Sveza

April 22, 2021

Russia: Sveza plans large investment in a new sawmill and pellet plant

Russian Sveza plans to invest 8.6 billion rubles (EUR 93.4 million) in the construction of a new sawmill in the Vologda region. The mill will produce dry lumber and wood-fuel pellets. It is reported that the annual production capacity of the plant will be 255 thousand m³ of sawn timber and 35 thousand tons of fuel pellets. Plywood production will also be modernized within the framework of the project. The construction of the plant will create over 200 new jobs in the region. It is expected that the project will reach recoupment in eight years, and the budget of the Vologda Oblast will receive an additional 250 million rubles a year. Boris Frenkel, Director for Government Relations at Sveza, explained: “The total volume of financial investments in the project will amount to about 8.6 billion rubles of the company's own funds. In fact, three industries will be created on... Continue reading →

October 28, 2020

Russian plywood producer Sveza bets on Asia and doubles sales in 2020

Despite difficult economic conditions, Russian plywood producer Sveza managed to double its sales in East and Southeast Asia. By the end of September 2020, the plywood manufacturer's total sales in these markets were over 47,000 m³. The development of the trend is due to the fact that the Asian region was the first to face a pandemic and was recovering faster than European countries. The company noted that a large amount of plywood is traditionally imported to the countries of East and Southeast Asia, with China being the largest market. In 2020, Sveza managed to increase its exports to the region and conquer various segments of the local economy. Sergey Aplyaev, head of sales in the East Asia market of Sveza, said that the Russian manufacturer focused on the development of Asian markets, created a separate structure and attracted managers who speak Chinese. Thus, the... Continue reading →

June 20, 2022

Plywood plants of Russian Sveza work at 20-40% of capacity

Aleksey Mordashov, head of the board of directors of Severstal, which also owns the leading Russian birch plywood producer Sveza, said that the volume of production in its plywood business and in steel has dipped sharply. He made such a statement at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in Russia. “We exported 80% of our products. We have to send people on layoffs with two-thirds . The prosecutor's office has sent us 15 requests since the beginning of the year. The State Labor Inspectorate sent us a bunch of inspectors to check. It all ended with the fact that we were given a warning about the need to comply with labor laws. Our directors are not only struggling with very acute production problems, but they also went to the prosecutor's office to give an explanation, ”he said. “Now factories are working with a load of 20 to 40%, fulfilling current orders. At the... Continue reading →

October 28, 2020

Russian plywood producer Sveza bets on Asia and doubles sales in 2020

Despite difficult economic conditions, Russian plywood producer Sveza managed to double its sales in East and Southeast Asia. By the end of September 2020, the plywood manufacturer's total sales in these markets were over 47,000 m³. The development of the trend is due to the fact that the Asian region was the first to face a pandemic and was recovering faster than European countries. The company noted that a large amount of plywood is traditionally imported to the countries of East and Southeast Asia, with China being the largest market. In 2020, Sveza managed to increase its exports to the region and conquer various segments of the local economy. Sergey Aplyaev, head of sales in the East Asia market of Sveza, said that the Russian manufacturer focused on the development of Asian markets, created a separate structure and attracted managers who speak Chinese. Thus, the... Continue reading →

January 12, 2017

Sveza looks into North Africa for new plywood markets

Sveza is exploring opportunities in the North African market. The company took part in SIB-2016, the International construction fair in Casablanca, Morocco at the end of November 2016. According to the announcement, the company presented standard plywood with interior and exterior glue, and the Sveza Deck 350, Sveza Paint, and Sveza Color plywood. Olga Milovanova, Sveza’s Manager for Construction Segment Product Development, commented: “We had an exhibition booth together with our distributor, Сomarbois. When we gave our presentation on Sveza products before the exhibition, people were interested most of all in the properties of birch. For North Africa, birch plywood is a relatively unknown product. Local construction companies most often handle either plywood from mixed species of wood, or plywood from Latin America. Our task has been to show that birch is a strong,... Continue reading →

June 20, 2022

Plywood plants of Russian Sveza work at 20-40% of capacity

Aleksey Mordashov, head of the board of directors of Severstal, which also owns the leading Russian birch plywood producer Sveza, said that the volume of production in its plywood business and in steel has dipped sharply. He made such a statement at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in Russia. “We exported 80% of our products. We have to send people on layoffs with two-thirds . The prosecutor's office has sent us 15 requests since the beginning of the year. The State Labor Inspectorate sent us a bunch of inspectors to check. It all ended with the fact that we were given a warning about the need to comply with labor laws. Our directors are not only struggling with very acute production problems, but they also went to the prosecutor's office to give an explanation, ”he said. “Now factories are working with a load of 20 to 40%, fulfilling current orders. At the... Continue reading →