Tag: Sodra

Södra to divest Trivselhus to Svensk Husproduktion

Södra is divesting Trivselhus AB to housing supplier Svensk Husproduktion. The takeover date is 1 March 2021. Södra’s subsidiary, Trivselhus, is one of the largest house manufacturers in Sweden and sells housing under the Trivselhus brand, and Nordic...

Södra to raise price of NBSK to USD 960/tonne

Södra Cell is increasing the price of its northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) pulp in Europe to $960, effective 1 January 2021. “Despite challenges in 2020 the demand for our NBSK stayed healthy throughout the year. Now we...

Russian Timber Journal 11-2020: projected construction of a timber industry complex on the Sakhalin island, Russia, will have the capacity to process over 1.2 million m³ of raw material per year; a significant rise in prices for particleboards is being observed in Russia; interview with Yury Shishkunov, Head of LesoTorgovaya Companiya LLC; Russian sawn timber exports to Japan in 2020, results and outlook

Russian Timber Journal 11-2020: by the directive of the Sakhalin regional government, it is planned to construct one of the largest wood processing centers in all of Russia; Russian retail prices for particleboards began to rise; Yury Shishkunov: “If...

Södra invests in CLT research

The Södra Foundation for Research, Development and Education has decided to grant an additional SEK 8.7 million to 11 research projects linked to forest management and forest industry. The biggest investment in this year’s second round of funding...

Russian Timber Journal 08-2020: Ranking of Top 100 Russian timber industry companies in 2019: slowing down as global economy growth decelerates; interview with Management at Metadynea – Russia’s largest synthetic resins producer; the Russian wood-based panel sector is trying to recover from the recession of the coronavirus crisis

Russian Timber Journal 08-2020: the total revenue of the Top-100 forestry companies in 2019 amounted to RUB 1.19 trillion, which in current prices is only 0.44% more than in 2018, and this is the minimum growth rate over...

Södra to raise price of bleached softwood kraft pulp

Södra Cell is increasing the price of its northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) pulp in Europe by $ 40 / tonne to $ 880, effective 1 October 2020. “We do recognize the challenges presented in the wake of...

Russian Timber Journal 07-2020: small enterprises are mastering OSB production; Russian Government gave new instructions for the development of the timber industry; Viktoria Abramchenko, Russian Deputy Prime Minister, proposes to combine the powers of forestry and timber industry in one federal body

Russian Timber Journal 07-2020: small enterprises are mastering OSB production, interview with the head of Rozas LLC, an OSB production newcomer; Russian Government gave new instructions for the development of the timber industry; Viktoria Abramchenko, Russian Deputy Prime...

Russian Timber Journal 06-2020: interview with Thomas Meth, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Enviva Partners; plywood export from Russia demonstrates confident growth; according to Rosleskhoz data, timber harvesting in Russia reduced by 8% in 2019 by final Rosleskhoz data

Russian Timber Journal 06-2020: interview with Thomas Meth, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Enviva Partners; plywood export from Russia demonstrates confident growth; according to Rosleskhoz data, timber harvesting in Russia reduced by 8% in 2019...

Russian Timber Journal 03-2020: how the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) affects operations of world timber companies; the Russian Government to slash duties on pulpwood of Far Eastern species to zero and increase export quotas by the end of 2020; Russian Forest Industry Review 2019-2020

Russian Timber Journal 03-2020: coronavirus infection was recorded in many countries of the world, the development of the situation showed that COVID-19 has a direct impact on all areas of the economy, including the timber industry — forest...

Södra to increase NBSK price in Europe

Södra Cell is increasing the price of its northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) pulp in Europe by $40/tonne to $860, effective 1 February. “Demand has remained strong over the holidays and into the new decade. Södra Cell is...

Russian Timber Journal 01-2020: Russia: the strongest decline in exports of logs since 2008 continues; In 2019, exports of sawn timber from Russia to China exceeded 20 million m3; Uranium One Expands Geography of Wood Pellets Sales; Vietnam bans import of Chinese plywood

Russian Timber Journal 01-2020: Primary data on forest products production in 2019 shows a growth in the production of mechanically processed wood products amidst a decline in the pulp and paper industry by almost any measure. Russia continues...

Russian Timber Journal 08-2019: Russian economy slows down; Rosleskhoz published data on timber harvesting by regions; The Far East is cutting log exports at a record pace

Russian Timber Journal 08-2019: In the 1 H 2019, the growth rate of the Russian economy slowed down; for 5 months 2019, the European Union reduced the volume of wood pellet imports; Rosleskhoz published data on timber harvesting...