Timber industry research & analytics Tag: sawn timber
Global timber market review #19-2015
22 October 2015 ` 17:48
– A Chinese company plans to invest $250 million to build a massive wood-processing plant in New Zealand. Fenglin Wood Industry Group, based in Nanning, has already been carrying out a feasibility study on building and operating a... 
WhatWood: Softwood lumber exports from Russia to Japan fell 12% in August
15 October 2015 ` 17:32
Softwood lumber exports from Russia to Japan in August 2015 amounted to 54,300 m3, which is 12% lower than in the previous month and 2% lower than in August 2014. This is the lowest rate in the last... 
Russian timber industry news #18-2015
5 October 2015 ` 13:49
– The Ministry of economic development has decided to ban the export of wastepaper from Russia for four months, as well as to reduce the rate of import duty on coated paper down to 5% for 1.5 years.... Global timber market review #17-2015
14 September 2015 ` 22:38
– According to a representative from one of the main redwood markets in Beijing, some 12 stores selling redwood products have closed and only 2 remained open as of the end of July. The future for solid wood... Russian timber industry news #15\16-2015
3 August 2015 ` 19:24
– Arkhangelsk LDK-3 sawmill (part of Titan Group, previously owned by RusForest) increased the production of wood pellets by 63% to 31,000 tonnes in the first half-year. – Belarus has extended the licensing of imports of certain types... Russian timber industry news #14-2015
30 July 2015 ` 15:42
– In January-June 2015, Lesozavod 25 increased processing of sawlogs by 6.8% to 558,000 m3. – The Swedish company Valutec is currently carrying out the final stage of 11 drying kilns delivery for the Russian enterprise “Asia-Les” based... Global timber market review #14-2015
30 July 2015 ` 15:38
– Norwegian wood-products company Moelven will shut down Nössemark Trä AB sawmill in Sweden, Fordaq says quoting Sverige Radio. Moelven’s CEO, Erik Sjölund, hopes that a new owner could be found. – China’s Customs has reported that timber... Russian timber industry news #13-2015
19 July 2015 ` 18:07
– By the end of 2014, Volga pulpmill (Balakhna, Nizhny Novgorod region) has produced 494,700 tonnes of newsprint, which is 10.3% less than in 2013. The selling price has increased from 16,305 roubles per tonne in 2013 to... Global timber market review #13-2015
19 July 2015 ` 17:58
– A new £100 million (€140.33 million) biomass terminal planned for the Port of Liverpool will handle up to three million tonnes of wood pellets per year as part of the decarbonisation of Drax power station. – Setra... Russian timber industry news #12-2015
1 July 2015 ` 20:27
– On 5 June 2015, Arkhangelsk PPM started the equipment of the new hemicellulose plant in the start-up & commissioning mode. The technology used for this production is one of the variations of kraft cooking process. – Martin... Russian timber industry news #11-2015
18 June 2015 ` 15:23
– At the end of May 2015, several investment agreements were signed at the third economic forum “Vladimir region: local centre of import substitution”, including the one on the construction of an MDF mill in Murom on Siempelkamp... 
Russian softwood lumber prices continue to fall on global markets
18 June 2015 ` 15:11
During January-April 2015, the price of Russian softwood lumber fell by 23% (yoy) to an average of $134 per cubic metre (average price on the Russian border). The volume of exports increased by 4% (yoy) to 7.3 million... 