Mass Media Overview

https://www.phosagro.com

17 February 2022

Moscow – During a Forum of the Russian and Brazilian Councils of Entrepreneurs, Andrey Guryev, Chairman of the Russia–Brazil Business Council, proposed the creation of a joint carbon exchange and invited his Brazilian counterparts to join the Green Club of producers of agricultural products free of harmful substances.

https://www.lesprom.com

10 January 2022

The Sokol CLT plant belonging to Segezha Group has successfully passed Conformité Européenne certification for its cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels. The CE certificate was obtained after a field audit performed by employees of HolzForschung Austria, the largest Austrian wood research and testing institute. The certificate confirms that the enterprise has deployed modern practices to verify that the quality of its products meets European requirements. Prior to this, CLT panels underwent the European Technical Assessment (ETA) procedure in the authorised laboratories at the Graz University of Technology (TUI Graz), where detailed tests were carried out to determine the physical and mechanical properties of the panels.

https://www.severstal.com

January 27, 2022

PAO Severstal has become the first Russian steel company to join the World Economic Forum’s coalition to promote responsible corporate reporting on stakeholder capitalism.

https://www.phosagro.com

26 January 2022

Moscow - PhosAgro has become the first company in the Russian mineral fertilizer industry to receive a certificate for compliance with the Ecological Union’s Vitality Leaf standard and the right to use the internationally recognised eco-label on its products.

https://www.phosagro.com

24 January 2022

Moscow – The International Fertilizer Association (IFA) has confirmed PhosAgro’s status as an Industry Stewardship Champion for its responsible and sustainable approach to production. The Company was first recognised for this achievement in 2019.

https://www.severstal.com

January 21, 2022

Severstal announces that Crédit Agricole CIB has joined the steel company’s Climate Memorandum, "Together for a low-carbon Future". The Memorandum aims to support global efforts to prevent further climate change.

https://smenews.org

Dec 28, 2021

By Igor Alekseev

The first products came off the line at the plant of JSC “Bereznik” in the industrial park “Sokol”, Vologda region. The enterprise was built in three years, the volume of investments in the project for advanced wood processing exceeded one billion rubles.

https://whatwood.ru

Timber Industry Research and Analytics

10 December 2021

Bereznik JSC completed the first stage of an investment project on building a plywood production site at the premises of Sokol Industrial Park. The enterprise was built in 3 years; the investment value exceeded 1 billion rubles. The first stage of the new plant will produce 44,000 m³ of plywood per year. The enterprise already employs 100 people. Plywood is supposed to be supplied to the domestic market and also exported to European, Near East and other countries.

https://www.steelorbis.com

2022-01-17

Russian steelmaker Severstal has announced that it has shipped 1,500 mt of large diameter pipe (LDP) to Canada, supplying LDP to this destination for the first time.

https://www.davisindex.com

Davis Index

Russian steelmaker Severstal supplied 15,800t (14,334mt) of large diameter pipes (LDP) with epoxy coating through its Izhora Pipe Mill (ITZ) in H1 2021.