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After multi-week rises, most softwood lumber prices US declined slightly in early November

November 17, 2021 ` 13:49  
According to Madison’s Lumber Reporter, in the week ending November 5, 2021 the wholesaler price of benchmark softwood timber commodity item Western S-P-F KD 2×4 #2&Btr was $620 ($400/m³). Compared to the previous week, lumber fell by $10...

Kastamonu introduced Class 34 laminate flooring to the Russian market

November 16, 2021 ` 17:52  
Kastamonu added laminate flooring of the highest 34th wear resistance class to its product line. The new collection is called Ultramarine and includes four decors. Class 34 laminate flooring is certified by two indicators: wear capacity and impact...

Arbor Nova is investing 200 million rubles in upgrading furniture elements production

November 16, 2021 ` 17:48  
The company is going to expand its current venue in Kurovitsy village, Leningrad Region. The production area will increase by more than 4,000 m², process flows will be optimized, a number of production processes will be automated and...

Bankruptcy proceedings in relation to AVA Company have been terminated

November 15, 2021 ` 20:56  
Based on the motion by the founder and the resolution of the meeting of creditors of AVA Company woodworking plant, the Commercial Court of the Omsk Region terminated the receivership bankruptcy procedure and transferred the company to the...

Sudoma sawmill opened the biggest furniture boards production site in the Pskov Region

November 15, 2021 ` 20:53  
Sudoma sawmill launched a new production shop to make furniture boards, rough-sawn and cut-to-exact size furniture blanks with the capacity of 8,400 m³ of product per year in Dedovichi urban settlement, Pskov Region. This is the region’s biggest...

In January-September 2021, Russia reduced its export of sawn timber by 4.8%

November 11, 2021 ` 19:00  
In January-September 2021, the volume of sawn timber exported from Russia reduced by 4.8% YoY and totaled 23 million m³, as reported by the Federal Customs Service of Russia. The value of foreign sawn timber shipments from Russia...

In January-September 2021, Russian plywood export increased by 9.9%

November 11, 2021 ` 18:22  
In January-September 2021, Russia increased its plywood export volume by 9.9% YoY, reaching 2.293 million m³, as reported by the Federal Customs Service of Russia. In value terms, for the reporting period, Russian plywood supplies increased by 62.4%...

Segezha Group to build a new glulam plant in Karelia

November 10, 2021 ` 18:03  
Segezha Group is planning the construction of a glued laminated timber plant in the town of Segezha in the Republic of Karelia. Investment in the project will amount to some RUB 13.4 billion. The plant’s output will be...

US lumber prices continue to rise, ignoring seasonal declines

November 2, 2021 ` 19:00  
As far as the seasonal cycle of lumber sales — thus prices — goes, normally, after the Labour Day long weekend, demand starts to drop and by U.S. Thanksgiving, demand reaches the annual low. This didn’t happen last...

ULK Group upgraded its green sawn timber sorting line at Pestovsky LPK

October 29, 2021 ` 22:38  
The plant located in the Novgorod Region completed installation and setup of the cross-section measuring instrument at the raw sorting area of the sawmilling shop. The new equipment is supposed to improve the accuracy of sawn timber sorting...

Oktyabrsky LZK is going to invest over 1 billion rubles to build a sawmill in the Irkutsk Region

October 29, 2021 ` 22:33  
The project includes building a new sawmill and additional drying kilns, an electrical substation, approach roads and a wood pellet plant with the capacity of 40,000 t of wood pellets a year. The mill commissioning is scheduled for...

In January-September 2021, Sveza increased plywood production by 8%

October 29, 2021 ` 22:11  
Sveza Group summarized the results of the first nine months of 2021. The market grew steadily recovering from the pandemic blows of 2020 allowing Sveza to enjoy increased demand domestically and abroad. From January through September 2021, Sveza...