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WhatWood agency is the only Russian consulting company with core specialization in the timber industry analytics. Within five years of timber market research we have provided services to 130 clients in 15 countries from Finland to Canada, from UK to Korea: industrial companies, banks, investors, government agencies, scientific organizations, and individual entrepreneurs. We have unique contact and knowledge base, as well as deep understanding of the regional industry and market in Russia. We give presentations at major industry events and are cited by the main Russian business media. To get in touch with us, please visit the About Us page. You can also browse the catalogue of our products.
WhatWood Agency announces Russian Wood Pellet Market, a monthly price review
August 12, 2020 ` 09:41
In response to the growing market demand for high-quality and up-to-date information, WhatWood Timber Industry Analytics Agency has launched Russian Wood Pellet Market, a monthly price review. «The global market of wood pellets is growing at an average... 
VLP Group shared the problems of timber cargo logistics with the State Duma
December 13, 2024 ` 12:10
Representatives of VLP Group shared a number of problems with timber cargo logistics at a meeting of the Expert Board on Timber Industry, Woodworking and Pulp & Paper Industry Issues of the State Duma Committee on Industry and... 
Timber exchange trading turnover surged by 49% in Russia in 2024
December 13, 2024 ` 11:54
In 2024, the volume of timber sales at organized trading increased by 11% YoY, up to 5.7 million m³, as reported by the press office of the Saint-Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange (SPIMEX). SPIMEX accounted for 85% of the... 
Russian furniture may become 15% more expensive because of duties imposed on Chinese hardware
December 13, 2024 ` 11:49
The Russian customs office has sharply increased the duty on furniture hardware imported from China, as reported by Forbes referencing the Association of Furniture and Woodworking Enterprises of Russia. Starting from fall 2024, the Vladivostok Customs Office, through... 
Russian Timber Journal 09-2024: Interview with Alexey Garmash, CEO, Novomorsnab LLC; Value of investment in the Russian timber industry grew by 40% in Q3 2024; In January—October, the Russian timber harvest increased by 4.2% YoY; Plywood production in Russia has been growing for three consecutive months; Russian furniture may become 15% more expensive because of duties imposed on Chinese hardware; Wood biofuel production in Russia over 10 months of 2024: a sharp surge of wood briquettes and a decline in wood pellet production; Segezha Group shared its financial performance over 9 months of 2024
December 13, 2024 ` 11:10
Russian Timber Journal 09-2024: Interview with Alexey Garmash, CEO, Novomorsnab LLC; Value of investment in the Russian timber industry grew by 40% in Q3 2024; In January—October, the Russian timber harvest increased by 4.2% YoY; Plywood production in Russia... JSC Volga launched a waste paper line with the capacity of 500 t per day
November 28, 2024 ` 19:30
Commissioning and startup operations are currently wrapping up at the new line producing MM-500 recycled pulp that serves as a raw material for the repurposed Paper-Making Machine 6, according to the press office of the Nizhny Novgorod mill.... 
Over 9 months of 2024, furniture production in the Northwestern Federal District increased by 23% in monetary terms
November 28, 2024 ` 19:27
In January–September 2024, enterprises from the Northwestern Federal District increased their furniture production by 23% YoY, up to 34.5 billion rubles, as reported by Kommersant referencing data by the Association of Furniture and Woodworking Enterprises of Russia. Notably,... 
Over 9 months of 2024, roundwood and sawn timber transportation by railway reduced by 3%
November 28, 2024 ` 19:09
According to TransLes Analytics Center, the total volume of roundwood and sawn timber transportation by railway in Russia (including container transport) reduced by 3% YoY in January–September 2024, down to 21.9 million t. Over the reporting period, domestic... 
Luzales will start supplying wood pellets to China
Luzales-Tikhvin signed a contract with Chinese partners for supplying wood pellets, as reported by Luzales’s press office. This deal is supposed to help load the facilities of the enterprise’s wood pellet production site by 100%, increase the company’s...
HAYAT Russia invested 178 million rubles in its production sites in Russia
November 27, 2024 ` 12:50
HAYAT Russia (a branch of the transnational company Hayat) announced the expansion of its production facilities at enterprises in the Kaluga Region and Tatarstan. The total value of investments in these projects reached 178 million rubles. In October... 
The first timber industry cluster was created in Karelia
November 27, 2024 ` 12:41
The timber industry cluster of Karelia was included in the register of Russian industrial clusters by Order of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia No. 5101 dated November 1, 2024, as reported by the press office... More than 3 million m³ of sawn timber has been exported from the Krasnoyarsk Region since the beginning of 2024
November 11, 2024 ` 20:32
As of October 4, 2024, the Krasnoyarsk Region has exported 3.1 million m³ of sawn timber since the beginning of the year, according to the regional Administration of Rosselkhoznadzor. Over the reporting period, the key buyer was China... Birch plywood export from the Kirov Region to China increased by 5 times
November 11, 2024 ` 20:30
From January 1 through September 25, 2024, the Kirov Region exported to China 64,400 m³ of birch plywood, which is 5.2 times more than over the same period of 2023 (12,300 m³), as reported by the Administration of... About WhatWood project
WhatWood agency is the only Russian consulting company with core specialization in the timber industry analytics. Within five years of timber market research we have provided services to 130 clients in 15 countries from Finland to Canada, from UK to Korea: industrial companies, banks, investors, government agencies, scientific organizations, and individual entrepreneurs. We have unique contact and knowledge base, as well as deep understanding of the regional industry and market in Russia. We give presentations at major industry events and are cited by the main Russian business media. To get in touch with us, please visit the About Us page. You can also browse the catalogue of our products.
