Tag: biofuel

WhatWood chief editor Kirill Baranov gave a report at the Ligna trade fair in Hanover

On May 24, 2017, a presentation of Russian producers of biofuel and sawnwood took place within the framework of the Ligna trade fair in Hanover, Germany. WhatWood chief editor Kirill Baranov presented an analytical report on the “Russian...

Russian timber industry news #19-2016

– Arkhangelsk pulp and paper mill and the Finnish Valmet Corporation have signed a contract worth €50 million to supply equipment for upgrading the board machine No. 2. This is the main part of the second phase of...

Russian timber industry news #18-2016

– At Segezha PPM, downtime is under way until 8 October for the modernization of the pulpmill’s fibre line, digester #4. The upgrade of the line will raise the pulp cooking capacity by 28% to 1,150 tonnes per...

Global timber market review #12-2016

– After the excellent annual result in 2015 with an increase of 10.9% and in total over 100m EPAL pallets, 73.6m of which were newly produced EPAL Euro pallets, the upward trend is continuing in the first quarter...

Global timber market review #10-2016

– With declining log inventories at the Chinese ports (about 40% lower than the same time last year) and an uptick in demand for wood in the domestic market, importation of logs has been trending upwards in the...

Russian timber industry news #8-2015

– At the meeting of Karelia governor Alexander Khudilainen with the Managing Director of the American company Development & Investment LLC Charles Munger the parties signed a cooperation agreement providing for the construction of a housing factory. –...

Global timber market review #4-2015

– Germany’s woodworking machinery industry is expecting solid sales growth in 2015, but downturn is expected in Russia. – Raute’s net sales amounted to €94.0 million in 2014, up 13%. – John Deere’s global forestry sales in 2015...

Global Trends Review, November 03-16, 2014: Finnish sawmills scale down output as predicted; Chinese market outlook remains sluggish

Due to the oversaturated lumber market, several Finnish sawmills reduce their outputs, Holzkurier wrote. Metsä Wood, Versowood, Stora Enso and Vapo Timber prepare prolonged winter vacation, temporary layoffs or short-time schedules. The favourable lumber export markets earlier this...

Brix & Kamp Energy to produce bioenergy boilers in Pskov region

A consulting and engineering company from Denmark, Brix & Kamp Energy, will start construction of a plant for the production of bioenergy boilers in June 2014 on the territory of the special economic zone Moglino in the Pskov...

Global Trends Review, May 05-18, 2014: housing market forecasts in EU; new biofuel investments in Canada, Japan and Europe

The building permits development in 2013 remained negative and is expected to decline in 2014 in France, Italy, Spain, and the Netherlands, though the latter three showed some positive developments, says Fordaq quoting the latest Arch-Vision report on...

Conference on biomass to be held on 19 June in St. Petersburg

On June 19, 2014, the pavilion 6-2 in the exhibition complex Lenexpo, St. Petersburg, will host a conference “Energy from biomass: boiler-houses and thermal power station on biofuels, the production of pellets, briquettes, and biogas in Russia and...

Dissolving pulp and second-generation biofuel: Solombalales presented an innovative investment project

Solombalales company presented its investment project at the session of the Russian Chamber of Commerce. Chairman of the Council on strategic development of Solombalales Nikolai Lvov noted that the project is in the stage of concept development and...