Russian Timber Journal 05-2021: Interview with Vadim Vodolazko, General Director of Schmidt & Olofson; The European Commission introduces temporary anti-dumping measures against the import of birch plywood from Russia; Russian Government introduces duties on the export of timber with a moisture content of over 22%; Smurfit Kappa to invest over 1 billion rubles to expand its production in the Leningrad region; Segezha Group and the Republic of Karelia confirm intention to construct a pulp and paper industrial complex
Russian Timber Journal 05-2021: Vadim Vodolazko, General Director of Schmidt & Olofson: “According to our estimates, 10-15% of harvested timber is lost en route from the forest log depot to the mill log yard”; information on preliminary anti-dumping duties for Russian producers of birch plywood was published on the website of the European Commission; Russian Government introduces duties on the export of timber with a moisture content of over 22%; Smurfit Kappa Group will upgrade its sites in Kommunar and Vsevolozhsk; Mikhail Shamolin, President of Segezha Group, and Arthur Parfenchikov, Head of the Republic of Karelia, signed a letter of intent for the implementation of the “Segezha West PPM Construction Project”.
Featured Article:
– Interview with Vadim Vodolazko, General Director of Schmidt & Olofson
– The European Commission introduces temporary anti-dumping measures against the import of birch plywood from Russia
– Russian Government introduces duties on the export of timber with a moisture content of over 22%
– Smurfit Kappa to invest over 1 billion rubles to expand its production in the Leningrad region
– Segezha Group and the Republic of Karelia confirm intention to construct a pulp and paper industrial complex
Global Timber Markets News:
– Finland increased logging by 28% in March 2021
– Unchanged area of forest in Sweden notified for final felling during in January-April 2021
– Glennon Brothers has entered into an agreement with SHV Energy to buy Balcas
– Unilin Group acquires industrial sawmill in Romania from Austrian based JAF Group
– Ukraine increased the export of timber and timber products by 24.1% in Q1 2021
– Mayr-Melnhof Holz invests in CLT production in Austria
– US timber prices hit record high again
– Drax to build three new pellet plants in US
– Vietnam’s wood-pellet export growing fast
– German pellet prices continued to fall in May 2021
– Swiss pellet prices fall sharply in May 2021
– In April 2021, US housing starts increased by 67.3% due to the low base effect
– In April 2021, wooden housing construction in Japan increased by 5.7% YoY to 41 thousand units. In March 2021, new home construction increased by 7.1% YoY to 74,5 thousand units
– In March 2021, US increased imports of wooden furniture by 18%
– US new furniture orders nearly doubled in March 2021
– Smurfit Kappa invests €20 million in Czech Republic and Slovakia
– Voith receives order from Nine Dragons Paper to deliver three XcelLine paper machines to China
– Nippon Paper Industries to close paper machine at Ishinomaki mill in Japan
– Belarus launched the production of coated and uncoated multilayer cardboard
– Euro Graph: demand for magazine paper increased in Europe in March 2021
– Demand for newsprint in Europe decreased by 12.3% in March 2021
– Andritz to supply two complete OCC lines to Nine Dragons, China
– Södra to raise price of NBSK
– Stora Enso divests its Sachsen Mill in Germany
– Mondi completes the acquisition of a Turkish manufacturer of corrugated cardboard packaging
– Metsä Board’s simulation and testing services help to develop safe drug packaging
Russian News:
– Russian Government introduces duties on the export of timber with a moisture content of over 22%
– The Federation Council drafted a bill obliging producers to recycle 100% of packaging
– Rosleskhoz to spend 100 million rubles for the development of a timber industry information system
– Terneyles to invest 1.7 billion rubles to upgrade its dry sawn timber production facilities
– The State Expert Department of Primorye issued a positive opinion on the package of design documentation for construction projects of Pinezhsky LPK
– Segezha Group plans to consolidate 100% of CJSC Novoyeniseiskiy LHK
– Velsky LPK upgraded Baschild drying kilns
– Korol Divanov LLC to start producing plywood and particleboard in the Kirov region
– Segezha Group to increase the capacity of Vyatsky Plywood Mill by a third
– Government of the Tver region to allocate 189 million rubles from the regional public funds to support investment projects in the field of value-added wood processing
– A new veneer surfacing-and-jointing line put into operation at Sveza’s mill in St. Petersburg
– Russia increased wood-based panels production in January-April 2021
– Mondi Syktyvkar LPK performs a scheduled overhaul of equipment
– Segezha Group and the Republic of Karelia confirm intention to construct a state-of-the-art pulp and paper industrial complex
– Valmet is a supplier of paper machine for the 2nd line of Arkhbum Tissue Group LLC
– In January-April 2021, wood pulp production slightly increased in Russia
– Huhtamaki to build a second plant in Alabuga SEZ (Tatarstan)
– Smurfit Kappa to invest over 1 billion rubles to expand its production in the Leningrad region
– In 2020, Ilim Group ramps up its production volumes by more than 12%
– Karelia Pulp to perform a large-scale upgrade of Kondopoga Pulp and Paper Mill
– White Sea Floating Company completed its raft program
– Segezha Group sends its first container train to China from Arkhangelsk region
– Segezha Group opens sawtimber carrier navigation along the Volga-Baltic waterway
– Repair and construction of summer haul roads began in Vinogradovsky LPH
– A project aimed at the development of individual housing construction was announced in the Khabarovsk Region
– Kraslesinvest is awarded an SBP certificate
– Ascona invests 2 billion rubles in the production of goods for IKEA
– Production of furniture blanks to be launched in the Pskov region
– Wood pellets export from Russia increased by 21.9% in 1Q 2021
– Wood pulp export from Russia decreased by 7.1% in 1Q 2021
– In 1Q 2021, Russian plywood export increased by 7.1%
– Russia reduced its export of sawn timber by 9.6% in 1Q 2021
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