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Sweden: Continued decline in area of forest notified for final felling
May 19, 2021 ` 14:51
In March 2021 the area of notifications and applications for permit for final felling was down by 4% compared with March 2020, according to new statistics from the Swedish Forest Agency. The area of applications in montane forests... 
JAF Group sells veneer production in Braşov to Unilin
May 18, 2021 ` 20:54
The JAF Group has announced the sale of the veneer production in Braşov, Romania to the Belgian flooring manufacturer Unilin. The sale and production of lumber and thermo-wood on site by the JAF Group remain unaffected. The sales... 
Raute receives orders from VMG Group
May 18, 2021 ` 17:05
Raute Corporation has received orders worth approximately € 30 million from VMG Group in Lithuania. The orders consist of production machinery for a complete laminated veneer lumber (LVL) process, and the machines will be delivered to VMG’s upcoming... 
German pellet prices continued to fall in May 2021
May 17, 2021 ` 17:18
As is customary for the season, the price for wood pellets fell again across Germany in May 2021. A ton currently costs an average of € 217.04 (purchase: 6 t), as reported by the German Pellet Institute (DEPI).... 
Wood pulp export from Russia decreased by 7.1% in 1Q 2021
May 14, 2021 ` 19:15
In 1Q 2021, the volume of wood pulp export from Russia decreased by 7.1% YoY, reaching 512,000 tons, as reported by the Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation. The value of foreign supplies increased by 8.2% to... 
In 1Q 2021, Russian plywood export increased by 7.1%
May 14, 2021 ` 18:54
In 1Q 2021, Russia increased its plywood export volume by 7.1% YoY, reaching 775,100 m³, as reported by the Federal Customs Service of Russia. In value terms, for the reporting period, Russian plywood supplies increased by 22.2% YoY... 
Russia reduced its export of sawn timber by 9.6% in 1Q 2021
May 13, 2021 ` 20:00
In 1Q 2021, the volume of sawn timber exported from Russia reduced by 9.6% YoY and totaled 4.64 million m³, as reported by the Federal Customs Service of Russia. The value of foreign sawn timber shipments from Russia... 
Kastamonu has launched a new laminate production line
May 13, 2021 ` 14:47
Kastamonu, the leading manufacturer of the wood processing industry in Russia, has launched the third production line. The launch took place on March 5, 2021. Thanks to the opening of the third line, the total volume of laminate... 
US wood pellet exports top 667,000 metric tons in March 2021
May 11, 2021 ` 18:50
The U.S. exported 667,309 metric tons of wood pellets in March 2021, up from both 556,802 metric tons in February and 670,464 metric tons in March 2020, according to data released by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. The... 
Wood pellets export from Russia increased by 7.3% in January-February 2021
May 7, 2021 ` 19:36
According to the Federal Customs Service, wood pellets export from Russia in January-February 2021 increased by 7.3% YoY to 41,5 thousand tons. The main buyers of Russian pellets in January 2021 were: Denmark — 16,2 thousand tons (+3%),... 
Luke: Finland increased forest industry products exports by 10% in January-February 2021
May 7, 2021 ` 18:32
The exports value of forest industry products totalled € 0.89 billion in February 2021. In January-February 2021 the exports value totalled in real terms € 1.73 billion and increased from same period previous year by a tenth (deflated... 
Aquaton put into operation a line for the production of digitally printed furniture panels in the Kursk region
May 6, 2021 ` 18:48
To produce the panels, the enterprise uses MDF, HDF, and composite materials. The products are used for finishing kitchens, bathrooms, ceilings, and floors. The annual production capacity is 50,000 m² of panels. The investments amounted to 135 million... 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.
