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Almost all woodworking products included in the list of goods eligible for transportation subsidies
August 29, 2022 ` 19:04
The Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation has announced the procedure for selecting Russian industrial enterprises eligible for receiving federally funded subsidies to compensate for the costs of transportation of industrial goods. The rules were approved by Decree of the Government of the...
Middle East, Asia can be promising for Russian timber export — the Ministry of Industry and Trade
July 4, 2022 ` 16:45
Countries of the Middle East, Asia, South and Central America can become promising export markets for products of the Russian woodworking sector, the Ministry of Industry and Trade told TASS on Sunday. “We believe Middle Eastern and Asian...
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
June 27, 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...
Russian Timber Journal 02-2022: interview with Jean-Francois Guilbert, Managing Director of FrenchTimber; survey of WhatWood clients on 2021 performance and prospects for 2022; how anti-Russian sanctions will affect the Russian timber industry; Government of the Russian Federation articulated support measures for the timber industry; ULK Group suspends construction of Pinezhsky LPK; some foreign timber companies suspend their activities in Russia
March 30, 2022 ` 17:55
Russian Timber Journal 02-2022: Jean-Francois Guilbert, Managing Director of FrenchTimber: “Sawn timber prices have been stable for 20 years so they’re catching up now”; WhatWood surveyed its clients — actors in the Russian timber industry market – in order...
Russian Timber Journal 12-2021: the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation discussed the industry’s acute issues with the biggest wood-based panels producers; Ukraine introduces anti-dumping duties on import of particleboards from Russia and Belarus; U.S. homebuilding increased to a nine-month high in December 2021; Kazakh investor is planning to start producing OSB in Russia; sawn timber prices remain at a consistently high level in Russia
February 22, 2022 ` 23:47
Russian Timber Journal 12-2021: the biggest producers of wood-based panel products from Russia discussed their industry’s acute issues and potential solutions with high-ranking officials from the Ministry of Industry and Trade; the Interdepartmental Commission on International Trade of...
Russian Railways reports a significant reduction of timber cargo export from Russia in December 2021
February 15, 2022 ` 19:31
Russian Railways told Kommersant that over 19 days of December, timber cargo loading to be exported from the Russian Federation reduced by 13.5% in the railway network (1.8 million t loaded). At the same time, timber loading volumes...
Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg increased handling of wood pellets by 15%
In 2021, continued increasing handling of wood pellets. It rose by 15% YoY to 777,000 tonnes, reports the Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg.
Russian Timber Journal 11-2021: Interview with Metin Mete, General Manager at HAYAT Russia; U.S. has decided to almost double the duties on Canadian softwood lumber; U.S. homebuilding surged to an eight-month high in November 2021; Government of the Russian Federation approved the purchase of 75% of RFP Group by a Japanese investor; Russian Railways reports a significant reduction of timber cargo export from Russia in December
January 28, 2022 ` 15:43
Russian Timber Journal 11-2021: Metin Mete, General Manager at HAYAT Russia: “The whole market of paper tissue products is growing by an average of 5% a year”; U.S. has decided to almost double the duties on Canadian softwood lumber...
Timber cargo transport volume in Russia grew based on performance over 9 months of 2021
December 28, 2021 ` 16:51
According to data from TransLes Analytical Center, the volume of railway transport of roundwood and sawn timber, including container traffic, grew by 4% YoY, up to 33.8 million tons, in January – September 2021. As the rail operator...
Vanino Port (Khabarovsk Region) commissioned an outdoor warehouse for timber products transshipment
December 27, 2021 ` 20:46
Vanino Port JSC completed repair operations at Berth 12 outdoor warehouse designed for timber products (wood pellets, sawn timber, etc.) transshipment in Cargo Handling Area 1. The stevedoring company assigned about 80 million rubles for these purposes. The...
China limited timber cargo shipments at two railway border crossings with Russia
December 10, 2021 ` 19:37
As of November 30 and December 1, 2021, the Russian Railways will no longer accept cargo (including timber cargo) addressed to Grodekovo – Suifenhe and Zabaykalsk – Manchuria border crossings, except containerized goods. The Russian side also stops...
In January-September 2021, the Sea port of Saint-Petersburg JSC increased the transshipment of pellets by 16%
The Sea port of Saint-Petersburg reports an increase in the volume of pellet transshipment by 16% YoY to 578,000 tons in January-September 2021.
