Russia: Titan Group to raise production at Sawmill 25
ZAO Sawmill 25 (part of the Titan Group of Companies) and Valutec have signed a contract for the supply of [...]
May 13, 2019
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Antwerp to host this year’s International Softwood Conference
Antwerp, on the crossroads of international trade and a major harbour for wood and wood products, will be the host [...]
May 9, 2019
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Russian Segezha Group raised plywood prices in April
Birch plywood consumption in the world has grown at an average rate of 2-2.7%. At the end of [...]
May 9, 2019
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Raute receives €12m order from Plyterra in Russia
Finnish Raute Corporation has received orders worth over €12m from CJSC Plyterra in Russia.   [...]
May 8, 2019
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Global trade of wood pellets jumps more than 21%; US, Canada, Vietnam as major suppliers
Global trade of wood pellets jumped more than 21% year-over-year in 2018 when a new record of 22 [...]
April 30, 2019
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Global sawmill sector’s shrinking profit margins in late 2018
Softwood lumber prices have generally fallen faster than the costs for sawlogs throughout the world in late 2018, resulting in [...]
April 16, 2019
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Vostok-Resurs in Russia plans to start 250,000 m3/year sawmill this autumn
Heinola is building a full-profiling sawline for Vostok Resurs in Russia. The sawline is part [...]
April 16, 2019
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Russia: OSB production capacity is seeing rapid growth
Russian OSB production is steadily growing, thanks to the ongoing recovery of the country’s national [...]
April 15, 2019
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Boom in Russian softwood lumber train deliveries to China supported by the Belt & Road Initiative
According to trade data sourced from China Customs, China imported 36.8 million cubic metres of lumber in 2018, a [...]
April 10, 2019
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UPM’s plywood production expansion in Russia on schedule
The UPM Chudovo plywood mill expansion investment, which started in late 2017, is proceeding on schedule to the production trial [...]
April 10, 2019
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