| | Forestry and timber news - May, 5, 2009Pulp Gets Authorities Involved
- The authorities of Leningrad Region will help Vyborg Pulp Ltd. to buy a back part of the business until the end of the year. This land is planned to use as collateral to obtain credit.
- May, 5, 20091Q/2009 Siberian Customs Exported 2.9 Million Tonnes of Timber
- Siberian Customs has exported around 2.9 million tons of wood (processed and unprocessed) of $ 538.1 million (according to the FCS press service). It amounted to 8.6% of the total value of exports in Siberian Customs. Compared to the 1Q/2008 the volume of timber shipments fell by 33%, the value – by 23.5%.
- May, 4, 2009Russian Market of Wood-based Panels and Plywood
- In April 2009, DISCOVERY Research Group completed a study on the Russian market of wood-based panels and plywood in 2008.
- April, 29, 2009International News: European Manufacturers Leading the World Market
- The economic downturn has cut into orders received by European woodworking machinery manufacturers as well. But it’s not a crash into the abyss, as unlike other sectors, woodworking machinery manufacturers have been preparing for tough times.
- April, 29, 2009New Minister of Agriculture Did Not Want Introduce Real Problems
- Ministry of Agriculture held a meeting on “State problems and prospects of development of forestry in the Russian Federation” under the leadership of the new Minister, Elena Skrynnik.
- April, 29, 2009The Largest Wood Processing Company Is Opening in Leningrad Region
- Governor of Leningrad Region Valery Serdyukov launched primarily woodworking complex in the village Chudtsy (Boksitogorsk district).The volume of investment in this joint project of the Austrian Mayr-Melnhof Holz Gmbh and LSR Group amounted to 80 million euros.
- April, 29, 2009SCA to expand consumer products in Russia
- The Russian market for personal care products is undergoing rapid growth. Since 1995 SCA’s sales of baby diapers (Libero) and feminine care products (Libresse) have grown continuously, increasing the need for local production. Against this background, SCA has made a decision to open its own production facility in the Tula region south of Moscow to meet rising consumer demand.
- April, 28, 2009Leningrad region will produce 530 elite toilet paper rolls per minute
- The Governor of Leningrad Region, Valery Serdyukov took part in the launch of a new line for production of toilet paper and paper towels De Luxe class by Syassky Pulp and Paper mill.
- April, 28, 2009The Government of Karelia Summed up Development of Forest Industry in 1Q\09
- Today almost total amount of woodworking companies has come from the forced hibernation of crisis - while there are some problems remaining.
- April, 28, 2009South of Russia expands producing of paperboard
- Rostov Agricultural Group “South of Russia” is expanding its production of paperboard. On the base of its enterprise “Donskoy Corrugated” there will be organized an issue of a flat and corrugated cardboard capacity 68 tons and 144 million sq. m. per year. Experts welcomed the project.
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