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Segezha Group launches production of new plywood for South Korea
November 21, 2025 ` 15:37
Vyatsky Plywood Mill (Kirov, part of Segezha Group) has started producing a new type of birch plywood under the Improved brand for the South Korean market, the company’s press service reported. The product was developed with local quality...
Segezha Group enters the Mexican market
October 31, 2025 ` 15:43
Segezha Group has delivered its first trial shipment of birch plywood to partners in Mexico, the company’s press service reported on its Telegram channel. Among the new clients are furniture and flooring manufacturers, playground equipment producers, and construction...
Ilim Group launches Polar Bear pulp for premium paper and packaging
August 19, 2025 ` 10:26
Polar Bear, a bleached softwood kraft pulp, meets the highest quality standards and is designed for the production of premium paper and packaging. The new product was developed in response to growing demand for high-quality pulp and the...
Russia abolishes mandatory repatriation and sale of export proceeds
August 18, 2025 ` 10:06
The Russian government has abolished the requirement for exporters to repatriate and sell their foreign currency earnings. The corresponding decree was signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. The decision comes amid a stronger and more stable ruble, as...
Russian Timber Journal 06–2025: Interview with Vladimir Kerchensky, head of sales at the Housing Construction Development Directorate, Novotorzhsky LPK JSC; Federal Forestry Agency releases final 2024 regional timber harvesting figures; Rosstat: Timber harvesting down in first five months of 2025; Russian plywood production falls 3.2% in May; Bumprom urges Ministry of Industry and Trade to convene meeting amid industry crisis; Arkhbum Liner to build recycled containerboard plant in Moscow Region; Russian pulp, paper, and board output declines in May; Ministry of Industry and Trade to reimburse up to 50% of sea freight costs for new export routes; Segezha Group reports Q1 2025 operational and financial results
August 1, 2025 ` 16:43
Russian Timber Journal 06–2025: Interview with Vladimir Kerchensky, head of sales at the Housing Construction Development Directorate, Novotorzhsky LPK JSC; Federal Forestry Agency releases final 2024 regional timber harvesting figures; Rosstat: Timber harvesting down in first five months...
Russian pellet exports to China discussed in Wuhan
The 20th meeting of the Permanent Russian-Chinese Working Group on Forest Resource Development and Utilization was held in Wuhan, China. Delegates from relevant government agencies and business communities of both countries agreed to promote trade in wood pellets....
FESCO launches regular container train from Petrozavodsk to Vladivostok
FESCO Transportation Group (part of the management structure of the State Corporation Rosatom) has launched a regular container train service from Petrozavodsk to Vladivostok, the company’s press service reports. Trains depart on average twice a month from Petrozavodsk...
Russian Timber Journal 05-2025: Interview with Henric Endoff, CEO of AGENDA Business Development AB; OSB price trends in Russia: a five-year market overview in 2019–2024; Plywood production in Russia reaches highest level since February 2022; In 2024, members of the AMDPR received preferential loans from the Industrial Development Fund totaling over RUB 2 billion; Arkhbum Tissue Group launches second phase of hygiene products plant; SFT Group launches new Kartontara-2 plant in Adygea; Segezha Group raises RUB 113 billion through additional share issue to reduce debt load; Cesar-Invest has officially rebranded as Taiga Group
June 18, 2025 ` 15:48
Russian Timber Journal 05-2025: Interview with Henric Endoff, CEO of AGENDA Business Development AB; OSB price trends in Russia: a five-year market overview in 2019–2024; Plywood production in Russia reaches highest level since February 2022; In 2024, members of the Association of...
Russian Timber Journal 04-2025: Interview with Stanislav Serov, Russia Business Development Director at EGGER; Russian timber industry performance in 2024: WhatWood’s version; Russian timber harvest increased by 3.4% YoY in 2024, up to 194.3 million m³; plywood production in Russia grew by 1.9% in Q1 2025; MoloPak started up a new production site worth 1.3 billion rubles in the Moscow Region; waste paper prices in Russia exceeded 20,000 rubles per ton; record-breaking amount of paper and cardboard was produced in Russia in March 2025
May 19, 2025 ` 18:05
Russian Timber Journal 04-2025: Stanislav Serov, Russia Business Development Director at EGGER: “We have intentionally reoriented our sales from furniture factories to professional distribution”; Russian timber industry performance in 2024: WhatWood’s version; Russian timber harvest increased by 3.4% YoY in...
VLP Group is consolidating its position in the Uzbekistan market
March 27, 2025 ` 18:39
VLP Group signed two new contracts for supply of 6,500 m³ (50 railcars) of sawn timber at the UzBuild Tashkent 2025 Exhibition. These complemented the already existing partnership agreements with Uzbek buyers. According to the Group’s management team,...
Russian Timber Journal 01-2025: Interview with Denis Kumirov, Deputy Director General for Raw Material Provision at JSC Volga; Sawn timber production in the global market is reducing for the third year in a row — WhatWood analysis article; Businesses asked to postpone the introduction of FGIS LK by three months; Sveza acquired new assets in the cardboard and paper industry; Kappa Rus purchased Okulovka Paper Mill; VLP Group will invest over 2 billion rubles in upgrading LDK No. 3; Production of plywood in Russia increased by 5.1% in 2024; SFT Group will invest 20 billion rubles in corrugated cardboard production in Adygea; Volga started up PMM6
February 13, 2025 ` 16:29
Russian Timber Journal 01-2025: Denis Kumirov, Deputy Director General for Raw Material Provision at JSC Volga: “If our contractors were thinking about further development before, these Key Rate and leasing rate make it virtually impossible to buy anything”; Sawn...
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...
