Tag: MDF

Russia increased wood-based panels production in 1Q 2021

According to data from the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) in 1Q 2021, plywood production in Russia increased by 13.5% YoY to 1.1 mln m³. The output of fiberboard (including MDF/HDF/flooring) also increased by 5.4% YoY to 172...

Siempelkamp receives an order from Guararapes in Brazil

The Brazilian wood-based materials producer Guararapes Paineis, S/A. placed an order for an MDF plant with Siempelkamp. The core component is a ContiRoll Generation 9 for MDF in the 9′ x 48.7m format. The daily capacity of the...

Russia increased wood-based panels production in January-February 2021

According to data from the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) in January-February 2021, plywood production in Russia increased by 13.1% YoY to 701,000 m³. The output of fiberboard (including MDF/HDF/flooring) also increased by 2.7% YoY to 112 mln...

Association of Furniture and Woodworking Enterprises of Russia: the share of counterfeit furniture is growing in Russia

According to the estimates of the Association of Furniture and Woodworking Enterprises of Russia, the share of illegal Russian furniture increased in 2020 and reached almost 20% of the total market, or about 40 billion rubles. According to...

Schattdecor LLC started producing films for particleboards and MDF boards in the Moscow region

As the regional Ministry of Investment, Industry, and Science reports, the company has put into operation the second phase of the decorative film full-scale production plant in the town of Chekhov near Moscow. The total value of investments...

Altailes to start producing laminated MDF boards by 2025

The Group will invest 3 billion rubles (including borrowed funds) to put into operation a new line for the production of laminated MDF boards at the site of Pavlovsky DOK (in Altai). It is planned to start operating...

Russia increased the production of wood-based panels in January 2021

According to data from the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) in January 2021, plywood production in Russia increased by 19.5% YoY to 341,000 m³. The output of fiberboard (including MDF/HDF/flooring) also increased by 5.8% YoY to 58.4 mln...

Andritz and Dieffenbacher deliver MDF plant to Egypt

Andritz and Dieffenbacher will supply Nile Wood SAE, a subsidiary of Egypt Kuwait Holding (EKH), with a complete MDF plant with wood chip washing and pressure fiberization system for the new location in Sadat City, Egypt. Commissioning is...

Russia reduced the production of wood-based panels in 2020

According to data from the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) in 2020, plywood production in Russia decreased by 3.2% YoY to 4 million m³. The output of fiberboard (including MDF/HDF/flooring) decreased as well – by 7.1% YoY to...

Metrie acquires Pacific MDF Products Inc. and Canadian MDF Products Company

Metrie, a North American manufacturer and distributor of interior millwork, has announced its acquisition of Pacific MDF Products Inc. and Canadian MDF Products Company, collectively known as Pac Trim, located in Rocklin, Calif., and Edmonton, AB, respectively. Metrie...

Luzales to open an MDF production facility worth 5 billion rubles in the Vladimir region

The Administration of the Vladimir region and one of the largest timber harvesting and processing companies in Russia, Luzales (Komi Republic), have signed a framework agreement on cooperation for the construction of a woodworking plant. Luzales is ready...

Russian Timber Journal 11-2020: projected construction of a timber industry complex on the Sakhalin island, Russia, will have the capacity to process over 1.2 million m³ of raw material per year; a significant rise in prices for particleboards is being observed in Russia; interview with Yury Shishkunov, Head of LesoTorgovaya Companiya LLC; Russian sawn timber exports to Japan in 2020, results and outlook

Russian Timber Journal 11-2020: by the directive of the Sakhalin regional government, it is planned to construct one of the largest wood processing centers in all of Russia; Russian retail prices for particleboards began to rise; Yury Shishkunov: “If...