Timber industry research & analytics Russian Timber Journal 04-2021: Possible scenarios of Russia’s unprocessed wood balance after imposing a ban on exports of softwood and hardwood logs; a state company for roundwood export will be established in Russia by the end of 2021; Segezha Group announces pricing of IPO and listing on Moscow Exchange; the European Commission published tentative anti-dumping duties for Russian producers of birch plywood
21 May 2021 ` 21:27
Russian Timber Journal 04-2021: WhatWood agency about possible scenarios of Russia’s unprocessed wood balance after imposing a ban on exports of softwood and hardwood logs; Yury Trutnev, Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Envoy in the Far East, declared that the state company for roundwood export will start operations by the end of 2021; Segezha Group announces pricing of IPO and listing on Moscow Exchange; the European Commission intend to impose provisional anti-dumping measures on imports of birch plywood originating in Russia
Featured Article:
– Possible scenarios of Russia’s unprocessed wood balance after imposing a ban on exports of softwood and hardwood logs
– A state company for roundwood export will be established in Russia by the end of 2021
– Segezha Group announces pricing of IPO and listing on Moscow Exchange
– The European Commission published tentative anti-dumping duties for Russian producers of birch plywood
Global Timber Markets News:
– Finland increased logging in February 2021
– Sweden: Continued decline in area of forest notified for final felling
– Eacom Timber Corporation invests $8.9M in Elk Lake (Canada) sawmill upgrade
– US sawn timber prices continue to rise
– In 2020, China reduced imports of sawnwood by 11%
– Valutec supplies TC continuous kilns to Hasslacher Group in Austria
– Södra buys sawmill and impregnation plant
– Jartek Invest Oy delivers a packaging plant to Kuhmo Oy
– Luke: Finland increased forest industry products exports by 10% in January-February 2021
– US housing starts move higher in March 2021
– In March 2021, wooden housing construction in Japan decreased by 2.8% YoY to 39 thousand units
– Construction of $ 47 million Canadian CLT plant to start in summer 2021
– Austria: wood pellets price fell by 4.4% in April 2021
– Germany: In April 2021, the average price of pellets decreased by 7.8%
– Swiss pellet prices in April 2021 on the downside
– US wood pellet exports top 667,000 metric tons in March 2021
– Paper Excellence acquires Domtar in blockbuster $3 billion deal to expand into US market
– Stora Enso exits dissolving pulp business
– Euro Graph: demand for magazine paper decreased in Europe in February 2021
– Demand for newsprint in Europe decreased by 24.2% in February 2021
– Huhtamaki to buy Jiangsu Hihio-Art Packaging assets
– Stora Enso launches plan to permanently close pulp and paper production at mills in Kvarnsveden and Veitsiluoto
– Smurfit Kappa invests in German paper mill site
– SCA to increase kraftliner prices
– Tesla truck test for timber transport
– Stora Enso launches new bio-based binder system
– Euroports and Metsä Fibre expand cooperation
Russian News:
– The Ministry of Industry and Trade proposes to allow temporary restrictions on plywood and sawn timber export
– The Government included Rosleskhoz as a participant of the experiment on transferring information systems and resources to a single cloud platform
– Ivan Sovetnikov is appointed new Head of Rosleskhoz
– A state company for roundwood export will be established in Russia by the end of 2021
– The European Commission published tentative anti-dumping duties for Russian producers of birch plywood
– Segezha Group upgrades its logging trucks in Krasnoyarsk Region
– Sveza will invest 8.6 billion rubles in deep wood processing projects in the Vologda region
– Karelia DSP paid its salary debts in full
– 4.4 billion rubles will be invested in plywood factory construction in the Pskov Region
– Assets of Russian Laminate are put up for bidding
– A new plywood production site will be commissioned in the Vologda Region
– Russia increased wood-based panels production in 1Q 2021
– Segezha Group is planning to build a plywood production site in the Omsk Region
– Luzales is planning to open an MDF production site in Komi
– Plans to launch OSB production in Komi
– Plyterra commissioned the second plywood production line in Mordovia
– Kastamonu has launched a new laminate production line
– HAYAT Russia is planning to increase its production capacity
– In 1Q 2021, wood pulp production slightly decreased in Russia
– Valmet is a supplier of paper machine for the 2nd line of Arkhbum Tissue Group LLC
– KAMA Group started industrial production of the first Russian coated folding boxboard
– Karelia Pulp purchased Kondopoga Pulp and Paper Mill
– Ilim Group starts installation of main equipment at its new KLB Mill in Ust-Ilimsk
– In 2020 Sveza occupied about 15% of the Global “Gas Plywood” Market
– TransContainer and NFC Logistics develop cooperation on international multimodal transportation
– The navigation season begins at Segezha Group enterprises in Krasnoyarsk region
– Titan Group started timber floating
– The Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation suggests providing 10% discounts for purchasing wooden house kits
– Plans to resettle residents from dilapidated dwellings to houses made of MHM panels in Yakutia
– Angara Les launched wood pellets production in the Krasnoyarsk Region
– Association of Furniture and Woodworking Enterprises of Russia reports the lowest share of imported furniture sales in Russia over 20 years
– Wood pellets export from Russia increased by 7.3% in January-February 2021
– Wood pulp export from Russia decreased by 9% in January-February 2021
– In January-February 2021, Russian plywood export increased by 4.5%
– Russia reduced its export of sawn timber by 15.7% in January-February 2021
– Segezha Group announces pricing of IPO and listing on Moscow Exchange
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