Timber industry research & analytics 
Federal Forestry Agency: the total timber resources in Russia exceed 102 billion m³, and the timber harvested in 2020 totaled 220 million m³
February 17, 2021 ` 19:30
The total timber resources in our country are estimated at 102.2 billion m³. Such data were obtained from the results of the first cycle of the state forest inventory. The AAC, i.e. the volume of timber that is...
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...
EU Commission starts online consultation on forest strategy
February 4, 2021 ` 17:32
The European Commission has launched an online survey to develop a new EU forest strategy. This is to be passed this year and bring Europe to resilient and vital forests. The consultation, which runs until April 19, 2021, is open...
Sveza has increased its forest lease by more than a third in 2020
January 29, 2021 ` 11:52
Sveza Group continues to work on its own logging program. On investment terms, in 2020 the Company received a long-term lease for three plots in the Kostroma region and Perm region with a total area of 184 thousand hectares,...
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...
Segezha Group and Roslesinforg signed a cooperation agreement
January 13, 2021 ` 18:48
Under the agreement, Roslesinforg Federal Forestry Agency will assist Segezha Group in elaborating strategies for the creation and development of forest raw material supply areas for its new and existing enterprises. The document also provides for joint calculation...
Titan Group has expanded the area of FSC certifed forests
January 12, 2021 ` 17:38
The annual gain of the FSC-certified forests of Titan Group has made 22% (4.7 million he). This is 85% of the holding’s lease and 8% of all the forest territories in Russia where the responsible forest management is...
Canadian government to plant two billion trees
January 11, 2021 ` 17:15
Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, Seamus O’Regan, has unveiled the federal government’s plan to launch its two billion tree initiative in 2021. The Government of Canada’s plans to plant two billion trees over 10 years, with an investment...
Roundwood prices rise in Finland
December 23, 2020 ` 15:08
The price of logs kept increasing in standing sales in November 2020. The average price for pine logs was € 56.2 per m³ and the price for spruce logs was € 60.6 per m³. This was 3-5% more...
Stora Enso divests forest holdings in southern Sweden
December 22, 2020 ` 18:33
As part of its forest land optimization, Stora Enso has signed an agreement to divest forest assets located in southern Sweden to the forestry fund Silvestica Green Forest AB. The total area of forest land in the transaction...
Russian Timber Journal 11-2020: projected construction of a timber industry complex on the Sakhalin island, Russia, will have the capacity to process over 1.2 million m³ of raw material per year; a significant rise in prices for particleboards is being observed in Russia; interview with Yury Shishkunov, Head of LesoTorgovaya Companiya LLC; Russian sawn timber exports to Japan in 2020, results and outlook
December 17, 2020 ` 16:57
Russian Timber Journal 11-2020: by the directive of the Sakhalin regional government, it is planned to construct one of the largest wood processing centers in all of Russia; Russian retail prices for particleboards began to rise; Yury Shishkunov: “If...
“The country will get more timber processing capacities:” Viktoria Abramchenko about the problems that will be solved by banning roundwood export
November 25, 2020 ` 19:56
In her interview for Russia 24 channel, Viktoria Abramchenko, Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, explained which problems will be solved by banning the export of roundwood and roughly processed timber from Russia as of January 1, 2022. “Firstly,...
