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Russian Timber Journal 02-2021: interview with Russ Taylor, President of Russ Taylor Global; Russian sawn timber market in 2020, outlook for 2021; Metsä Fibre going ahead with € 1.6 billion Kemi bioproduct mill investment; Segezha Group acquires Novoyeniseiskiy Wood Chemical Complex; Uvadrev places an order from Siempelkamp
March 15, 2021 ` 16:57
Russian Timber Journal 02-2021: interview with Russ Taylor, President of Russ Taylor Global; Russian sawn timber market in 2020, outlook for 2021; Metsä Fibre going ahead with € 1.6 billion Kemi bioproduct mill investment; Segezha Group acquires Novoyeniseiskiy Wood Chemical Complex; Uvadrev places an...
Danish JYSK to open 200 stores in Russia over the next 10–15 years
March 3, 2021 ` 20:29
The Danish furniture retailer entered the Russian market in June 2020 when it opened its first store in Moscow. As of year-end 2020, four JYSK stores had appeared in Russia, all of them – in Moscow. This year,...
Association of Furniture and Woodworking Enterprises of Russia: the share of counterfeit furniture is growing in Russia
March 3, 2021 ` 20:22
According to the estimates of the Association of Furniture and Woodworking Enterprises of Russia, the share of illegal Russian furniture increased in 2020 and reached almost 20% of the total market, or about 40 billion rubles. According to...
Schattdecor LLC started producing films for particleboards and MDF boards in the Moscow region
March 2, 2021 ` 18:45
As the regional Ministry of Investment, Industry, and Science reports, the company has put into operation the second phase of the decorative film full-scale production plant in the town of Chekhov near Moscow. The total value of investments...
Russian Timber Journal 01-2021: Dmitry Rudenko, Vice President of Segezha Group: demand for wooden houses currently exceeds the productive capacity; the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia held the IV LPK 360° Timber Industry Forum themed A New Era of Development as part of the measures for the development of the timber industry; the Government approved the RF Forest Sector Development Strategy until 2030; how soon will Russia become the world’s largest wood pellet supplier?
February 11, 2021 ` 16:14
Russian Timber Journal 01-2021: WhatWood Agency interviewed Dmitry Rudenko, Vice President of Segezha Group, about the expectations for wooden housing construction and the CLT construction technology that is relatively new for Russia; WhatWood Agency summarizes key theses of the plenary...
Pervaya Mebelnaya Fabrika started the production of doors
January 22, 2021 ` 18:54
In 2020, Pervaya Mebelnaya Fabrika started the production of its new products – interior doors for special purposes and for residential spaces. It is planned to reach the design capacity of 10,000 doors per year in 2021.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade may introduce a temporary ban on the export of particleboards from Russia
January 21, 2021 ` 17:24
Vera Khmyrova, Head of the Department of Light Industry and Forestry Complex of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, informs that the problem with the supply of raw materials for furniture enterprises arose in September 2020, and the...
Russian Timber Journal 12-2020: Andrey Konoplev, General Director of Group Vologodskiye Lesopromyshlenniki, on the implications of the roundwood export ban being introduced from 2022 onwards; Luzales plans to build an MDF plant worth 5 billion rubles; the Ministry of Industry and Trade may introduce a temporary ban on the export of particleboards from Russia; analysis of the current situation in the particleboard, laminated particleboard, MDF market
January 21, 2021 ` 16:19
Russian Timber Journal 12-2020: WhatWood interviewed Mr. Andrey Konoplev, General Director of Group Vologodskiye Lesopromyshlenniki, about the ban on the export of unprocessed timber to be introduced from 2022; Luzales agreed on the conditions for the construction of an MDF...
In January-November 2020, Russia reduced imports of furniture
January 21, 2021 ` 11:11
In January-November 2020, the cost of furniture imports to Russia decreased by 5.2% YoY to 1.7 billion, according to the Federal Customs Service of Russia.
US wooden furniture imports surpass $2 billion in November 2020
January 20, 2021 ` 19:51
Monthly US imports of wooden furniture surpassed $2 billion for the first time in November. Imports rose 4%, growing for the sixth straight month. Despite the record growth, year to November imports were down about 1% from last...
Association of Furniture and Woodworking Enterprises of Russia: a significant drop in sales of Russian furniture is expected for 2020
December 24, 2020 ` 18:51
According to the RF Ministry of Industry and Trade, the decline in furniture output in January–October 2020, despite the feverish demand in the summer months, totaled 2.5% YoY. An even more significant decline in sales of Russian furniture...
Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia: large furniture producers do not feel any particleboard shortage
December 24, 2020 ` 18:29
As the agency reports, the particleboard shortage is usually declared by “gray”, semi-legal furniture manufacturers. According to the RF Ministry of Industry and Trade, the “fever” in the particleboard market will begin to weaken at the end of...
