Timber industry research & analytics News 
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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... 
ULK Group upgraded its green sawn timber sorting line at Pestovsky LPK
October 29, 2021 ` 22:38
The plant located in the Novgorod Region completed installation and setup of the cross-section measuring instrument at the raw sorting area of the sawmilling shop. The new equipment is supposed to improve the accuracy of sawn timber sorting... 
Oktyabrsky LZK is going to invest over 1 billion rubles to build a sawmill in the Irkutsk Region
October 29, 2021 ` 22:33
The project includes building a new sawmill and additional drying kilns, an electrical substation, approach roads and a wood pellet plant with the capacity of 40,000 t of wood pellets a year. The mill commissioning is scheduled for... 
Ustyansky LPK (ULK Group) started upgrading its forest selection and seed center
October 29, 2021 ` 22:23
The forest area was registered and the forest nursery’s footprint was expanded. They are simultaneously signing contracts for production and delivery of six new greenhouses and construction of 17 hardening sites. 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.
