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WhatWood: On the Russian OSB market, DOK Kalevala competes in the middle-price segment with Egger

June 10, 2014 ` 02:18  
The growth of OSB imports from Romania into Russia last year occurred due to the increase of capacities at the mills of Egger and Kronospan. The latter completed an investment project in September 2013 worth EUR 40 million...

Brix & Kamp Energy to produce bioenergy boilers in Pskov region

June 10, 2014 ` 02:57  
A consulting and engineering company from Denmark, Brix & Kamp Energy, will start construction of a plant for the production of bioenergy boilers in June 2014 on the territory of the special economic zone Moglino in the Pskov...

Russian Forest Products Association collects funds for forest fire victims in Irkutsk region

June 2, 2014 ` 14:52  
Russian National Forest Products Association has begun to collect funds for residents in remote town of Irkutsk region, where a wildfire has left 30 families homeless. Presently, 94 people (including 14 children) have found a shelter and live...

WhatWood: In Q1 2014, average export price for Russian sawn timber rose 0.2%

May 24, 2014 ` 19:28  
The average price of sawn timber exported from Russia following the results of the first quarter of 2014 amounted to $176.3, which is 0.2% higher than a year ago. Compared to Q4 2013, prices increased by 1%. However,...

Russian Timber Group to build a 95,000 t pellet mill

May 24, 2014 ` 19:30  
Russian Timber Group plans the construction of a plant for pellet production with capacity of 95 thousand tonnes per year in the village of Novaya Igirma (Irkutsk region). Pellet plant will be built on the existing site of...

RusForest announced first shipment of pellets from Arkhangelsk LDK-3 mill

May 10, 2014 ` 13:29  
RusForest recently shipped more than 6,000 tonnes of wood pellets produced at the company’s LDK-3 mill in Arkhangelsk. The pellets are expected to be used as fuel for a European coal-fired power plant. The pellet mill passed the...

Conference on biomass to be held on 19 June in St. Petersburg

May 10, 2014 ` 13:28  
On June 19, 2014, the pavilion 6-2 in the exhibition complex Lenexpo, St. Petersburg, will host a conference “Energy from biomass: boiler-houses and thermal power station on biofuels, the production of pellets, briquettes, and biogas in Russia and...

Participants of “Foresight: Wooden house-building 2030 gains momentum” to discuss the industry in three sessions

May 10, 2014 ` 13:18  
The participants of the project “Foresight: Wooden house-building 2030 gains momentum” will gather on 6, 15 and 28 May at three discussion sessions to talk about the frame technology in housing construction, architecture of wooden houses and usage...

Timber exports from Russia to China through Suifenhe sharply increased in Q1

April 25, 2014 ` 14:02  
In January-March 2014, a sharp increase was registered in the imports of wood from Russia through the border town of Suifenhe (Heilongjiang province), as Xinhua agency reported. Deliveries of roundwood increased by 38% year-on-year up to 990 thousand...

Sveza does not exclude growth of prices for Russian plywood

April 25, 2014 ` 13:57  
Sveza Group does not exclude growth of prices for Russian-made plywood, as said in the press release of the company. The appreciation of plywood can be triggered by two factors: wood shortage and price growth, as well as...

WhatWood editor will report on Russian wood & timber industry at Global Wood Industry Forum in Guangzhou

Wood Guangzhou arrangers announced the list of speakers at the Global Wood Industry Forum 2014 which will be held concurrently with the fair on May 12-14, 2014. WhatWood analytic agency editor Kirill Baranov will report on the Russian...

AFK Sistema officially announced its purchase of Investlesprom holding

April 15, 2014 ` 01:01  
Vladimir Yevtushenkov’s Sistema group of companies officially announced acquisition of Investlesprom assets on April 4. It is one of the largest timber industry companies in Russia. Legal completion of the transaction requires the consent of the antimonopoly authorities,...