In January – November, Russia decreased plywood production by 28% y-o-y to 3.0 million m3. According to Rosstat, production of plywood in November fell 38%. Russian companies continue to export plywood to the U.S. despite high duties and low prices. In October, Russian producers exported 52 thousand m3 of plywood to the U.S., which is […]
Tag Archives: Russia and Turkey
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Dec
Dec
The Government of Russia has extended protective duties on rough-sawn lumber for three years until December 31, 2025, Interfax reported with reference to the Deputy Prime Minister Victoria Abramchenko. The increased rates apply to the exports of lumber with a moisture content of more than 22%, a thickness and a width of more than 10 cm. Export […]
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Dec
Dec
this should not come as a big surprise after our previous report on the condition of russian pellet export , now ULK Group, the largest sawmill company in the Northwest of Russia, will stop all of its pellet production facilities due to lack of sales. The company has already completely stopped the pellet plant in […]
14
Aug
Aug
Ufastroysnab was founded in 2010 as a producer of green and dried lumber, including wall lining and moldings. In Udmurtia, the company has logging operations, it has its own allowable cutting area of 5 thousand hectares in this region. In Bashkiria, Ufastroysnab buys timber from local loggers. The total capacity of the two sawmills […]
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May
May
ProJet has completed the successful start-up of its 500th Pro Cleaner Felt Cleaning system, this time at Aktül Kagit’s, Tissue machine, TM1 in Turkey. The Pro Cleaner Type F (Forming Fabrics) and Type P (Press Felts) use a traversing cleaning head that contains 21 nozzles. With a cleaning pressure of max. 200bar (3,000psi) and a […]
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Dec
Dec
Valmet will supply an Old Corrugated Containers (OCC) line, three stock preparation lines, and an OptiConcept M container board making line with automation and services to Kıvanç Tekstil Sanayi Ve Ticaret’s mill in Adana, Turkey. Kıvanç Tekstil’s new board making line (PM 1) will produce high-quality testliner and fluting grades. The start-up of PM 1 […]
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Jul
Jul
Russia plans to start massive cultivation of silk grass, with the aim of its further use as a raw material for the production of pulp. It is planned, a pilot project will be implemented in the Russian Tula region on the basis of the “Center of Competence and Sustainable Development in the Field of […]
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Jun
Jun
The Black Sea Trade and Development bank (BSTDB) has provided a 7-year EUR 75 million loan to the Turkish Hayat Kimya Group for the construction of a new factory in Kaluga (Russia) producing cleansing tissue and towel paper. The total project cost is EUR 134.5 million. This will be the third Group’s production facility […]