Timber industry research & analytics News 
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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... 
The RF government to create a state-owned company endowed with the exclusive right to export roundwood
March 15, 2021 ` 19:14
That was announced by Yury Trutnev, Deputy Prime Minister, in this interview with Izvestia Newspaper. “We are currently considering the possibility of founding a state-owned company endowed with the exclusive right to export roundwood, i.e. we will leave... 
Wood pulp export from Russia decreased by 8.7% in January 2021
March 15, 2021 ` 18:15
In January 2021, the volume of wood pulp export from Russia decreased by 8.7% YoY, reaching 176.6 thousand tons, as reported by the Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation. The value of foreign supplies increased by 5.1%... 
Russian Timber Journal 02-2021: interview with Russ Taylor, President of Russ Taylor Global; Russian sawn timber market in 2020, outlook for 2021; Metsä Fibre going ahead with € 1.6 billion Kemi bioproduct mill investment; Segezha Group acquires Novoyeniseiskiy Wood Chemical Complex; Uvadrev places an order from Siempelkamp
March 15, 2021 ` 16:57
Russian Timber Journal 02-2021: interview with Russ Taylor, President of Russ Taylor Global; Russian sawn timber market in 2020, outlook for 2021; Metsä Fibre going ahead with € 1.6 billion Kemi bioproduct mill investment; Segezha Group acquires Novoyeniseiskiy Wood Chemical Complex; Uvadrev places an... 
In February 2020, new home construction in Japan decreased by 12.3% YoY to 63,1 thousand units
March 12, 2021 ` 11:43
Wooden housing construction decreased by 10.4% YoY to 35,8 thousand units. 
WestRock sells South Carolina sawmill to Interfor for $59 million in cash
March 12, 2021 ` 10:50
British Columbia-based Interfor, one of North America’s largest lumber producers, has bought WestRock’s South Carolina sawmill for $59 million in cash. The sawmill is located 65 miles southwest of Interfor’s existing Georgetown, S.C. mill and 115 miles northeast... 
In January 2021, Russian plywood export increased by 2.4%
March 11, 2021 ` 20:38
In January 2021, Russia increased its plywood export volume by 2.4% YoY, reaching 224,800 m³, as reported by the Federal Customs Service of Russia. In value terms, for the reporting period, Russian plywood supplies increased by 21.7% YoY... 
EU27 tropical sawnwood imports fall 16%
March 11, 2021 ` 18:11
In quantity terms, EU27 imports of tropical sawnwood declined 16% to 726,200 m³ in the first eleven months of 2020. Imports fell sharply from all major supply countries; down 18% from Cameroon to 257,700 m³, 13% from Brazil... 
Subsidiary of UFP Industries announces agreement to acquire the net operating assets of Spartanburg Forest Products and its affiliates
March 11, 2021 ` 15:30
UFP Industries, Inc. announced that one of its wholly owned subsidiaries, Sunbelt Forest Products Corporation, signed an agreement to purchase the net operating assets of Spartanburg Forest Products, Inc. and its affiliates. The purchase price for Spartanburg’s property,... 
N. American lumber prices at record levels
March 11, 2021 ` 14:04
To the astonishment of all, in the week ending Feb. 19, 2021, the price of benchmark softwood lumber commodity item Western S-P-F KD 2×4 #2&Btr climbed +$20, or +2%, to US$1,012 mfbm, from $992 the previous week. Last... 
USDA: US exports 599,324 metric tons of wood pellets in January 2021
March 10, 2021 ` 12:26
The U.S. exported 599,624.2 metric tons of wood pellets in January, up from both 564,826.2 metric tons in December and 500,904 metric tons in January 2020, according to data released by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service on March... 
Segezha Group opens an Innovation Center for high-tech packaging
March 9, 2021 ` 14:03
The new business unit will work on the creation of efficient and high-tech products in the field of paper packaging. It will implement projects for the optimization of the design and appearance of packaging and test new packaging... 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.
