Woodworking

Demand for MDF, HDF and fiberboard in 2012 started to grow earlier than expected. This was the result of financial and operation problems at some companies earlier, as said by Board & Lumber division director of Investlesprom Dmitriy...

Austrian Binderholz company that gave up plans to construct a mill in Kem (Karelia) in early 2012 is now going to build a new enterprise on the base of Kondopoga wood-exporting mill LLC, as company’s representative Georg Braun...

Sales of the only woodworking capacity of Continental Management company, Lesozavod-2 (Arkhangelsk), fell considerably in the first half-year. Compared to a year-ago figures, sales decreased … times to … million roubles, the company said. In Q2 compared to Q1, sales grew...

Chief Executive of Verkhneketskiy LPK mill Vladimir Shatalin announced possible bankruptcy due to high railway tariffs. He said that competition in railway transportation so far influenced forest industry negatively. ‘’Several years will pass until the market becomes stable and consumption...

Net benefit of Dyatkovo-DOZ mill (Bryansk region) increased four times in the first half-year up to … million roubles. Sales increased by …% to … million roubles. Dyatkovo-DOZ makes white and laminated particleboard, furniture, decoration paper as well as synthetic...

Chief Executive of Investlesprom holding Anton Zavalkovskiy said that housing construction in Russia ceased to be massive and shifted to retail sector… If you want to read full article, please subscribe for our Weekly — kb@whatwood.ru

Azimut LLC company is going to launch the first stage of its new Pechorskiy LPH project in Komi Republic. The whole project includes capacities which are able to produce …  cu m of lumber, … cu m of LVL, …...

Kraslesinvest company is going to launch Boguchany LPK mill in Krasnoyarsk region by late 2012. The starting capacity mill be 400,000 cu m, as CEO of theinvestor company Igor Vasilchenko said. He said it will require 800,000 cu m of...

Sales of Terneyles holding (Plastun, Primorskiy region) increased by 4.6% in the first half-year, up to 2.34 billion roubles (€59.7 million). Net benefit fell by… If you want to read full article, please subscribe for our Weekly — kb@whatwood.ru

Krestecky woodworking complex (LPK) company (Krestcy,Novgorodregion) is to build an OSB mill in Krestecky municipality. As municipal administrator said, a land plot is already reserved for this mill, and by late 2012 the project will be developed. If...

The Bank of Moscow increased its share in Investlesprom holding (headquartered inMoscow,Russia) from 23.4% to 26.9%. The bank is now the main creditor of the company: Investlesprom’s debts reach 30 billion roubles (€766.6 million). If you want to...

Rusforest appointed Garrett Soden as new CEO, the company reported. Earlier he worked as Financial Director in Etrion corporation (Switzerland) which deals in solar energy. From now on, Martin Hermansson who was the head of the company since June...