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Kronospan begins construction of particleboard plant in Russia

Kronospan has started construction of the particleboard plant located in Ufa, Bashkortostan region, Russia. Last year, construction was suspended by [...]

July 12, 2014

EIA: Japan imports illegal Russian timber

Significant quantities of illegal timber products from the forests of Siberia and the Russian Far East are flowing into Japan [...]

June 12, 2014

China invests big in Russia’s timber processing industry

During 2014, Chinese investors will launch the first phase of a major Siberian timber complex, 'part of a push by [...]

April 20, 2014

Interfor completes acquisition of Ilim Timber’s lumber company

Interfor announced that it has completed the acquisition of Tolleson Lumber Company of Perry, Georgia, from Ilim Timber Continental, SA [...]

March 12, 2014

Russia: Lumber exports rise; log exports drop

The Russian log export tax that was implemented in 2007 resulted in a sharp decline of log exportation with the [...]

March 10, 2014

RusForest to sell sawmill and harvesting company in Eastern Siberia

RusForest AB, a Swedish forestry company with operations in Russia, today announced the sale of the non-core Boguchany sawmill [...]

March 2, 2014

EGGER wants to expand particleboard production in Gagarin

In 2011, the Austrian panel manufacturer EGGER acquired the Russian particleboard manufacturer “OOO Gagarinskiy Fanerniy Zavod” in Gagarin. Last weeek [...]

February 25, 2014

FSC suspends certificate for IKEA’s subsidiary, Swedwood Karelia

Following an investigation by the NEPcon audit company, the FSC forest management certification issued to Swedwood Karelia was suspended. The [...]

February 13, 2014

Ikea posts 3.1% increase in net profit

The Ikea Group's net income increased by 3.1% to €3.3 billion for the financial year 2013 (ended [...]

January 27, 2014

RusForest opens sawmill in Arkhangelsk

RusForest AB, a Swedish forestry company with operations in Russia, today announced the start of wood pellet production at the [...]

January 21, 2014

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