Russian customer receives Segezha Group’s first shipment of CLT panels

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 panels will be used in the construction of a single-family custom home, particularly as load-bearing components, mainly walls. The site area is around 250 m².

The order is relatively small, consisting of fourteen 3,000×9,000 mm panels shipped and an overall volume of around 60 m³. Based on the design, all panels are single piece, with window and door openings cut at the construction site. Although installation is scheduled to commence on 10 March, the assembly of the load-bearing frame, including the floor slabs and the rafter system, is expected to be completed by the end of the month. This is one of the defining features of CLT panels: assembly speed.