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Sveza will invest about 6 billion rubles in the expansion of production
May 31, 2019 ` 14:35
According to the corporate press service, Sveza is implementing the investment project “Novator +52”, which provides for the construction of a high-tech full-cycle production line in partnership with the Japanese company Hashimoto Denki and will increase the production... 
Stora Enso will convert a paper mill in Oulu in the production of packaging
May 30, 2019 ` 13:25
The investment will amount to 350 million euros. As a result of technical re-equipment, the paper machine No. 7 will be transformed into the production of high-quality Kraftliner based on natural fiber, as well as the paper machine... 
In Salsk Segezha Group is preparing to launch a new line for the production of industrial paper packaging
May 29, 2019 ` 13:45
This was reported in the corporate press release, currently in the branch of “Segezhskaya packaging” in the city of Salsk of the Rostov region is preparing the production site to the installation of new equipment. Semi-automatic line for... 
In the production of cardboard Arkhangelsk PPM held a technical launch of a new cardboard machine №2
May 28, 2019 ` 19:45
The implementation of one of the most technically complex projects in the Russian pulp and paper industry took a total of two years. The total cost of modernization of the cardboard machine №2 amounted to 6.8 billion rubles.... 
New pellet plant started in the Arkhangelsk region
May 27, 2019 ` 13:30
As noted by Kirill Khudyakov, head of pellet production group of companies “Region-Les”: “the plant consists of four sections: feeding and grinding, drying, pressing and pelletizing”. The launch of the new pellet plant closes the full cycle of... 
The Russian company will supply a equipment for processing low-quality wood into liquid biofuel to Germany
May 26, 2019 ` 20:00
EnergoLesProm LLC, 100% daughter of ELP Group LLC, the portfolio company of Fund of sowing investments of RVC, signed the first export contract for delivery to Germany of installation of fast pyrolysis FPP02 for processing of low-quality wood... 
By 2025 Naberezhnochelninsky Cardboard and Paper Mill will start production of a new product – white toilet paper made of cellulose
May 25, 2019 ` 20:00
The project was included in the enterprise development program until 2025. According to the portal of entrepreneurs Chelny-biz.ru General Director of the plant Andrey Fomichev, that negotiations are already underway on the choice of technology: “We are well aware... 
Segezha Group acquired a set of equipment for a new CLT plant in the Vologda region
May 24, 2019 ` 16:00
New asset Segezha Group – Sokol CLT LLC – is scheduled to place at the site of the Sokolsky woodworking plant. The capacity of the plant “Sokol CLT” will be 35 thousand m3 of finished products per year... For 4 months of 2019, the enterprises of the timber industry of the Vologda region shipped products for 18.2 billion rubles
May 23, 2019 ` 16:00
According to the regional press service, the enterprises of the timber industry complex prepared and sold wood in the amount of 4.1 billion rubles (110.8 % by 2018); shipped wood products – by 12.2 billion rubles (114.6 %... 
During the navigation period, the first batches of roundwood were delivered to the Lesosibirsk LDK №1
May 22, 2019 ` 14:00
More than 24 thousand cubic meters of wood raw materials in rafts and about 3 thousand cubic meters on barges came to raid of Lesosibirsk LDK №1 (part of the Segezha Group, AFK “Sistema”) in the Krasnoyarsk region.... 
In the Vologda region, three investment projects for the development of forests are recommended for completion
May 21, 2019 ` 17:45
According to Roman Markov, head of the Department of the forest complex of the Vologda region, the company “Nikolsky les” fulfilled its obligations to create capacities for deep processing of wood. The volume of investments in the project... 
In Q1 2019, Smurfit Kappa’s revenue increased by 7% to €2,316 billion
May 20, 2019 ` 16:30
The company’s EBITDA increased by 25% to €424 million. The results were influenced by several parameters: high prices for corrugated products, increased demand, as well as cost optimization and modernization of the group’s production facilities. In comparison with... About WhatWood project
WhatWood agency is the only Russian consulting company with core specialization in the timber industry analytics. Within five years of timber market research we have provided services to 130 clients in 15 countries from Finland to Canada, from UK to Korea: industrial companies, banks, investors, government agencies, scientific organizations, and individual entrepreneurs. We have unique contact and knowledge base, as well as deep understanding of the regional industry and market in Russia. We give presentations at major industry events and are cited by the main Russian business media. To get in touch with us, please visit the About Us page. You can also browse the catalogue of our products.
