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UNFCCC registered project of Lesozavod-25 converting wood waste into heat & power
November 16, 2012 ` 10:59
Arkhangelsk, November 16. The project of Lesozavod-25 CJSC (belongs to Titan Group) which entails converting bark waste for heat and power generation under Article 6 of Kyoto protocol is registered with No. RU1000409 by the Secretariat of UN... 
Anti-monopoly service fined Russian Railways for €55.5 million for abuse of dominance
November 15, 2012 ` 06:26
Moscow, November 15. Federal anti-monopoly service (FAS) has fined Russian Railways OJSC for 2.24 billion Rubles (€55.5 million) for “abuse of dominance”, as the service announced. Many companies and industry associations have complained about expensive services and poor... 
Enissey pulpmill expanded its investment program to build a bark-chip boiler
November 14, 2012 ` 11:30
Krasnoyarsk, November 14. By June 2013, Enissey pulpmill (Krasnoyarsk, belongs to Continental Management holding) is planning to build a new bark-chip boiler which will generate 25 tons of steam per hour, as Continental Management press service reported. Cost... 
Amazar pulpmill project started with beam production
November 14, 2012 ` 09:41
Chita, November 14. Another media confirmed that first stage of Amazar pulpmill project, ‘’Polyarnaya’’, is launched in Zabaikalskiy region. It is a joint Russian-Chinese project with total investment scope of $215 million, including the infrastructure. The mill, however,... 
Austrian Lukas Lang possibly to invest into house-building factory near Novgorod
November 12, 2012 ` 13:06
Novgorod, November 12. Austrian Lukas Lang company will possibly build its first mill in Russia that will produce prefabricated low-storey wooden housing, as regional press service reported. Perspectives of the project were discussed at the meeting of vice... 
Schattdecor to build a furniture decor mill in Tyumen
November 12, 2012 ` 12:48
Tyumen, November 12. Germany’s Schattdecor company that specializes in production of furniture decor printing is going to build a mill in Tyumen. It is expected that the mill will reach rated capacity (60 million sq m annually) in... Lumber export from Russia fell by 2.7% to 9.3 million cu m in the first half of 2012
September 21, 2012 ` 08:33
In the first half-year, lumber production in Russia amounted to 13.8 million cu m, which is 1.3% higher than in H1 2011, while export declined by 2.7%; import fell by 15.5%. In the export pattern, DAF and FCA... Solombala LDK to launch new sawmill in 2013
September 7, 2012 ` 11:54
Solombala LDK (Arkhangelsk) is going to launch its new sawmill in the summer of 2013. Processing capacity of the mill is 800,000 cu m of wood… If you want to read full article, please subscribe for our Weekly... Titan Group: WTO possibly to close a number of sawmills
September 7, 2012 ` 11:52
WTO accession will possibly lead to closures of low-efficiency and old mills that don’t have possibilities to cut internal costs, as said by Dmitriy Krylov, Deputy CEO, Foreign Relations of Lesozavod-25 mill (belongs to Titan Group). ‘’Acute competition... Baikal pulpmill disclosed 2011 results
September 7, 2012 ` 11:42
Baikal pulpmill (Irkutsk region) has issued its annual report for 2011, being last of the large forest industry companies. The company underlines four enterprises as its competitors: three mills of Ilim Group and Arkhangelsk PPM. The company quotes... Ilim Timber announces its production results for the six months
September 3, 2012 ` 00:01
For the six months ended June 30, 2012 Ilim Timber produced 1 258 791 cubic meters of wood products. Production volume increased 21% compared to same period of 2011. Total output of sawn timber on Ust Ilimsk Sawmill (Russia), Ilim... Perm region governor said Kama pulpmill has billions of debts
August 30, 2012 ` 17:44
Permregion governor Viktor Basargin made a visit toKamapulpmill and said the premises have gloomy look, while the mill has billions of debts. According to Basargin, Investlesprom holding is not very transparent in the mill rehabilitation procedure, so the... 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.
