Woodworking

Raute Corporation has received orders worth approximately € 30 million from VMG Group in Lithuania. The orders consist of production machinery for a complete laminated veneer lumber (LVL) process, and the machines will be delivered to VMG’s upcoming...

In 1Q 2021, the volume of wood pulp export from Russia decreased by 7.1% YoY, reaching 512,000 tons, as reported by the Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation. The value of foreign supplies increased by 8.2% to...

In 1Q 2021, Russia increased its plywood export volume by 7.1% YoY, reaching 775,100 m³, as reported by the Federal Customs Service of Russia. In value terms, for the reporting period, Russian plywood supplies increased by 22.2% YoY...

In 1Q 2021, the volume of sawn timber exported from Russia reduced by 9.6% YoY and totaled 4.64 million m³, as reported by the Federal Customs Service of Russia. The value of foreign sawn timber shipments from Russia...

Kastamonu, the leading manufacturer of the wood processing industry in Russia, has launched the third production line. The launch took place on March 5, 2021. Thanks to the opening of the third line, the total volume of laminate...

The exports value of forest industry products totalled € 0.89 billion in February 2021. In January-February 2021 the exports value totalled in real terms € 1.73 billion and increased from same period previous year by a tenth (deflated...

To produce the panels, the enterprise uses MDF, HDF, and composite materials. The products are used for finishing kitchens, bathrooms, ceilings, and floors. The annual production capacity is 50,000 m² of panels. The investments amounted to 135 million...

NeoLigno is Stora Enso’s latest addition to the range of products. It is a fully bio-based binder system without formaldehyde and isocyanates. Initial target applications are in particleboards and insulation materials used in the building and construction industry....

Euroports Finland and Metsä Fibre have signed a multi-year service agreement, under which the port operator will take care of handling the finished products of the sawmill that is going to be built in Rauma by the third...

In summer 2021, the Eco Development Group wants to start building a $ 47 million CLT plant at the Parry Sound Area Industrial Park to produce house kits for use in residential construction. Andrey Vovchenko, general manager at...

In March 2021, the new Sokol CLT plant shipped Russia’s first mass-produced cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels to its first customer, a buyer in the Leningrad Region. The plant belongs to Segezha Group, a Sistema JSFC company. The CLT...

Rising further after reaching seemingly impossible highs, in the week ending April 23, 2021, the wholesaler price of benchmark softwood lumber commodity item Western S-P-F KD 2×4 #2&Btr was $1,330 mfbm. This is up by +$120, or +9%,...