Tag: pulp

Ilim Group to sign an agreement with Xiamen C&D Corporation

Ilim Group signed an agreement with Xiamen C&D Corporation, one of its key partners, on pulp and paperboard supply to the provinces in Southwest China via the Silk Road. As agreed, SW pulp will be supplied to paper mills...

The situation on the forest products market in 2019 – 1Q 2020 in Russia and the world

In 2019 slowdown in the global economy, geopolitical tensions have pulled a decline in demand for forest products. Prices for most forest products remained at low bases. Only to 1Q 2020, prices on world markets for pulp, plywood,...

Metsä Group’s sales drop in Q1 2020

According to the official website of the Metsa Group, in the first quarter of 2020, sales amounted to EUR 1.253 billion, which is 12.9% less than a year earlier. Operating profit for the reporting period decreased by 66.7%...

SCA raises pulp price

Scandinavian pulp producer SCA upping its pulp price by $40 from 1 May to $880 per tonne. The company notes that the demand has increased from tissue and hygiene industry producers. SCA owns 2.6 million hectares of forest...

Sergey Furgal: “Pulp production is a promising direction for the development of the forest sector of the economy of the Khabarovsk territory»

At the plenary session on Russian-Indian cooperation, the Governor of the Khabarovsk territory noted: “A promising direction for the development of the forest sector of the economy of the region can be the implementation of a project for...

Sveza is considering the possibility of building a pulp and paper mill in the Vologda region

According to the press service of Sveza from July 10, 2019, a new plant can be built in Cherepovets district, Vologda region.  At the stage of discussion is the project of construction of a new generation of biotechnological...

Russian Timber Journal 06-2019: WhatWood interview with President of United Panel Group; downward pricing trend for logs continues; packaging industry: on the way to circular economy; In 2018, China is increasing trade in wood; WhatWood’s statistics of log price index in Russia

Russian Timber Journal 06-2019: WhatWood interview with President of United Panel Group; downward pricing trend for logs continues; packaging industry: on the way to circular economy; In 2018, China is increasing trade in wood; WhatWood’s statistics of log...

For 5 months of 2019 exports of products of the concern “Bellesbumprom” increased by 11.5% to $239.7 million

For the five months of 2019, the volume of production of industrial enterprises of the concern amounted to 646.8 million rubles, which in comparable conditions is 16.1% more than in the same period last year. Of the total...

Russian Timber Journal 05-2019: WhatWood interview with CEO of Altailes; Causes of dropping prices for Russian plywood; Wood product exports hit by US tariffs; Rosleskhoz supported distant monitoring of forests; WhatWood’s study of Russian forest products exports and imports for 4 years; Sawmill profit margins fell substantially in North America

Russian Timber Journal 05-2019: WhatWood interview with CEO of Altailes; Causes of dropping prices for Russian plywood; Wood product exports hit by US tariffs; Rosleskhoz supported distant monitoring of forests; WhatWood’s study of Russian forest products exports and...

VEB.RF declared a strategic partner for the construction of a new pulp and paper mill in Krasnoyarsk region

VEB.RF and the investment company Rockwell Capital signed a Memorandum of intent to establish a holding company as part of the implementation of a joint strategy in the timber processing complex of Russia. As the first project, the...

For 4 months of 2019, the enterprises of the timber industry of the Vologda region shipped products for 18.2 billion rubles

According to the regional press service, the enterprises of the timber industry complex prepared and sold wood in the amount of 4.1 billion rubles (110.8 % by 2018); shipped wood products – by 12.2 billion rubles (114.6 %...

Elena Trubnikova, FinExpertiza: “Over the years of sanctions, revenues of Russian exporters increased by 68%”

In 2018, Russian exporters increased their ruble revenues by 11.45 trillion rubles or 68.1% compared to 2013. These data were shared with the media Elena Trubnikova, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the international auditing and consulting...