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US housing starts slow — builder optimism falls
July 5, 2021 ` 19:02
US homebuilding rebounded less than expected in May 2021 as expensive lumber and shortages of other materials continued to constrain builders’ ability to take advantage of an acute shortage of houses on the market. The latest report from...
A project aimed at the development of individual housing construction was announced in the Khabarovsk Region
June 30, 2021 ` 16:11
The project, which was initiated by the Acting Khabarovsk Region Mikhail Degtyarev, is focused on mass standard housing construction in areas where low-rise wooden buildings are especially in demand. The Agency for Attraction of Investments and Development of...
Russian Timber Journal 05-2021: Interview with Vadim Vodolazko, General Director of Schmidt & Olofson; The European Commission introduces temporary anti-dumping measures against the import of birch plywood from Russia; Russian Government introduces duties on the export of timber with a moisture content of over 22%; Smurfit Kappa to invest over 1 billion rubles to expand its production in the Leningrad region; Segezha Group and the Republic of Karelia confirm intention to construct a pulp and paper industrial complex
June 14, 2021 ` 21:06
Russian Timber Journal 05-2021: Vadim Vodolazko, General Director of Schmidt & Olofson: “According to our estimates, 10-15% of harvested timber is lost en route from the forest log depot to the mill log yard”; information on preliminary anti-dumping duties...
Russian Timber Journal 04-2021: Possible scenarios of Russia’s unprocessed wood balance after imposing a ban on exports of softwood and hardwood logs; a state company for roundwood export will be established in Russia by the end of 2021; Segezha Group announces pricing of IPO and listing on Moscow Exchange; the European Commission published tentative anti-dumping duties for Russian producers of birch plywood
May 21, 2021 ` 21:27
Russian Timber Journal 04-2021: WhatWood agency about possible scenarios of Russia’s unprocessed wood balance after imposing a ban on exports of softwood and hardwood logs; Yury Trutnev, Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Envoy in the Far East, declared that...
In March 2021, wooden housing construction in Japan decreased by 2.8% YoY to 39 thousand units
May 6, 2021 ` 15:33
In March 2021, new home construction increased by 1.5% YoY to 71.8 thousand units.
Russian customer receives Segezha Group’s first shipment of CLT panels
April 29, 2021 ` 18:59
In March 2021, the new Sokol CLT plant shipped Russia’s first mass-produced cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels to its first customer, a buyer in the Leningrad Region. The plant belongs to Segezha Group, a Sistema JSFC company. The CLT...
Ladozhsky DSK started producing CLT
April 26, 2021 ` 17:59
Ladozhsky DSK launched CLT production in the village of Avrovo (Leningrad region). The installed equipment was manufactured by Minda, a German company. Upon reaching the design capacity, the enterprise will produce products worth 19 billion rubles per year....
US housing starts move higher in March 2021
April 20, 2021 ` 17:43
A report released by the Commerce Department on Friday showed a substantial rebound in new residential construction in the U.S. in the month of March 2021. The Commerce Department said housing starts skyrocketed by 19.4% to an annual...
Russian Timber Journal 03-2021: interview with Oleg Fokin, Commercial Director of Sudoma Sawmill; markets of South Korea and Japan: prospects for the development of wood pellet exports from Russia; U.S. softwood sawn timber prices unchanged from the previous week; timber exporters from Irkutsk are experiencing difficulties in shipping products to China; investments in the Russian forest industry decreased by 9.8% in 2020
April 8, 2021 ` 17:03
Russian Timber Journal 03-2021: Oleg Fokin, Commercial Director of Sudoma Sawmill: “At the moment, Russia does not have enough own production facilities for processing low-grade timber in full”; WhatWood: Russian wood pellet exports outlook to the South Korea and...
Södra’s new facility for CLT will ten-fold production capacity
March 24, 2021 ` 17:59
The new facility is being built at the combined plant in Värö, north of Varberg, where Södra’s first CLT facility is located. The new facility is expected to be commissioned in mid-2022 – and it will get off...
US housing starts drop 10.3% in February 2021
March 22, 2021 ` 18:41
New residential construction in the U.S. showed a substantial decrease in the month of February 2021, according to a report released by the US Commerce Department on Wednesday, with housing starts extending the sharp pullback seen in the...
Russian Timber Journal 02-2021: interview with Russ Taylor, President of Russ Taylor Global; Russian sawn timber market in 2020, outlook for 2021; Metsä Fibre going ahead with € 1.6 billion Kemi bioproduct mill investment; Segezha Group acquires Novoyeniseiskiy Wood Chemical Complex; Uvadrev places an order from Siempelkamp
March 15, 2021 ` 16:57
Russian Timber Journal 02-2021: interview with Russ Taylor, President of Russ Taylor Global; Russian sawn timber market in 2020, outlook for 2021; Metsä Fibre going ahead with € 1.6 billion Kemi bioproduct mill investment; Segezha Group acquires Novoyeniseiskiy Wood Chemical Complex; Uvadrev places an...
