Woodworking

Lesnoy Ural Lobva commissioned the second phase of value-added wood processing area. The company launched a continuous flow sawmilling shop with the capacity of up to 180 m³ of square edged timber per shift, a plant producing wood...

In October 2020, Vokhtogalesdrev (Vokhtoga village, Vologda Region) produced 1.2 million m² of laminated particleboard – this is record performance for the company. It is owned by Group Vologodskiye Lesopromyshlenniki and Cherepovets Plywood and Furniture Plant.

This possibility was discussed by Alexander Drozdenko, Governor of the Leningrad Region, and Alexey Mordashov, Chairman of the Board of Directors at Sveza. Sveza is currently selecting the project and the Russian region where the new production venue...

The Russian bank is going to fund construction of an export-oriented plant producing birch plywood in the Vologda Region at the premises of a joint venture of Plitwood created by Group Vologodskiye Lesopromyshlenniki and Cherepovets Plywood and Furniture...

Mikhail Shamolin, President and Chairman of the Board at Segezha Group, spoke about the prospects of banning roundwood exports from Russia as of January 1, 2022 in an interview with RBC. “It is undoubtedly a perfectly correct solution...

This idea was supported by company’s lenders at the general meeting. Unsold equipment and property of the bankrupted company will be leased to a new owner – Profit Group. The new owner also held meetings with the Government...

After dramatic production decline in the period 1992-2002 Russia is steadily increasing its saw timber. It is worth noting once again that the collection of statistical information by Federal State Statistics Service does not cover medium, small and...

Segezha Group updated a part of Homag sawing machine at Vyatsky Plywood Mill in Kirov. The total project value was about 2 million rubles. The equipment was delivered and installed by Homag Russland. Upgrading this equipment will make...

A $3.1-billion all-stock deal to take over Norbord Inc. will transform West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. into a “global diversified wood products company,” CEO Ray Ferris said Thursday. Norbord, the world’s largest manufacturer of oriented strand board housing...

Russian Timber Journal 10-2020: the European Commission reported the start of the investigation that will determine whether Russian birch plywood import is subject to dumping and whether the European Union industry was harmed; WhatWood Agency had a conversation...

According to data from the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) in January-October 2020, plywood production in Russia decreased by 5.1% YoY to 3.3 million m³. The output of fiberboard (including MDF/HDF/flooring) decreased as well – by 7.7% YoY...

In 2019 the large-format plywood production in Russia amounted to 2.88 million m³ (2.08 million m³ was sold for export). The production of the 5×5 “square” format amounted to 1.91 million m³, of which 1.37 million m³ were...