, a new plant can be built in Cherepovets district, Vologda region. At the stage of discussion is the project of construction of a new generation of biotechnological...
Andritz to supply new HERB recovery boiler to Ilim Group’s “Big Ust-Ilimsk Project” in Russia
July 10, 2019 ` 13:33
The Andritz HERB recovery boiler will have a black liquor combustion capacity of 1,950 tds/d, with start-up planned in the second half of 2021. The order is part of the one billion US dollar “Big Ust-Ilimsk Project” that...
Russian Timber Journal 06-2019: WhatWood interview with President of United Panel Group; downward pricing trend for logs continues; packaging industry: on the way to circular economy; In 2018, China is increasing trade in wood; WhatWood’s statistics of log price index in Russia
July 9, 2019 ` 12:14
Russian Timber Journal 06-2019: WhatWood interview with President of United Panel Group; downward pricing trend for logs continues; packaging industry: on the way to circular economy; In 2018, China is increasing trade in wood; WhatWood’s statistics of log...
Andritz to rebuild OCC line and install newly developed PrimeScreens X at Cartiere del Polesine in Italy
July 5, 2019 ` 14:24
International technology Group Andritz has received an order from Cartiere del Polesine to rebuild an existing OCC line including reject treatment at the mill in Adria, Italy. In addition to all main process components, Andritz will also install...
For 5 months of 2019 exports of products of the concern “Bellesbumprom” increased by 11.5% to $239.7 million
July 4, 2019 ` 23:52
For the five months of 2019, the volume of production of industrial enterprises of the concern amounted to 646.8 million rubles, which in comparable conditions is 16.1% more than in the same period last year. Of the total...
Naberezhnye Chelny cardboard and paper mill and the Italian company Agnati signed a contract for the supply of corrugated Quantum
July 1, 2019 ` 11:30
As noted after the signing of the contract, the General Director of the plant Andrey Fomichev, the decisive arguments in favor of the Agnati equipment were compactness and original design. The length of the Quantum corrugated unit, which...
Smurfit Kappa St.-Petersburg JSC has received the award of the Quality Award-2018 for the high quality of products
June 30, 2019 ` 16:56
The Quality Award is an award of the Smurfit Kappa Group, awarded to productions that have reached the PPM 500 level during the year. The PPM metric (Parts Per Million) indicates the number of defective samples in relation...
The enterprise for the production of corrugated cardboard was opened in the Moscow region
June 25, 2019 ` 10:20
On June 21, 2019, in the KlinAvtoTrans industrial park in the urban district, the wedge has opened ChelnyUpak LLC, the new plant for the manufacture of corrugated cardboard and paper packaging. The production area of 18 thousand square...
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,...
