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Russian particleboard exports are growing despite the situation with coronovirus

June 18, 2020 ` 15:36  
Despite the difficult epidemiological world situation in Q1 2020, particleboard exports from Russia grew by 21% and amounted to 458,000 м3. For example, in 1Q 2019, there was a decrease particleboard exports by 5.5% YoY to 378,000 м3....

Logs exports from Russia to Finland is declining a moderate pace

June 17, 2020 ` 15:10  
In 1Q 2020, softwood and hardwood logs exports from Russia to Finland decreased by 8.8% to 1.12 million m3. However, exports of hardwood raw materials almost did not change: there was just a slight decrease of 1.4% to...

Russia cut wood-based panels production in January-May 2020

June 17, 2020 ` 14:24  
According to the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat), plywood production in Russia in January-May 2020 decreased by 5.9% YoY to 1.6 million m³. The production of fiberboard (including MDF / HDF / floorings) also decreased by 15.2% YoY...

Holz House to invest over 213 million rubles in the expansion of its production in the Kirov region

June 17, 2020 ` 12:31  
As the media office of the Industrial Development Fund (IDF) reports, its expert council approved a loan for the implementation of Holz House’s project in the Kirov region. Holz House will organize production of glued beams, wood pellets,...

Investment projects of Les-Export and Sibirles being Implemented in the Tomsk region are included in the list of priority ones in the forest sector

June 15, 2020 ` 12:42  
Les-Export company is creating a harvesting infrastructure in Aleksandrovsky and Kargasoksky districts along with the facilities for integrated wood processing in the village of Krasny Yar. The project is expected to be implemented before 2024, investments will amount...

Russian Timber Journal 05-2020: how the current decline in exports of timber products caused by COVID-19 is similar to the situation of the 2008-2009 crisis; the Russian Government granted a six-month deferral to priority investment projects in the forest sector; DNS Les started producing OSB in Primorsky region

Russian Timber Journal 05-2020: comparing the 2008-2009 crisis with the current decline of forest products exports during the pandemic; in the Russian Far East was opened the first OSB production; the Russian government has granted a six-month deferment to...

Russia: logs and woodworking products exports have been declining for two quarters

June 15, 2020 ` 10:12  
Two quarters in a row there is a decrease in Russian logs and woodworking products exports. In 4Q 2019, the decline was 6% YoY, and in 1Q 2020 was -7% YoY. It’s forecasted, 2Q 2020 is also disappointing...

Tomsklesprom Xudong LLC (China) will launch a plywood plant based on the Asinovsky LPK by the end of 2020

June 11, 2020 ` 15:40  
LLC Tomsklesprom Syudun was registered on May 28 in Asino. The founders were Xudong LLC (51%) and Henda-Sibir LLC (49%). Henda-Siberia LLC is registered in the Teguldetsky district of the Tomsk region and is engaged in logging. The...

Segezha Group announces IFRS results for Q1 2020

June 10, 2020 ` 17:41  
The Company’s revenue dropped by 1.1% to RUB 14.3bn. OIBDA in Q1 2020 is down 33.6% YoY to RUB 2.6bn. The key factor that had a negative impact on the Group’s financial results is the decrease in paper...

In January-April 2020, Onega LDK (part of Segezha Group) increased the sawn timber export by 30%

June 3, 2020 ` 14:57  
In January-April 2020, Onega LDK increased the sawn timber production by 3.1% yoy to 79,344 m³, exports for the same period increased by almost 30% to 51,360 m³, Segezha Group reports. The plant ships sawn timber to containers...

DNS Les launched the OSB production In the Primorsk region

June 3, 2020 ` 09:41  
June 2, 2020, DNS Les launched OSB production in Spassk-Dalniy, the design capacity of the plant is 60,000 m³/year. Investments for the implementation of the project amounted to 1.38 billion rubles. The Governor of Primorsk region Oleg Kozhemyako took...

Europe’s parquet markets are already feeling the effects of coronavirus

May 28, 2020 ` 18:02  
On April 2, 2020, the board of the European Federation of the Parquet Industry (FEP) discussed the effects of the coronavirus crisis on the European markets. These generally started well in 2020 and showed stable to slightly positive...