Woodworking

After the dramatic production decline between 1993 and 2002, Russia has been consistently ramping up the output of sawn timber. It should be noted that the collection of statistics data by Rosstat does not cover small and medium-sized...

The investment project is being implemented by Verba LLC. The company will receive a subsidy of 252.5 million rubles from the federal and regional budgets and invest 70 million rubles of its own funds. The timber enterprise with...

Sveza mill in St. Petersburg has launched the production of large-format plywood measuring 5×11 feet (1525х3355 mm). The introduction of a new product is due, on the one hand, to the customer demand in the transport and construction...

According to data from the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) in January-February 2021, plywood production in Russia increased by 13.1% YoY to 701,000 m³. The output of fiberboard (including MDF/HDF/flooring) also increased by 2.7% YoY to 112 mln...

According to data from the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat), Russia reduced sawn timber production by 3.9% YoY to 4.4 million m³ in January-February 2021.

Segezha Group, a subsidiary of Sistema PJSFC and a leading Russian vertically integrated holding company in the forest industry performing a full cycle of operations from logging to advanced wood processing, announces its audited consolidated financial results prepared...

Ukraine will revise the 31.58% anti-dumping duty on the import of wet-process hard fiberboards from Russia due to the expiration of the 5-year period of its application. The duty has been extended for the revision period initiated by...

The installation of a new timber sorting line, costing as much €3 million, is the latest step in the modernization of the woodworking enterprise LLC KimaBel in Polotsk District, Vitebsk Oblast, Belta news agency reported. The sophisticated timber...

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...

British Columbia-based Interfor, one of North America’s largest lumber producers, has bought WestRock’s South Carolina sawmill for $59 million in cash. The sawmill is located 65 miles southwest of Interfor’s existing Georgetown, S.C. mill and 115 miles northeast...

In January 2021, Russia increased its plywood export volume by 2.4% YoY, reaching 224,800 m³, as reported by the Federal Customs Service of Russia. In value terms, for the reporting period, Russian plywood supplies increased by 21.7% YoY...

In quantity terms, EU27 imports of tropical sawnwood declined 16% to 726,200 m³ in the first eleven months of 2020. Imports fell sharply from all major supply countries; down 18% from Cameroon to 257,700 m³, 13% from Brazil...