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Production cost margins for sawmills in Brazil, Russia and Finland have fallen during the first half of 2017, while they increased to their second highest level in 13 years in the US South in the 2Q/17, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly Resource Quarterly The sawmill margins to cover non-wood costs and profits have been[…]

Wahlers Forsttechnik GmbH received the 2016 PONSSE Dealer of the Year award and OOO Ponsse won Subsidiary of the Year award. The Balmoral service centre of A.L.P.A. Equipment Ltd. won the PONSSE Service Centre of the Year award. The German dealer Wahlers Forsttechnik GmbH was named the Dealer of the Year for the fourth time.[…]

Following on from last week’s analysis of the changes being made in the Russian forestry industry, we include this week a review by WOOD MARKETS on the major cost reductions being seen in Russia and the potential impact that this will have on their log and processed lumber exports. With major cost reductions arising as[…]

At the recent B.C. Council of Forest Industries (COFI) annual convention in Vancouver, WOOD MARKETS’ president Russ Taylor delivered an overview of the Russian forestry and sawmilling industry, detailing the means by which it has become a major competitive force in log and lumber export markets. Interestingly, much of the information and analysis seemed to[…]

Finnish forest machine manufacturer Logset Oy has expanded significantly its dealer network and operation in Russia. Logset Oy has made new dealer contracts with Russian companies that are specialized in forest machine distribution and service. At the same time the cooperation Logset had with the Russian dealer Ferronordic Machines ends. “We want to have straight[…]

Rottne Industri has signed an agreement with Ferronordic Machines AB, which becomes the official distributor of Rottne forest machines in Russia. The agreement with Ferronordic enters into force in December 2016. Rottne Industri also launches forest machines specially adapted for the Russian market. – We are very excited about the new partnership with Ferronordic. They[…]

The Russian Federal Government is trying to assist development of its forest industry by adding export taxes on logs, thereby limiting competition by foreign companies for the Russian timber, as reported by Wood Resource Quarterly. These taxes are currently 25% of the log value (€15/m3) for softwood logs and are scheduled to increase to a[…]

Wood Resource Quarterly reports that softwood sawlog prices increased in Russia during the second quarter, in contrast to the sharp decline noted during the first. Contrary to earlier price movements, this time it was the domestic market rather than the export market that was the main price driver as the housing market in western Russia[…]

Pöyry has been commissioned to provide engineering services for the rebuild of Mondi’s Syktyvkar pulp mill in Russia worth E10 million. The services incorporate detail engineering for mechanical, electrical and instrumentation disciplines extended over the whole pulp mill. The work will be performed by Pöyry’s Finnish and Russian experts. Mondi Syktyvkar is in the process[…]

Deere & Co has announced plans to significantly expand its presence in Russia, one of the most important growth markets of the company in both agriculture and forestry. Deere has signed an agreement with the Government and local authorities to invest approximately $80 million in a central operations centre which includes a distribution, replacement parts[…]