Tag: sawn timber

Solomensky Sawmill LLC will increase sawn timber output by 30%

This is reported by the official web portal of Karelia. The investment will reach 2.5 billion rubles. This project is on the list of priority investment projects in the forest sector. It involves upgrading sawmilling assets and increasing...

In September 2021, US sawn timber prices increased 7% compared to the previous month

According to Madison’s Lumber Reporter, in the week ending September 10, 2021 the wholesaler price of benchmark softwood timber commodity item Western S-P-F KD 2×4 #2&Btr was $480 ($311/m³). This is up by +$50, or +12%, from the...

In January-July 2021, Russia reduced its export of sawn timber by 3.1%

In January-July 2021, the volume of sawn timber exported from Russia reduced by 3.1% YoY and totaled 18.077 million m³, as reported by the Federal Customs Service of Russia. The value of foreign sawn timber shipments from Russia...

In 1H 2021, Russia reduced its export of sawn timber by 0.3%

In 1H 2021, the volume of sawn timber exported from Russia reduced by 0.3% YoY and totaled 15.413 million m³, as reported by the Federal Customs Service of Russia. The value of foreign sawn timber shipments from Russia...

The first loan under a program of subsidized funding for timber enterprises was granted in the Khabarovsk Region

Forpostles is planning to purchase new drying kilns to reduce sawn timber moisture content to 12-15% with the subsidized loan, in order to export its products in the future. The upgrading is going to cost approximately 40 million...

Microtec is going to install Finscan sorting systems at Pinezhsky LPK

Finscan is an automatic sawn timber sorting system using Buzzard – an artificial intelligence-based application. Besides identifying wood defects, the system is capable of identifying knots and rot with high precision, improving the quality and output of produced...

Segezha Group begins upgrade of Onega LDK plant in Arkhangelsk region

Segezha Group has begun a full upgrade of equipment at Onega LDK, the Company’s wood-processing asset in Arkhangelsk region. The project will be completed over a period of 2.5 years and will receive investment totaling more than RUB...

Segezha Group continues the modernization of the Karelian Wood Company, a logging and wood processing enterprise

More than RUB 100 million has already been invested in the plant’s modernisation. Moving forward, the company plans to expand its production capacity and secure further investments to the tune of RUB 350 million. The details of the...

Russia increased sawn timber production in 1H 2021

According to data from the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) in 1H 2021, Russia increased sawn timber production by 2.7% YoY to 14.8 million m³.

Russia reduced its export of sawn timber by 3.9% in January-May 2021

In January-May 2021, the volume of sawn timber exported from Russia reduced by 3.9% YoY and totaled 8.78 million m³, as reported by the Federal Customs Service of Russia. The value of foreign sawn timber shipments from Russia...

Russia increased sawn timber production in January-May 2021

According to data from the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) in January-May 2021, Russia increased sawn timber production by 2.6% YoY to 12.2 million m³.

Terneyles to invest 1.7 billion rubles to upgrade its dry sawn timber production facilities 

In March 2021, the company signed a contract for the supply and installation of three drying tunnels with a capacity of 300,000 m³ of dry sawn timber per year. It is also planned to supply three lines of...