Timber sector
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RFP Group to build a new sawmill and wood pellet plant in Russia’s Far East
The Russian timber industry holding RFP Group will build a wood processing plant in Yakutia (Russia's Far East) with a capacity of up to 150 thousand m3 per year by 2025. "A long-term investment project is under way - the organization of logging and timber processing operations in Yakutia. A timber processing plant will be built near the village of Tommot, "TASS quoted Dmitry Valtfogelya, general director of the RFP Goup, as saying. The new plant will produce about 100-150 thousand m3 of sawn timber per year, as well as about 70 thousand tons of pellets. Under this production, the company will process 500 thousand m3 per year. RFP Group is the largest timber holding company in the Far East. It unites a group of technologically connected companies of the full cycle: timber harvesting, processing and delivery of products to the countries of the Asia-Pacific... Continue reading
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UK timber sector on the road to recovery
UK's forestry, wood and wood products sector is picking up after five years of low demand and little expansion, according to the UK Timber Trade Federation Statistical Review. In particular, growth of timber and panel products in 2014 was generally stronger than the year before with an overall volume increase of 10%. A 10% rise in UK timber and panel products consumption takes total consumption in 2014 to nearly 16 million m3. Europe continues to dominate as the main supplier of timber and panel products with higher growth recorded than any other supplying region in 2014. All timber and panel products imports were higher by volume in 2014 with, as in 2013, particleboard and OSB imports achieving the highest growth rate, at 24%. On the other hand, UK exports of timber and panel products fell by 3% in 2014, to a total of 576,000 m3. The provision of timber and panel products ready... Continue reading
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September 12, 2018
RFP Group to build a new sawmill and wood pellet plant in Russia’s Far East
The Russian timber industry holding RFP Group will build a wood processing plant in Yakutia (Russia's Far East) with a capacity of up to 150 thousand m3 per year by 2025. "A long-term investment project is under way - the organization of logging and timber processing operations in Yakutia. A timber processing plant will be built near the village of Tommot, "TASS quoted Dmitry Valtfogelya, general director of the RFP Goup, as saying. The new plant will produce about 100-150 thousand m3 of sawn timber per year, as well as about 70 thousand tons of pellets. Under this production, the company will process 500 thousand m3 per year. RFP Group is the largest timber holding company in the Far East. It unites a group of technologically connected companies of the full cycle: timber harvesting, processing and delivery of products to the countries of the Asia-Pacific... Continue reading
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September 12, 2018
RFP Group to build a new sawmill and wood pellet plant in Russia’s Far East
The Russian timber industry holding RFP Group will build a wood processing plant in Yakutia (Russia's Far East) with a capacity of up to 150 thousand m3 per year by 2025. "A long-term investment project is under way - the organization of logging and timber processing operations in Yakutia. A timber processing plant will be built near the village of Tommot, "TASS quoted Dmitry Valtfogelya, general director of the RFP Goup, as saying. The new plant will produce about 100-150 thousand m3 of sawn timber per year, as well as about 70 thousand tons of pellets. Under this production, the company will process 500 thousand m3 per year. RFP Group is the largest timber holding company in the Far East. It unites a group of technologically connected companies of the full cycle: timber harvesting, processing and delivery of products to the countries of the Asia-Pacific... Continue reading