Tag: pulp

Global Trends Review, September 08-21, 2014: Japan feels oversupply of lumber, China to develop wooden housing

With continuing demand slump in Japan, port inventories of imported Russian lumber like red pine 30×40 mm remain high and the arrivals have not declined yet so supply glut feeling is heavy in the market, ITTO reported. The...

Global Trends Review, August 11-24, 2014: European construction is forecast to grow marginally by 2016; Chinese construction market risks are overblown

Until 2016, growth in construction in Europe is mainly expected for the North and Baltic Sea region. Meanwhile, the unprecedented housing crisis in Southern Europe has at least hit the bottom. This is the forecast published during the...

Stroy Investresurs LLC plans to build a bleached CTMP mill in Karelia

Stroy Investresurs LLC will build an enterprise for the production of bleached chemical thermomechanical market pulp (CTMP) in Karelia. The total cost of the project will reach €125 million. According to the information of the investor, CTMP is...

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...

Sveza to launch pulpmill in Vologda region by 2020

Sveza company shared some details in the press about the project of softwood and hardwood kraft pulp mill in the Vologda region. The technological scheme of the mill was prepared by the consultants of Sweco (Sweden) and Poyry...

Global Trends Review, February 24 – March 09, 2014: China boosts investments into foreign timber processing; Moody’s anticipates pulp price decline

Chinese timber enterprises are rapidly increasing foreign investments. Around $1.3 billion has been already allocated in some 20 countries, mainly for logging and primary processing, but with growing interest in wood product manufacturing, as ITTO reported. Recently, both...

Global Trends Review, January 27 – February 09, 2014: OSB demand booming in UK, but probably at risk in Central Europe

Canadian Norbord company is going to expand its Inverness OSB mill in UK in order to meet an anticipated 50% increase in OSB consumption during the next decade, TTJ reported. Earlier the company completed a detailed feasibility study...

AFK Sistema may invest €1 billion to revive Polar Bear project at Segezha PPM

Vladimir Yevtushenkov’s AFK Sistema is ready to invest €1 billion into the Polar Bear project which involves the production of bleached softwood and bleached hardwood pulp, as well as non-bleached pine pulp at Segezha PPM (Karelia). Investlesprom holding...

Global Trends Review, December 16-22, 2013: construction volume to drop by 3% in Europe this year, to grow 0.9% in 2014

Euroconstruct forecasts a decline of 3% by comparison to the preceding year in European construction output to €1.3 billion, reports EUWID Wood. This estimation made at the end of November reflects a slight adjustment downwards from the estimation...

Baikal pulpmill will officially close on December 25

“A landmark event for the whole environmental community – official closure of the Baikal pulp and paper mill – will be held on December 25, 2013,” said the Minister of natural resources and ecology Sergey Donskoy at the...

Global Trends Review, December 09-15, 2013: China creates national timber trading online system

The Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has announced the establishment of a Timber and Wood Products Spot Trading Platform, ITTO reported. This trading platform will be open nationally and will provide a comprehensive timber industry service...

CTS Invest called off its investments into Pitkyaranta pulpmill

CTS Invest group cancelled its intention to invest €50 million in the development of Pitkyaranta pulpmill, says the Forest portal of Karelia. Previously, the company signed the agreement on repurchase of debt with the enterprise’s principal creditor, VTB...