Tag: sawn timber

China reduces VAT on sawn timber and round timber from 1 April 2019

VAT on some commodities and services has been reduced in order to stimulate the economy and the development of processing in the country. VAT on round timber is reduced from 10% to 9% sawn timber from 16% to...

In the Far East, the resident of the free port has launched a new wood processing production

According to the press service of the Ministry of the Russian Federation for the development of the Far East, the company “TAUNGA-LES” has begun to provide services for logging and production of sawn timber from softwood. The investment...

Russian Timber Journal №01-2019: the eight-year work of the existing head of Rosleskhoz was assessed as unsatisfactory; WhatWood summarizes the preliminary results of the LPK for 2018; the company “Solikamskbumprom” took a loan of 27 million euros; Segezha Group completed the design of a new pulp and paper mill in the Krasnoyarsk region; prices and volumes of production of LPK in Russia for 4Q 2017-2018

Russian Timber Journal №01-2019: summed up the first results of the LPK for 2018; basic prices for round wood and lumber; prices for the products of LPK in Russia for 2017-2018; exchange rates to the US dollar from...

“Luzales” implements the project on construction of a sawmill in Chovyu

The purpose of the project– the construction of new sawmills and bioenergy facilities to increase the production of lumber normalized humidity and reduce production costs woodworking complex LLC “Luzales”, as noted in the press center of the company....

Runko Group invests 37 million rubles in the production of aspen sawn timber in the Leningrad region

According to Delovoy Peterburg, Runko Group plans to invest more than 37 million rubles in the production of aspen sawn timber at the enterprise in the village of Mga in the Kirov district of the Leningrad region. The...

In Pestovsky LPK it completed repair and installation works

In addition to painting and landscaping of the plant, repair of electrical and mechanical parts of the main and auxiliary equipment, a sieve and software were replaced in the sawmill shop No. 1, a metering conveyor was installed,...

Lumber Report No.5 (21): The Russian government strengthens requirements to sawnwood manufactures; in Japan, consumption of Russian sawnwood decreases; China sets records on demand

Read in the latest issue of the monthly review of the Russian sawmilling industry WhatWood Russian Monthly Lumber Report No.5 (21) – May 2017: Laws On May 12, 2017, the Russian government expanded the list of forest products, which are...

In Jan-Feb 2017, demand for Russian softwood lumber grew 19% to 3.6 million m3

Sales of Russian sawn softwood products to export markets demonstrate strong growth at the beginning of 2017. Traditional seasonal decrease of shipments of sawn wood resulting from the long New Year holidays this year had a slight impact...

WhatWood Russian Monthly Lumber Report #15 (Oct’ 2016): seasonal decline of wood supplies; tough competition in Egypt; export seasonality

Read in the latest issue of our monthly review of Russian sawmilling industry WhatWood Russian Monthly Lumber Report #15 (October 2016): Seasonal decline of timber supplies to lumber mills in late September and October has resulted in decrease in production...

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 #21-2016

– AFK Sistema owned by billionaire Vladimir Yevtushenkov made a public proposal of the purchase of all shares of Finnish house-building company Honkarakenne at the price of €1.5 per share. According to Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat, the CEO...

Global timber market review #21-2016

– In the first three quarters of 2016, log imports through Taicang Port, China, totalled 6.51 million m3 valued at $920 million, ITTO reported. Of the total, the value of log imports from Russia through Taicang Port soared...