Tag: Sveza

Russian Timber Journal 12-2021: the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation discussed the industry’s acute issues with the biggest wood-based panels producers; Ukraine introduces anti-dumping duties on import of particleboards from Russia and Belarus; U.S. homebuilding increased to a nine-month high in December 2021; Kazakh investor is planning to start producing OSB in Russia; sawn timber prices remain at a consistently high level in Russia

Russian Timber Journal 12-2021: the biggest producers of wood-based panel products from Russia discussed their industry’s acute issues and potential solutions with high-ranking officials from the Ministry of Industry and Trade; the Interdepartmental Commission on International Trade of...

Sveza increased wood-based panels production by 4.6% in 2021

In 2021, Sveza produced 1.3 million m³ of plywood and particleboard, up by 4.6% from a year earlier. Sveza continued focusing on special and customized products and in 2021 doubled the output to achieve 13% of the total...

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...

Sveza is putting to market special plywood for electric transport

Sveza, a leading Russian forest industry company and the world’s largest manufacturer of birch plywood, has developed plywood that does not conduct electricity — SVEZA Dielectric. This plywood suits applications that require light and strong non-conductive materials. The...

Sveza is planning to complete Novator +52 project in spring 2022

Sveza shared its plans concerning the time of completing a priority project on building new facilities and upgrading the operating production site in Novator settlement, Vologda Region. The additional capacity of around 52,000 m³ of plywood will be...

Sveza starts shipping plywood for Kögel GmBH

Sveza has shipped first batches of plywood to Kögel GmBH, one of the world’s largest producers of cargo trailers, from its mill in St. Perersburg, Russia. Earlier, Kögel successfully tested Sveza’s trailer flooring plywood at its manufacturing facility...

In January-September 2021, Sveza increased plywood production by 8%

Sveza Group summarized the results of the first nine months of 2021. The market grew steadily recovering from the pandemic blows of 2020 allowing Sveza to enjoy increased demand domestically and abroad. From January through September 2021, Sveza...

Russian Timber Journal 09-2021: Interview with Tapani Kiiski, President and CEO of Raute Corporation; current situation in the roundwood market, industry’s opportunities and restrictions from 2022; Segezha Group agrees to acquire forestry assets in Siberia for $515 million; Ikea expects shortages due to supply-chain crisis until mid-2022; Oktyabrsky LZK is going to invest over 1 billion rubles to build a sawmill in the Irkutsk Region

Russian Timber Journal 09-2021: Tapani Kiiski, President and CEO of Raute Corporation: “The Russian market has been among the most important ones for Raute over the past 10 years”; current situation in the roundwood market, industry’s opportunities and restrictions...

Sveza to begin its own timber harvesting in Perm Region

Sveza, a global leader in the manufacture of birch plywood, is to begin harvesting its own timber in nine forested areas in the Perm Region in December 2021. The company is investing over RUB 600 million in project, which includes,...

Sveza’s Saint Petersburg production facility makes the first batch of maximum size plywood sheets

Sveza’s Saint Petersburg production facility has produced the first batch of 8 × 12 feet (2440 × 3660 mm) plywood. This size of plywood is in great demand in the automotive industry as it makes it possible to...

Sveza will increase fuel wood briquettes output

The company started hiring staff to produce fuel wood briquettes of sawdust at its plant in Novator settlement, Vologda Region. The line commissioning is scheduled for fall 2021. Investments in the new production line will exceed 20 million...

Sveza’s facility in St. Petersburg resumes operation after scheduled equipment maintenance

Sveza’s facility in St. Petersburg has completed its scheduled preventive equipment maintenance and is now back in operation. The full scope of maintenance — 16 types of activities, affecting almost the entire production process — required 2 weeks...