Russian Timber Journal 10-2022: Top 100 Russian timber industry companies in 2021; sawn timber transit through Kazakhstan is banned for Russian exporters; Government of the Russian Federation is planning to set the priorities of sawn timber transportation eastwards by railway; Russia increased its plywood production for the first time in a long while; timber harvest in the Vologda Region dropped by a third in Q2 – Q3 2022; Pestovsky LPK suspends production
Russian Timber Journal 10-2022: WhatWood Analytics Agency prepared the next rating of TOP 100 Russian timber industry companies in 2021; Russian timber enterprises are asking the authorities to lift the restrictions on transiting dried sawn timber through Kazakhstan to third countries; Viktoria Abramchenko sent a letter to the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Transport, instructing them to consider the amendment of temporary rules of determining the sequence of cargo transportation, specifically, prioritizing sawn timber transportation eastwards; Russia increased its plywood production for the first time in a long while; The timber harvesting volume in the Vologda Region reduced by exactly one third in Q2 and Q3 2022 compared to the same period last year, as reported by Alexander Churkin, Chairman of the Board, Vologodskiye Lesopromyshlenniki; Pestovsky LPK suspends its activity for at least half a year.
Featured Article:
– Top 100 Russian timber industry companies in 2021
– Sawn timber transit through Kazakhstan is banned for Russian exporters
– Government of the Russian Federation is planning to set the priorities of sawn timber transportation eastwards by railway
– Russia increased its plywood production for the first time in a long while
– Timber harvest in the Vologda Region dropped by a third in Q2 – Q3 2022
– Pestovsky LPK suspends production
Global Timber Markets News:
– Timber harvests in Finland up slightly in October
– The American Thanksgiving holiday predictably dampened lumber market activity
– Western Forest Products to temporarily reduce lumber production levels in December
– Dieffenbacher to supply Fine OSB plant to China
– Decline in China’s plywood exports to EU
– China increases Russian plywood export
– Vietnam’s wood product exports up 11.4% in January-October 2022
– US hardwood plywood imports decline
– European Commission approves takeover of Stora Enso Maxau by Schwarz
– Andritz builds second tissue machine for Xuan Mai Paper
– US housing starts fall sharply in October
– Decline in China wooden furniture exports to EU
– US wooden furniture imports continue to slide
– German pellets 9.2% cheaper in November 2022
– US significantly increased wood pellets export
Russian News:
– Segezha Group is entitled to subsidized import of equipment to upgrade Onega Sawmills
– Luzales will open an MDF plant in the Vladimir Region
– Segezha Group commissioned a new drying plant at Lesosibirsky LDK No.1
– A plant producing antibacterial cardboard started operations in the Kemerovo Region
– Government of the Russian Federation launched a program subsidizing construction of wooden houses
– A new venue producing matchboard houses is planned in Glazov
– New equipment from China will be tested at a wood pellet plant of Ustyansky LPK
– A new wood pellet production plant opened in Yakutia
– Russian furniture producers started creating collections similar to IKEA’s
– The volume of production of timber products in January-October 2022
– Kama LLC purchased five new log trucks
– Segezha Group developed moisture-proof package made of kraft paper
– DOM.RF floated the first issue of green mortgage bonds in Russia for 5.5 billion rubles
– Arkhbum-Upak started producing paper bags in the Moscow Region
– Avito launched an “IKEA Products” filter to make it more convenient for platform users to search for products by the Swedish brand
– 147 Timber Benchmark certificates were issued in Russia from April to November 24, 2022
– Sheksna Wood-Based Panels Plant started producing moisture-proof particleboard
– Segezha Group launched retail sales of structural laminated timber
– Vyatsky Plywood Mill (part of Segezha Group) requested the Ministry of Industry and Trade to support an investment project that includes commissioning the third phase of the mill
– Kama LLC (Perm Region) started producing coated cardboard with a density of 200 and 210 g/m²
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