Sveza mill in the Perm Region increased capacity by 25%
March 25, 2021 ` 16:51
The Sveza mill in Uralsky completed a major investment project resulting in production capacity increase by 40,000 m³ per year. The investments amounted to over 1 billion rubles. Full-scale modernisation of woodworking facilities of the plywood mill in...
Södra’s new facility for CLT will ten-fold production capacity
March 24, 2021 ` 17:59
The new facility is being built at the combined plant in Värö, north of Varberg, where Södra’s first CLT facility is located. The new facility is expected to be commissioned in mid-2022 – and it will get off...
A new sawmill with a capacity of 75,000 m³ per year put into operation in the Arkhangelsk region
March 23, 2021 ` 19:17
Akvilon LLC is implementing a project for the construction of a timber enterprise in the village of Plesetsk to be completed in two years. The investments will amount to over 450 million rubles of own and borrowed funds....
Russia increased its roundwood exports by 30.1% In January 2021
March 23, 2021 ` 16:44
In January 2021, the volume of Russian roundwood exports increased by 30.1% YoY to 1.026 million m³, in value terms, exports increased by 33.7% YoY to $75 million, the Federal Customs Service of Russia reports. The volume of...
Russian sawn timber market: results for 2020, outlook for 2021
March 19, 2021 ` 17:12
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...
A waste-free timber enterprise to be built in Tuva (Russia)
March 18, 2021 ` 20:22
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 begun the production of plywood of a new format
March 18, 2021 ` 20:16
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...
Russia increased wood-based panels production in January-February 2021
March 17, 2021 ` 13:29
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...
Russia reduced sawn timber production in January-February 2021
March 17, 2021 ` 12:56
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 announces FY 2020 IFRS financial results
March 17, 2021 ` 12:00
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 extends the duty on the import of fiberboards from Russia
March 16, 2021 ` 18:53
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...
Belarusian sawmill Kimabel to add new sorting line
March 16, 2021 ` 12:55
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...
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