
Russia: timber harvesting down 1.9% YoY in January–April 2025
June 19, 2025 ` 10:39
According to Rosstat, timber harvesting volumes in Russia totaled 45.015 million solid m³ in January–April 2025, down 1.9% YoY. Coniferous roundwood accounted for 29.391 million solid m³, showing a 2.1% decrease YoY, while deciduous roundwood volumes dropped by...

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...

Timber harvest in Russia increased by 5.2% YoY in January 2025
March 20, 2025 ` 10:09
According to the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat), in January 2025, the Russian timber harvest grew by 5.2% YoY, up to 12.053 million m³ of dense timber. Softwood timber accounted for 7.740 million m³ out of the total...

Rosleskhoz: 14 investment projects on timber industry development were approved in 2024
February 14, 2025 ` 17:41
In 2024, the Federal Forestry Agency (Rosleskhoz) approved 14 investment projects on timber industry development, as reported by its press office. The Agency is planning to provide forest areas with an annual timber harvest of about 15.1 million...

Timber harvest in Russia increased by 4.9% YoY in 2024
February 14, 2025 ` 12:47
According to the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat), the Russian timber harvest grew by 4.9% YoY in 2024, up to 121.063 million m³ of dense timber. Softwood timber accounted for 78.452 million m³ out of the total volume...

Businesses asked to postpone the introduction of FGIS LK by three months
February 14, 2025 ` 12:43
Opora Rossii (“Pillar of Russia”) All-Russian Organization of Small and Medium Business suggested to the Government of the Russian Federation that the introduction of the federal state information system of the timber industry (FGIS LK) be postponed by...

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...

Rosleskhoz: the volume of transported timber grew by 13% in 2024
January 22, 2025 ` 11:20
In 2024, the total volume of transported timber materials (timber and products thereof) was 408 million m³ (in 2023, it was 356 million m³), according to the press office of the Federal Forestry Agency (Rosleskhoz). Over 8.4 million...

Amkodor-Onego made the first forwarder frame
January 22, 2025 ` 10:31
Amkodor-Onego (a producer of harvesting machinery from Karelia) made the first frame for Amkodor-1881 forwarder in December, as reported by the press office of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Karelia. The enterprise is implementing an investment...

Timber harvest in Russia increased by 4.3% YoY in January—November 2024
January 9, 2025 ` 19:45
According to the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat), the Russian timber harvest grew by 4.3% YoY in January—November 2024, up to 107.242 million m³ of dense timber. Softwood accounted for 69.879 million m³ of dense timber from the...

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...