Tag: RFP Group

Russian Timber Journal 11-2021: Interview with Metin Mete, General Manager at HAYAT Russia; U.S. has decided to almost double the duties on Canadian softwood lumber; U.S. homebuilding surged to an eight-month high in November 2021; Government of the Russian Federation approved the purchase of 75% of RFP Group by a Japanese investor; Russian Railways reports a significant reduction of timber cargo export from Russia in December

Russian Timber Journal 11-2021: Metin Mete, General Manager at HAYAT Russia: “The whole market of paper tissue products is growing by an average of 5% a year”; U.S. has decided to almost double the duties on Canadian softwood lumber...

Government of the Russian Federation approved the purchase of 75% of RFP Group by a Japanese investor

On November 29, the Government Committee on Foreign Investments Control chaired by Mikhail Mishustin, Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, approved the sale of 75% of RFP Group, a timber industry group from the Far East, to Iida...

Russian Timber Journal 04-2020: Opinion poll of Russian timber companies on the impacts of the coronavirus on outputs and sales; the Government of the Russian Federation approved a list of systemic timber enterprises and measures to support them; how the spread of COVID-19 affects operations of world timber companies (update)

Russian Timber Journal 04-2020: in mid-May 2020, WhatWood agency conducted an express survey of the largest timber industry players about how the coronavirus epidemic affected their production activities and the sales situation; the Government of the Russian Federation approved...

RFP Group, the largest company in the Russian Far East, may change of ownership

The main shareholders of the RFP Group Roman Abramovich, Alexander Abramov and Alexander Frolov want to cut their shares in the company, Kommersant reports. This refers to finding a new investor who is ready to acquire an equity...

RFP Group plans to build a second pellet plant with a capacity of about 70 thousand tons per year

In an interview of WhatWood agency with CEO of RFP Group Dmitry Valtfogel said, “currently, we are building the first wood pellet plant with the capacity of 100,000 tons of wood pellets per year. Upon completion of the second stage of...

In 2018, sales of products of RFP Group amounted to more than $200 million

In an interview with WhatWood, Dmitry Valtfogel, CEO of RFP Group, said: “In 2018, we sold more than 200 thousand m3 of peeled veneer, more than 100 thousand m3 of sawn timber from high quality raw materials and...

The Industry Development Fund will finance the RFP Group pellet project in the amount of 500 million rubles. The products will be exported to Japan and Korea

The Industrial Development Fund approved a loan of LLC “RFP Drevesny granuly” in the amount of 500 million rubles, reported the press service of the company RFR Group. The project provides for the construction of a new enterprise...

The Ministry of industry and trade of Russia told about the construction of five new pulp and paper mills worth about 580 billion rubles

Priorities in the development of the pulp and paper industry and the forest industry were discussed at the IV international Conference “PPI of Russia-new realities, new opportunities”. In his speech, Deputy Minister of industry and trade of the...

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 #16-2016

– Segezha Group may engage in the production of CLT panels, said the President of the company Sergey Pomelov in an interview with Vedomosti business paper. The group also plans to increase production volumes and reduce costs at...

RFP Group increased lumber production by 52% in 2011

RFP Group (Khabarovsk) increased lumber production by 51.5% in 2011 yearon-year, up to 350,000 cu m per year, the company reported. Market sales amounted to 97% of this volume (340,000 cu m of lumber). If you want to read...