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A waste-free timber enterprise to be built in Tuva (Russia)
March 18, 2021 ` 20:22
The investment project is being implemented by Verba LLC. The company will receive a subsidy of 252.5 million rubles from the federal and regional budgets and invest 70 million rubles of its own funds. The timber enterprise with... 
Sveza mill in St. Petersburg has begun the production of plywood of a new format
March 18, 2021 ` 20:16
Sveza mill in St. Petersburg has launched the production of large-format plywood measuring 5×11 feet (1525х3355 mm). The introduction of a new product is due, on the one hand, to the customer demand in the transport and construction... 
Germany: Pellet price in March remains at winter level
March 18, 2021 ` 20:07
The price for wood pellets in Germany has increased in March, with different regional characteristics. According to the German Pellet Institute (DEPI), one ton (t) of pellets costs an average of €239.83 (purchase of 6 t). That is... 
Wood pulp production decreased by 0.6% in Russia in January-February 2021
March 17, 2021 ` 15:49
According to the data of the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) in January-February 2021, the output of Russian wood pulp grew by 0.6% YoY to 1.5 million tons. Paper and cardboard production increased over the reporting period by... 
Wood pellets production is growing in Russia in January-February 2021
March 17, 2021 ` 15:38
In January-February 2021, the volume of wood pellets output in Russia grew by 17.7% YoY, reaching 343,000 tons, as reported by Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat). 
Russia increased wood-based panels production in January-February 2021
March 17, 2021 ` 13:29
According to data from the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) in January-February 2021, plywood production in Russia increased by 13.1% YoY to 701,000 m³. The output of fiberboard (including MDF/HDF/flooring) also increased by 2.7% YoY to 112 mln... 
Russia reduced sawn timber production in January-February 2021
March 17, 2021 ` 12:56
According to data from the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat), Russia reduced sawn timber production by 3.9% YoY to 4.4 million m³ in January-February 2021. Segezha Group announces FY 2020 IFRS financial results
March 17, 2021 ` 12:00
Segezha Group, a subsidiary of Sistema PJSFC and a leading Russian vertically integrated holding company in the forest industry performing a full cycle of operations from logging to advanced wood processing, announces its audited consolidated financial results prepared... 
Ukraine extends the duty on the import of fiberboards from Russia
March 16, 2021 ` 18:53
Ukraine will revise the 31.58% anti-dumping duty on the import of wet-process hard fiberboards from Russia due to the expiration of the 5-year period of its application. The duty has been extended for the revision period initiated by... 
A new procedure for maintaining the state forest register established in Russia
March 16, 2021 ` 18:44
A federal law establishes a new procedure for maintaining the state forest register and provides, among other things, for the creation of a federal forest information system. Moreover, it determines the accounting procedure for timber and wood processing... 
U.S. softwood sawn timber prices keep going up in early 2021
March 16, 2021 ` 13:20
In the week ending February 26, 2021, the price of benchmark softwood timber commodity item Western S-P-F KD 2×4 #2&Btr rose another +$28, or +3%, to US$1,040 mfbm, from $1,012 the previous week, said Madison’s Lumber Reporter. Last... 
Belarusian sawmill Kimabel to add new sorting line
March 16, 2021 ` 12:55
The installation of a new timber sorting line, costing as much €3 million, is the latest step in the modernization of the woodworking enterprise LLC KimaBel in Polotsk District, Vitebsk Oblast, Belta news agency reported. The sophisticated timber... 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.
