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Nikolay Nikolaev: “When information is distorted, objective decisions cannot be made»
June 3, 2019 ` 11:30
On June 03, 2019, the fourth stage of the National forest forum started in Yakutia. When discussing the state of the forest industry on one of the main thematic areas of the “Forest law in action” the Chairman...
Russian Timber Journal №04-2019: In 2018, the world sawn timber trade fell for the first time in five years; analytical study of WhatWood on the market of raw timber in Russia; decline in prices and volumes of trade in sawn timber on world markets; another record of China’s imports of round timber
May 14, 2019 ` 14:00
Russian Timber Journal №04-2019: Russian Timber Journal 04-2019: In 2018, the world sawn timber trade fell for the first time in five years; WhatWood’s interview with CEO of RFP Group Dmitry Valtfogel; disbalance between the demand and supply...
Tyumen region decided to focus on the development of highly profitable wood processing industries
April 26, 2019 ` 16:00
In the near future, new mini-pulp and paper mills and corrugated production may appear in Tyumen. A detailed discussion of the potential of the region was held within the framework of the National forest forum-2019 in Tyumen from...
Tyumen region: “By 2022, the volume of investments in the timber industry will exceed 10 billion rubles»
April 16, 2019 ` 14:00
The National Forest Forum was held in Tyumen on April 11-12, at which about 500 authoritative experts, representatives of legislative and Executive authorities, scientists, entrepreneurs and public figures discussed the development of the forest industry in Russia. Tyumen...
President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin: “National projects should become an incentive for Russian business, for the rapid development of advanced technologies, the production of new goods and services”
February 17, 2019 ` 19:00
Vladimir Putin took part in the plenary session of the XI forum of the all-Russian public organization Business Russia. According to the President of the Russian Federation, the role of business in solving strategic problems is really very large,...
The State Duma Committee will propose to the Ministry of natural resources to create a working group to improve the mechanisms of regulation of export of business timber
February 15, 2019 ` 19:00
The State Duma Committee on natural resources, property and land relations will appeal to the Ministry of natural resources with a proposal to create a working group on improving the mechanisms for regulating the export of business timber....
The head of the Federal forestry Agency Ivan Valentik: “Combating illegal harvesting and trafficking of wood – coordinated work of the Federal forestry agency,Ministry of internal affairs, Federal customs service and the entire law enforcement system of the Russian Federation”
February 15, 2019 ` 14:00
Yesterday, February 14, 2019, at a plenary meeting of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation by deputies in the first reading was unanimously adopted the draft Federal law “On introducing amendments to Russian...
Matvienko urged Medvedev to impose an embargo on the export of forests
February 13, 2019 ` 14:00
The speaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko has proposed to impose an embargo on the export of timber to restore order in this sphere. Interfax reported on February 12, 2019. “There is no control (in this sphere)....
Russian Timber Journal №01-2019: the eight-year work of the existing head of Rosleskhoz was assessed as unsatisfactory; WhatWood summarizes the preliminary results of the LPK for 2018; the company “Solikamskbumprom” took a loan of 27 million euros; Segezha Group completed the design of a new pulp and paper mill in the Krasnoyarsk region; prices and volumes of production of LPK in Russia for 4Q 2017-2018
February 12, 2019 ` 14:00
Russian Timber Journal №01-2019: summed up the first results of the LPK for 2018; basic prices for round wood and lumber; prices for the products of LPK in Russia for 2017-2018; exchange rates to the US dollar from...
The plenipotentiary representative of the President in the far East Yuri Trutnev proposed to use the Internet service for the provision of forest areas
February 8, 2019 ` 16:00
At the press conference “Far East: points of growth-2019”, which was held on February 07, 2019, Yuri Trutnev summed up the results of 2018 and spoke about the work done to implement the instructions of the President of...
For violations of environmental legislation has assigned 7.5 million rubles of fines
February 8, 2019 ` 14:00
The regional Ministry of environmental protection summed up the results of the regional state environmental supervision. In the Kirov region in 2018, 200 inspections were carried out in the field of environmental legislation. As a result of inspections,...
The Ministry of natural resources of Russia tightens control over the appointment of sanitary cuttings. The bill provides for an increase in fines for officials
February 6, 2019 ` 16:00
The developed amendments to the Code of administrative offences of the Russian Federation relate to the establishment of administrative liability for the concealment of information about the sanitary and forest pathology or the inclusion of inaccurate information about...
