Tag: Primorsky region

Production of corrugated cardboard began in the Primorsky Region

Dobroflot Group that specializes in canned fish production built a plant to produce cardboard packaging in Bolshoy Kamen (“Big Stone”) Advanced Development Territory within its own import substitution project, as reported on the company website. The investment value...

A wood pellet production line put into operation at Spassky LPK in the Primorsky region

The production line with a capacity of 2 tons of wood pellets per hour has become a part of a large investment project for integrated wood processing with a capacity of at least 90,000 m³ per year being...

Russian Timber Journal 05-2020: how the current decline in exports of timber products caused by COVID-19 is similar to the situation of the 2008-2009 crisis; the Russian Government granted a six-month deferral to priority investment projects in the forest sector; DNS Les started producing OSB in Primorsky region

Russian Timber Journal 05-2020: comparing the 2008-2009 crisis with the current decline of forest products exports during the pandemic; in the Russian Far East was opened the first OSB production; the Russian government has granted a six-month deferment to...

Russian timber industry news #22/23-2016

– On December 6, 2016 the Solomenskiy sawmill (Petrozavodsk, Karelia) put into operation a new line of sawmilling. Thus, the plant has completed the next stage of modernization and expansion of production. – Ladozhsky DSK CJSC postponed commissioning...

Russian timber industry news #17-2016

– Karelia Pulp has officially announced its intention to redeem Kondopoga pulpmill at the auction, which presumably will take place in the spring of 2017. “Through our own investments, we have consolidated more than 50% of debts of...

Russian timber industry news #6-2015

– On March 17, 2015, Lesozavod 25 commissioned a second pellet production line of 60,000 tons per year at its Tsiglomen site. – According to Karelia Pulp CEO Pavel Kalugin, growth of domestic lumber demand led to production...

Russian timber industry news #3-2015

– Sakhles company has put into operation a Japanese automatic sawing line, which will increase the processing of sawlogs to 36 thousand m3. – Arkhangelsk anti-monopoly body approved the purchase of 70.71% stake in Arkhangelsk LDK-3 by Lesozavod...

Japan’s Iida Group Holdings to construct a house-building factory in Primorsky region

First Vice-Governor of Primorsky region Vasily Usoltsev met with the Director of the Department for international development of the Japanese Iida Group Holdings Ishi Kumagai, as announced by the regional administration. The Japanese company intends to build a...

Timber exports from Russia to China through Suifenhe sharply increased in Q1

In January-March 2014, a sharp increase was registered in the imports of wood from Russia through the border town of Suifenhe (Heilongjiang province), as Xinhua agency reported. Deliveries of roundwood increased by 38% year-on-year up to 990 thousand...