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In March 2021, wooden housing construction in Japan decreased by 2.8% YoY to 39 thousand units
May 6, 2021 ` 15:33
In March 2021, new home construction increased by 1.5% YoY to 71.8 thousand units. 
Stora Enso launches new bio-based binder system
May 5, 2021 ` 18:06
NeoLigno is Stora Enso’s latest addition to the range of products. It is a fully bio-based binder system without formaldehyde and isocyanates. Initial target applications are in particleboards and insulation materials used in the building and construction industry.... 
Euroports and Metsä Fibre expand cooperation
May 4, 2021 ` 18:45
Euroports Finland and Metsä Fibre have signed a multi-year service agreement, under which the port operator will take care of handling the finished products of the sawmill that is going to be built in Rauma by the third... 
Construction of $ 47 million Canadian CLT plant to start in summer 2021
May 4, 2021 ` 13:31
In summer 2021, the Eco Development Group wants to start building a $ 47 million CLT plant at the Parry Sound Area Industrial Park to produce house kits for use in residential construction. Andrey Vovchenko, general manager at... 
The navigation season begins at Segezha Group enterprises in Krasnoyarsk region
April 30, 2021 ` 19:46
On April 29, 2021, the proprietary fleet of the Lesosibirsky LDK No.1 JSC launched its vessels as scheduled, after a winter break and some maintenance work. In this navigation period, the Plant plans to receive a total of... 
Finland increased logging in February 2021
April 30, 2021 ` 18:31
In February 2021, 6.0 million m³ of roundwood was harvested for use by the forest industries in Finland. This removal volume was up 28% from the previous year and 7% up from the ten-year February average. Sawlogs accounted... 
Stora Enso launches plan to permanently close pulp and paper production at mills in Kvarnsveden and Veitsiluoto
April 30, 2021 ` 17:24
Stora Enso will enter into co-determination negotiations with employees at the mills in Kvarnsveden in Sweden and Veitsiluoto in Finland regarding a plan to permanently close the pulp and paper production at both plants. The planned closures would... 
Russian customer receives Segezha Group’s first shipment of CLT panels
April 29, 2021 ` 18:59
In March 2021, the new Sokol CLT plant shipped Russia’s first mass-produced cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels to its first customer, a buyer in the Leningrad Region. The plant belongs to Segezha Group, a Sistema JSFC company. The CLT... 
JSC Volga increases the share of railroad shipments
April 29, 2021 ` 18:24
At the end of February 2021, JSC Volga started shipping finished products from the Nizhny Novgorod region to China by rail via the port of Vladivostok. The new option will reduce the cost of transportation and shorten the... 
US sawn timber prices continue to rise
April 29, 2021 ` 17:49
Rising further after reaching seemingly impossible highs, in the week ending April 23, 2021, the wholesaler price of benchmark softwood lumber commodity item Western S-P-F KD 2×4 #2&Btr was $1,330 mfbm. This is up by +$120, or +9%,... 
The pulp mill in Pitkyaranta (Karelia) to increase the output of wood pulp to 140,000 tons per year
April 28, 2021 ` 20:29
In the near future, RK-Grand LLC (owner of the plant) will invest 1.5 billion rubles in the town-forming enterprise of Pitkyaranta – a pulp mill, – which will increase the output to 140,000 tons of wood pulp per... 
Sveza will invest 8.6 billion rubles in deep wood processing projects in the Vologda region
April 28, 2021 ` 19:57
Sveza, a world leader in birch plywood production, will establish new deep wood processing facilities in the Vologda region. The total investment will amount to 8.6 billion rubles. The project has a payback period of 8 years. A... 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.
