Bergkvist Siljan, a leading Swedish sawmilling group supplying sawn wood products to customers mainly in East Asia, Western Europe, and North Africa, announced that it has been granted by The Environmental Impact Assessment Delegation permission to increase the production of sawn wood products at their Insjön sawmill in Sweden, by approximately 60%, from 400,000 to 650,000 m3 per year.
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Segezha Group Announces Plan to Consolidate CJSC Novoyeniseiskiy Wood Chemical Complex
Segezha Group, a Russian integrated forest products company, which operates forestry, sawmilling, plywood manufacturing and cross-laminated timber production, has announced its plans to consolidate 100% of CJSC Novoyeniseiskiy Wood Chemical Complex.
Russia Announces Export Duties on Green Lumber Effective July 1, 2021
According to a Russian government order signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on Friday (5-21-21), an export tax as high as 10% will be imposed on the sales of several kinds of Russian wood.
Glennon Brothers to Purchase Rival Balcas
Subject to approval from competition regulators, Glennon Brothers, owners of timber processing plants in Ireland and Scotland, has announced that they have agreed to purchase Northern Ireland, County Fermanagh-based Balcas from owner SHV Energy.
Russian Government Confirms Log Ban Will Start in 2022
According to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Trutnev, the Russian government is not considering lifting the ban on the export of logs, which is scheduled to go into effect in 2022.
Kaamos Timber Investing in a New Sawmill in Mozyr Belarus, Selects Mühlböck as their Drying Technology Partner
Kaamos Timber, the Estonian wood industry company founded in 2003, has announced it is investing in a new sawmill in Mozyr, Belarus and they have selected Mühlböck as their drying technology partner. The new sawmill will incorporate the use of the Mühlböck dry kilns 1306 PRO.
Brazilian Exports of Wood-Based Products Increased 24% Year-Over-Year in March 2021
According to the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO), the value of Brazilian exports of wood-based products (except pulp and paper) in March 2021 amounted to US$321.9 million — an increase of 24% when compared to March 2020, when they were valued at US$206.6 million.
After Sixteen Months, Australia Bushfires Sawlog Salvage Operations Coming to an End
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a housing construction boom in Australia. As a result, demand for Australian timber has soared. Much of the timber needed to meet that the growing housing demand came from sawlogs that were burnt during the summer bushfires of 2019–2020.
Wildfire Timber Salvage Operation Winding Down in NSW Australia
State-owned Forestry Corporation of NSW Australia has announced that starting July 1, 2021, there will be a ‘significant’ decrease in the volume of timber it can supply to AKD and Hyne timber mills. There will be no change to what is supplied to Visy, due to the age profile of what was affected by the fire.
Muskrat Falls Project Whole Logs Sold to Chinese Buyer – Left Over Fiber to be Chipped and Shipped to UK
The estimated 400,000 cubic meters of timber cut between 2013 and 2015 to make way for the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric station in Labrador, Canada, has been sitting there idle ever since. However, that wood will soon be on its way to China. A deal was completed last summer by JP Forestry, a company that specializes in wood chips, and the Innu Nation to sell off timber leftover from the Muskrat Falls project.