Tag: MDF

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...

Russia reduced the production of wood-based panels in January-November 2020

According to data from the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) in January-October 2020, plywood production in Russia decreased by 4.5% YoY to 3.6 million m³. The output of fiberboard (including MDF/HDF/flooring) decreased as well – by 7.3% YoY...

Russia reduced the production of wood-based panels in January-October 2020

According to data from the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) in January-October 2020, plywood production in Russia decreased by 5.1% YoY to 3.3 million m³. The output of fiberboard (including MDF/HDF/flooring) decreased as well – by 7.7% YoY...

Cherepovets Plywood and Furniture Mill and Vologodskiye Lesopromyshlenniki Group purchased Sheksna Wood Board Plant

This transaction is aimed at enhancing the market positions of the largest wood processing enterprises from the Vologda Region by increasing board products output volumes and expanding the companies’ product range by producing MDF boards. Sheksna Wood Board...

“The majority of the profit is attributable to timber industry clients; this is around 75%,” WhatWood spoke with Management at Metadynea (Metafrax Group) – Russia’s largest synthetic resins producer

Today, phenol-formaldehyde resins are widely applied as a binding agent to produce wood-based panels. Metafrax Group is the largest producer of formalin and synthetic resins in Russia. What share in the revenue structure is attributable to timber industry...

Dieffenbacher to manufacture the world’s longest continuous press

With the construction of an 80 meter long CPS+, Dieffenbacher sets a record for the world’s longest continuous press for the production of wood-based panels. The press is the core component of an MDF plant ordered from Dieffenbacher...

Russia reduced the production of wood-based panels in January-July 2020

According to data from the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) in January-July 2020, plywood production in Russia decreased by 5.9% YoY to 2.3 million m³. The output of fiberboard (including MDF/HDF/flooring) decreased as well – by 11.7% YoY...