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In January-September 2021, Russian plywood export increased by 9.9%
November 11, 2021 ` 18:22
In January-September 2021, Russia increased its plywood export volume by 9.9% YoY, reaching 2.293 million m³, as reported by the Federal Customs Service of Russia. In value terms, for the reporting period, Russian plywood supplies increased by 62.4%... 
Segezha Group to build a new glulam plant in Karelia
November 10, 2021 ` 18:03
Segezha Group is planning the construction of a glued laminated timber plant in the town of Segezha in the Republic of Karelia. Investment in the project will amount to some RUB 13.4 billion. The plant’s output will be... 
Promtech-Invest received EN Plus certificate
November 9, 2021 ` 18:23
The European certification system issued EN Plus certificate to the product by the wood pellet plant of Promtech-Invest (Komi), which enables the company to export biofuel to European countries. The wood pellet production line at the premises of... 
ULK Group upgraded its wood pellet loading area at Ustyansky LPK (Arkhangelsk Region)
November 9, 2021 ` 11:38
The company reports that the new rotary sieve and turnover device improved the quality of shipped product and accelerated wood pellet loading in containers. Upon completion of startup and commissioning, the equipment is running at full capacity. 
Russian enterprises are actively increasing their wood pellet production capacities
November 9, 2021 ` 11:11
In January – August 2021, wood pellet production capacities of Russian enterprises were expanded by a total of 160,000 t. By the most optimistic forecasts that take into account all the announced projects and those under construction by... 
A corrugated cardboard producer from Kemerovo is going to invest 74 million rubles in equipment upgrading
November 3, 2021 ` 19:45
TK Gofrotorg LLC received a loan of 74 million rubles to upgrade its equipment. By the end of 2021, the company intends to ramp up production output by 20% and increase revenue to 231 million rubles. As the... 
In January-September 2021, the Sea port of Saint-Petersburg JSC increased the transshipment of pellets by 16%
The Sea port of Saint-Petersburg reports an increase in the volume of pellet transshipment by 16% YoY to 578,000 tons in January-September 2021.
Mondi Syktyvkar is planning to invest €300 million in production over the next 3.5 years
November 2, 2021 ` 19:20
This is reported by TASS news agency referencing the company’s CEO Klaus Peller. The upgrading will increase the finished product output by 46% compared to the 2008 performance, while the tax payments will grow by eight times over... 
Kama Karton LLC completed investment project implementation in the Perm Region
November 2, 2021 ` 19:10
Kama Karton LLC (part of KAMA Group) completed construction of a plant in Krasnokamsk that will produce bleached chemical and thermomechanical pulp from hardwood timber. The investments in the project reached 3.39 billion rubles; the product output volume... 
US lumber prices continue to rise, ignoring seasonal declines
November 2, 2021 ` 19:00
As far as the seasonal cycle of lumber sales — thus prices — goes, normally, after the Labour Day long weekend, demand starts to drop and by U.S. Thanksgiving, demand reaches the annual low. This didn’t happen last... 
Tapani Kiiski, President and CEO of Raute Corporation: “The Russian market has been among the most important ones for Raute over the past 10 years”
November 1, 2021 ` 19:53
Raute (Finland) is the world’s leading maker of plywood, veneer and LVL producing equipment. Most Russian plywood mills are equipped with Raute machines, and in H1 2021, Russia accounted for more than a half of the company’s sales.... 
Segezha Group to install cutting-edge wastewater treatment facilities at Sokol Pulp and Paper Mill
November 1, 2021 ` 19:45
Segezha Group is planning to construct its own treatment facilities at Sokol Pulp and Paper Mill in the Vologda Region. Investments in the project which includes the construction works are estimated at around RUB 2 billion. The biological... 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.
