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Andritz to rebuild OCC line and install newly developed PrimeScreens X at Cartiere del Polesine in Italy
July 5, 2019 ` 14:24
International technology Group Andritz has received an order from Cartiere del Polesine to rebuild an existing OCC line including reject treatment at the mill in Adria, Italy. In addition to all main process components, Andritz will also install... 
For 5 months of 2019 exports of products of the concern “Bellesbumprom” increased by 11.5% to $239.7 million
July 4, 2019 ` 23:52
For the five months of 2019, the volume of production of industrial enterprises of the concern amounted to 646.8 million rubles, which in comparable conditions is 16.1% more than in the same period last year. Of the total... Conifex sold Hampton Lumber sawmill for $39 million
July 3, 2019 ` 23:21
24 June 2019, Conifex Timber Inc. signed an agreement with Hampton Lumber (the “Purchase Agreement”) to sell the Fort St.James sawmill and the corresponding forest license. The purchase price is about $39 million plus the market value of... 
Sveza is the first Russian companies to start the supply of plywood in Argentina
July 2, 2019 ` 14:25
Large-format laminated plywood was exported, including one of the specialized products of the company SVEZA Deck 350 – plywood with a marking grid for formwork floors. Argentina is considered to be a complex market in terms of registration... 
Naberezhnye Chelny cardboard and paper mill and the Italian company Agnati signed a contract for the supply of corrugated Quantum
July 1, 2019 ` 11:30
As noted after the signing of the contract, the General Director of the plant Andrey Fomichev, the decisive arguments in favor of the Agnati equipment were compactness and original design. The length of the Quantum corrugated unit, which... 
Smurfit Kappa St.-Petersburg JSC has received the award of the Quality Award-2018 for the high quality of products
June 30, 2019 ` 16:56
The Quality Award is an award of the Smurfit Kappa Group, awarded to productions that have reached the PPM 500 level during the year. The PPM metric (Parts Per Million) indicates the number of defective samples in relation... 
Komi implements priority investment projects worth more than 6 billion rubles
June 29, 2019 ` 09:45
Acting Minister of investment, industry and transport of the Republic Alexander Remiga told about it at the government hour in the state Council of Komi. In Komi several projects prioritized improvement strategies which work Pechoraenergoresurs, Luzales, Cominvestprom, WHITEYS... 
In 2019, more than 450 million rubles will be invested in the modernization of the Tyumen plywood plant
June 28, 2019 ` 11:35
Since March 1, 2018 Tyumen plywood plant is part of Sveza Group. Already this year, the company, the only one in the Tyumen region, passed the voluntary certification system FSC. The received certificate confirms that all products meet... 
U.S. wood pellet exports declined in April 2019
June 27, 2019 ` 08:17
According to data published by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service for June 6, 2019 April 2019 volumes of export of wood pellets USA decreased from 610 554,3 tons (March 2019) and reached 424 680,5 tons. Compared to levels... 
High-margin products will account for 80 to 90% in the Pavlovsky woodworking plant
June 25, 2019 ` 21:21
On June 25, 2019, the grand opening of the Pavlovsky woodworking plant, a new industrial facility of Altailes, took place. The plant is located in the village of Pavlovsk, Altai Krai. The combine processes low-grade wood and lets... 
In 2019, GC “Titan” plans to increase the volume of forest planting by 50%
June 26, 2019 ` 09:35
Group of companies “Titan” has launched a project for the reproduction of seedlings with a closed root system. The logging enterprise Shalakushales LLC (Nandomsky district of Arkhangelsk region), which is a part of GC “Titan”, started the reproduction... 
The enterprise for the production of corrugated cardboard was opened in the Moscow region
June 25, 2019 ` 10:20
On June 21, 2019, in the KlinAvtoTrans industrial park in the urban district, the wedge has opened ChelnyUpak LLC, the new plant for the manufacture of corrugated cardboard and paper packaging. The production area of 18 thousand square... 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.
