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Russia reduced the production of wood-based panels in January-July 2020

20 August 2020 ` 10:55  
According to data from the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) in January-July 2020, plywood production in Russia decreased by 5.9% YoY to 2.3 million m³. The output of fiberboard (including MDF/HDF/flooring) decreased as well – by 11.7% YoY...

Mikhail Gavrilov, Vice President at Saint Petersburg Bank, became a majority co-owner of Soyuz Group

29 July 2020 ` 16:25  
Mikhail Gavrilov owns a 55% share. The remaining 45% belongs to Yulia Bagieva, niece to Anatoly Serdyukov, report several federal-level mass media. Since 2015, Mikhail Gavrilov has owned a share in Karelia Pulp LLC (the largest Russian exporter...

EBRD will give loans to Belarus timber industry

17 July 2020 ` 16:31  
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development made a decision to support VMG Group’s business in Belarus. VMG Industry FLLC located in Mogilev Special Economic Zone and Swoods Export FLLC from Borisovo will receive loans. Specifically, the company from...

Russian particleboard exports are growing despite the situation with coronovirus

18 June 2020 ` 15:36  
Despite the difficult epidemiological world situation in Q1 2020, particleboard exports from Russia grew by 21% and amounted to 458,000 м3. For example, in 1Q 2019, there was a decrease particleboard exports by 5.5% YoY to 378,000 м3....

Russia cut wood-based panels production in January-May 2020

17 June 2020 ` 14:24  
According to the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat), plywood production in Russia in January-May 2020 decreased by 5.9% YoY to 1.6 million m³. The production of fiberboard (including MDF / HDF / floorings) also decreased by 15.2% YoY...

RosPlit LLC (Samara region) put up for auction

28 May 2020 ` 17:42  
RosPlit LLC (until 2009 Samara Laminate) is part of the Versivo group and specializes in the production of plate materials for furniture and construction – particleboard, fiberboard, chipboard / LMF. Co-owners of the enterprise in equal shares are...

Wood-based panels consumption in Russia is at its peak, construction industry is in a state of uncertainty and furniture production has shown an increase of 30%.

31 May 2019 ` 14:15  
Russia: wood-based panels market in 2018-2019 The consumption of wood-based panels in Russia in 2018 set another record in modern history and amounted to 12.9 million m3 (+12% YoY). The consumption growth was mainly driven by an increase...

Russian Timber Journal 03-2019: volume of timber in Russia has exceeded in 2018 its historical peak; the WhatWood analytical review of the market pellet in Russia; China increased its imports of birch veneer logs; export OSB from Canada doubled; negative outlook Moody’s for the global timber industry complex in 2019-2020

8 April 2019 ` 15:00  
Russian Timber Journal No. 03-2019: the volume of logging in Russia exceeded its historical maximum in 2018; WhatWood Agency conducted a study on the pellet market in Russia; the downward trend in the export of unprocessed round timber...

In 2017, consumption of particleboard in Russia for the first time in 6 years showed a significant increase

1 July 2018 ` 11:19  
For the past 7 years, Russia has been the second largest producer and consumer of particleboard in the world after China (25 million m3 in 2017). World demand for particleboard stagnates — the USA reduced its consumption by...

In 2017, wood-based panels consumption in Russia increased after two years of decline: OSB – driver of growth

11 June 2018 ` 10:04  
Balance of the supply and demand of wood-based panels directly depends on the state of the economy and macroeconomic factors affecting the two main consumption segments: construction and furniture industry. Construction In 2017, Russia built more than 1.1...