Russia

Segezha Group launches new plywood production line in Russia

    Vyatsky Plywood Mill (subsidiary of Segezha Group) launched a new premium birch plywood production. According to [...]

Russian timber sector boosts production capacity

The Russian timber sector is in buoyant mood and increasing capacity, including in wood-based construction, after a robust performance [...]

Segezha Group searches for CLT production equipment supply in Europe

Segezha Group (affiliated to Sistema JSFC) and Sokol Timber Company JSC, Russian leader of housebuilding, have recently visited major European [...]

Moody’s forecast for global paper and forest products industry upgrades to ‘positive’

Moody’s Corporation, bond credit rating business Moody’s Investors Service, has released a report which has changed the outlook [...]

Ilim Group makes $1 billion investment in its Ust-Ilimsk mill in Russia

    Ilim Group launches integrated investment project Big Ust-Ilimsk at Ilim's Mill in Ust-Ilimsk [...]

Global softwood lumber prices increased during Q1/2018

    Global softwood lumber prices continued their two-year climb in the Q1/18 with the pace [...]

Russian lumber exports go 19% up in January-April 2018

During the first four months of 2018, the lumber exports from Russia grew in value and in volume. The country [...]

Segezha Group to build a CLT plant in Russia

Segezha Group will start the construction of a new CLT-panel plant in Sokol, Vologda region, as it has been [...]

Hasslacher Group invests EUR 20 million in boosting sawmill capacity in Russia

    On the occasion of the state visit of Russian President Putin to Vienna on 5 June [...]

Global forest industry trends during the first quarter of 2018

The Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) jumped 5.1% q-o-q in the 1Q/18 to reach its highest [...]