WhatWood Biofuel Russian Timber Journal 05-2022: interview with Alexander Shangin, CEO, Vologodskiye Lesopromyshlenniki Group; roaring demand in 2021 caused a consumption/supply imbalance in the Russian MDF/HDF market; Rosleskhoz urges for reduced liability of forest users operating LesEGAIS; plywood production continues to decline in Russia; Valmet’s withdrawal from Russia is progressing; Rehau to withdraw business in Russia

Russian Timber Journal 05-2022: interview with Alexander Shangin, CEO, Vologodskiye Lesopromyshlenniki Group; roaring demand in 2021 caused a consumption/supply imbalance in the Russian MDF/HDF market; Rosleskhoz urges for reduced liability of forest users operating LesEGAIS; plywood production continues to decline in Russia; Valmet’s withdrawal from Russia is progressing; Rehau to withdraw business in Russia

27 June 2022 ` 17:01

Russian Timber Journal 05-2022: Alexander Shangin, CEO, Vologodskiye Lesopromyshlenniki Group: “Substantial assistance to systemically important federal-level enterprises is currently non-existent”; roaring demand in 2021 caused a consumption/supply imbalance in the Russian MDF/HDF market; Rosleskhoz urges for reduced liability of forest users operating LesEGAIS, the draft amendment exempts users system from liability for failure to procure an accompanying document in case of a lengthy technical failure in system operation lasting more than 12 hours.; in January-April 2022, plywood production in Russia decreased by 10.3% YoY to 1.346 million m³; Valmet’s withdrawal from Russia is progressing, the company has initiated employee reductions, which will result in a 50% reduction in the number of employees in Russia in this first implementation phase; Rehau Group has announced the intention to sell its business in Russia to local management and will withdraw completely from the country.

Featured Article:

– Interview with Alexander Shangin, CEO, Vologodskiye Lesopromyshlenniki Group

– Roaring demand in 2021 caused a consumption/supply imbalance in the Russian MDF/HDF market

– Rosleskhoz urges for reduced liability of forest users operating LesEGAIS

– Plywood production continues to decline in Russia

– Valmet’s withdrawal from Russia is progressing

– Rehau to withdraw business in Russia

Global Timber Markets News:

– Finland increased logging by 13% in 2021

– Wood imports to Finland reduced by 40% in 1Q 2022

– Supply-demand balance brings N. American lumber prices down

– Koskisen to install new plywood press

– Siempelkamp to supply complete MDF plant to Vietnam

– Vietnam’s wood export up 4.7% in January-May 2022

– Canfor Pulp further extends production at Taylor pulp mill

– Stora Enso plans to convert Langerbrugge paper mill

– U.S. housing market cools in April

– Germany increased furniture export value in Q1 2022

– Overstocking at Taicang Port (China)

Russian News:

– Equipment for MDF production will be VAT exempt

– More than 300 million rubles will be invested in a woodworking facility in the Kostroma Region

– Segezha Group announces its unaudited consolidated IFRS financial results and operating results for Q1 2022

– Cherepovets Plywood and Furniture Mill commissioned a new boiler house with the capacity of 16 t of steam per hour

– A Rostech company developed a technology of producing white copy paper

– Volga JSC published its annual report for 2021

– The Arkhangelsk Pulp and Paper Mill received the first Forest Standard certificate in Russia

– Ilim Group will allocate over RUB 18 billion for environmental projects in Bratsk in the next five years

– A new wood pellets plant will open in Mordovia

– The timber supplier of the Arkhangelsk Pulp and Paper Mill increases the volumes of water transportation

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Tags: Alexander Shangin, Canfor Pulp, Cherepovets Plywood and Furniture Mill, Forest Standard, Ilim Group, Koskisen, LesEGAIS, Mekong Wood, Rehau, Rosleskhoz, Rostech, Segezha Group, Siempelkamp, Stora Enso, The Arkhangelsk Pulp and Paper Mill, Valmet, Volga JSC, Vologodskiye Lesopromyshlenniki Group

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