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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... 
Rosleskhoz: the volume of transported timber grew by 13% in 2024
January 22, 2025 ` 11:20
In 2024, the total volume of transported timber materials (timber and products thereof) was 408 million m³ (in 2023, it was 356 million m³), according to the press office of the Federal Forestry Agency (Rosleskhoz). Over 8.4 million... 
Amkodor-Onego made the first forwarder frame
January 22, 2025 ` 10:31
Amkodor-Onego (a producer of harvesting machinery from Karelia) made the first frame for Amkodor-1881 forwarder in December, as reported by the press office of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Karelia. The enterprise is implementing an investment... 
Balchug Capital acquired Syktyvkar Plywood Mill
January 22, 2025 ` 10:16
The amount of the transaction is not being disclosed. The source of funding was a syndicate of Armenian banks. The transaction was approved by the Government Commission on Monitoring Foreign Investments in the Russian Federation. Balchug Capital is... 
Federal Customs Service will cancel the duty on furniture hardware from China
January 9, 2025 ` 19:52
In the fall of 2024, the Russian Customs Service introduced an almost 66% duty on imported Chinese furniture hardware. The Federal Customs Service started re-qualifying this product, changing its HS Code, and applying the new duty. The Association... 
Timber harvest in Russia increased by 4.3% YoY in January—November 2024
January 9, 2025 ` 19:45
According to the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat), the Russian timber harvest grew by 4.3% YoY in January—November 2024, up to 107.242 million m³ of dense timber. Softwood accounted for 69.879 million m³ of dense timber from the... 
Government of the Russian Federation may introduce monitoring of packaging prices
January 9, 2025 ` 19:34
Mikhail Mishustin, Russian Prime Minister, announced that inclusion of packaging in the list of products whose value is being monitored by the Cabinet of Ministers was under consideration, according to Forbes. He said that packaging materials “account for... 
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,... 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.