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Russia exports less logs and more lumber

In the first seven months of this year, the actual export volume of Russian timber products fell by 0.4 [...]

October 22, 2019

Kronospan might build a new chipboard plant in Russia

Peter Kindl, founder of Kronospan Holding Ltd, attended a working meeting with regional governor of the Penza region Ivan Belozertsev [...]

October 21, 2019

Record areas of FSC-certified Russian forests

In October 2019, the area of forests certified by the Forest Stewardship Council and the number of FSC certificates for [...]

October 21, 2019

Falling profits for North American sawmills in the past year

Costs for sawlogs declined in most major regions around the world in the first half of 2019. However, lumber prices [...]

October 7, 2019

The 67th International Softwood Conference 2019 to be organized in Antwerp

Antwerp, on the crossroads of international trade and a major harbour for wood and wood products, will be the host [...]

October 3, 2019

Raute to deliver plywood mill to Russia’s Segezha Group

Raute Corporation has received orders worth approximately EUR 58 million from Segezha Group to Russia. The [...]

October 1, 2019

Steady rise in prices of Russian wood pellets sent to Europe; exports up by 32%

The average price of Russian wood pellets sent to the European Union countries in January-July has increased by almost [...]

October 1, 2019

Kronospan enters plywood production: Completes first plywood plant in Belarus

A little more than a year has passed since the moment when the first stone was laid in the foundation [...]

September 30, 2019

Russia doubles export tariffs for Far Eastern softwood species

By Decree No. 1169 of September 7, 2019, the Government of the Russian Federation doubled (from 6.5% to 13 [...]

September 27, 2019

High level of production in Russia’s wood industry: lumber +16%; pellets +21%

Over the past eight months of this year, the Russian domestic timber industry has been showing steady growth in almost [...]

September 19, 2019

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