Timber industry research & analytics Tag: logistics
Ust-Pokshengsky LPH spent 11 million rubles on a project to modernize logistics
22 July 2019 ` 23:44
In June 2019, the logging company, a member of the Titan Group of companies, Ust-Pokshengsky LPH (Pinezhsky district), completed a large-scale project to modernize the logistics system: a section of petroleum products was put into operation. Investments in the... 
Russian timber industry news #11-2016
23 June 2016 ` 07:30
– Kiev cardboard and paper mill (Ukraine, belongs to Pulp Mill Holding along with Russia’s Arkhangelsk PPM) became completely independent of the Russian market of wastepaper: over a four-month ban on the wastepaper exports from Russia, the plant... 
Global timber market review #9-2016
27 May 2016 ` 11:34
– On May 1, insolvency proceedings on the bankrupt German Pellets Group were opened. The company is now managed by insolvency administrator, and its mills are gradually acquired by various investors. – A trial is underway at the... Global timber market review #21-2015
27 November 2015 ` 18:17
– Södra Wood is going to open sales offices and subsidiaries in the US and China. The Chinese office will be headquartered in Shanghai, the American one – in the southeastern part of the country. – Swedish family-run... Global timber market review #20-2015
14 November 2015 ` 13:31
– Market situation leads to downtimes at the Swedish lumber mills. Jarl Timber (a part of Norvik Timber) will cut sawn timber production at its plant in Broakulla from two shifts to one. The mill’s capacity is 110,000... Russian timber industry news #18-2015
5 October 2015 ` 13:49
– The Ministry of economic development has decided to ban the export of wastepaper from Russia for four months, as well as to reduce the rate of import duty on coated paper down to 5% for 1.5 years.... Global timber market review #13-2015
19 July 2015 ` 17:58
– A new £100 million (€140.33 million) biomass terminal planned for the Port of Liverpool will handle up to three million tonnes of wood pellets per year as part of the decarbonisation of Drax power station. – Setra... Global timber market review #11-2015
18 June 2015 ` 15:17
– Södra raised the price for standard pine and spruce sawlogs by SEK 20 (EUR 2,16) per cubic metre since 25 May, but a temporary contracting premium of SEK 20 will be introduced to stimulate early contracting. –... Global timber market review #4-2015
11 March 2015 ` 13:49
– 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
23 November 2014 ` 18:18
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... Global Trends Review, June 16-29, 2014: New acquisitions and projects in the North American pellet industry; China blocks container shipping alliance
7 July 2014 ` 14:39
RWE Innogy is selling the largest operating US pellet factory, Georgia Biomass in Texas, as Holzkurier reported. The company is going to dispose of biomass assets as non-core business. The mill was launched in May 2011 and has... 
WhatWood: overstocking led to reduction of prices for Russian timber in Egypt
18 June 2014 ` 13:49
Overstocking of the port of Alexandria with large volumes of sawn timber in June led to price cuts in the Egyptian market, as the representatives of large exporting sawmills in the European part of Russia told WhatWood. After... 