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Segezha Group started shipping laminated beams and CLT from Sokol to China

January 18, 2024 ` 23:27  
In December, Segezha Group made the first shipment of laminated beams and CLT to Chinese customers. The train with two containers of laminated beams (105 m³) and two containers of CLT panels (100 m³) has already arrived in...

Rosleskhoz: 11 investment projects on wooden housing construction are being implemented in the Northwestern Federal District

September 28, 2023 ` 18:59  
The greatest number of priority investment projects in the forest sector is concentrated in the Northwestern Federal District. Specifically, 11 of them are aimed at producing structures and materials for wooden housing construction, as reported by the press...

U.S. housing starts show substantial rebound In July

August 21, 2023 ` 19:28  
The Commerce Department said housing starts surged 3.9% to an annual rate of 1.452 million in July after plunging by 11.7% to a revised rate of 1.398 million in June. Economists had expected housing starts to increase to...

Russian Timber Journal 02-2023: interview with Yuri Strezhen, CEO at Praktika Group; state support measures for the Russian timber industry affected by the sanctions pressure; China reduced log imports from all the main suppliers in 2022; Vladimir Putin proposed to grant enterprises a deferment on forest area lease payments for unharvested timber; the Government of the Russian Federation increased the maximum amount of compensation for the expenses of timber enterprises for the transportation of their products; in 2022, Russia reduced the volume of logging by 13.5% to 194.6 million m³, according to Roslesinforg; Russian Railways resumed accepting sawn timber for export shipments through Kazakhstan; International Paper reaches agreement to sell ownership interest in Ilim joint venture; Segezha Group may reorient the Segezha West project to new products; the volume of furniture export from Russia dropped by 39% YoY in 2022, down to 29.5 billion rubles; Luzales and Slotex acquire Russian assets of IKEA

Russian Timber Journal 02-2023: Yuri Strezhen, CEO at Praktika Group: “This is a good time to improve the efficiency of both production and administrative processes of enterprises”; support measures mentioned by the business, relevant agencies, regions, the Government...