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Forestry & Logging

News on forestry and logging in Russia.

Kastamonu maintain 100% certification of the Russian forest

November 30, 2018 ` 19:00  
The General Director of the company “Kastamonu” SEZ “Alabuga” Ali Kylych told about what measures the company uses to develop environmental directions, as well as what the main benefits the company receives after increasing the environmental friendliness of...

Advantages of FSC certification for the Russian timber industry

November 29, 2018 ` 19:00  
Receiving the FSC certificate, the business takes on additional obligations, but do not forget that this is for him additional opportunities: access to export markets, integration into modern trends. Communicating with companies, representatives of the FSC center notice...

In Krasnoyarsk region it started the winter season of wood harvesting

November 26, 2018 ` 14:00  
According to the Ministry of forestry of the Krasnoyarsk territory, in this regard, the inspectors of the Ministry of forestry of the region, together with the forest protection and the police increased control over the transportation of wood....

ERA-GLONASS system will help to tighten control over illegal timber trafficking

November 25, 2018 ` 19:00  
This assessment of the agreement concluded between the Federal forestry Agency and JSC “GLONASS”, gave the head of the Ministry of natural resources Dmitry Kobylkin.  The document was signed on the 21st of November at the VIII International Congress “ERA–GLONASS”...

The plan for reforestation exceeded in Penza region

November 24, 2018 ` 19:00  
In the forests of the Penza region silvicultural 2018 season ended. Reforestation in the region was carried out on the area of 1391 hectares, which is (102.6%) of the plan. Forest crops were created on the area of...

Is the main obstacle in the absence of raw materials for plywood manufacturers?

November 22, 2018 ` 15:00  
Export of birch logs is not the only cause of shortage of raw materials for plywood mills. If we analyze the statistics, then in 2017 China became the leading export destination, where about 1.5 million m3 of veneer...

Russian Timber Journal №10-2018: demand for Russian plywood in the Arab market; in 2018, the overall value of Russia’s forest product exports will reach $12 billion; and sales forest product exports from Russia in Jan-Aug 2018

November 7, 2018 ` 14:00  
Russian Timber Journal №10-2018 The demand for Russian plywood in the Arab market In Russia, with the growth of plywood production capacities, companies are interested in scaling up and increasing the distribution channels for their products. In contrast...

Russian Timber Journal №09-2018: new Strategy for the Development of the Forest Industry of the Russian Federation until 2030, investments in fixed assets of Russian timber industry companies increased by 55% in 1 H 2018

October 8, 2018 ` 08:41  
The government approved the Strategy for the Development of the Forest Industry of the Russian Federation until 2030 By the decree No. 1989-r dated September 20, 2018, the Government of the Russian Federation approved the Strategy for the...

Russian Forest Industry Review 2017-2018

August 27, 2018 ` 22:23  
In 2017, the Russian economy came out from a two-year recession. In 2016, the country’s GDP fell by 0.2%, and in 2015, it fell by 2.5% after slowing the growth to 0.7% in 2014. However, this is below...

Russian Timber Journal 06-2018: In 2017, the timber harvesting decreased by 0.7% in Russia, use of AAC amounted to 29.6%; Ilim Group launched the Big Ust-Ilimsk project; and forest products production in Russia in 2018

July 9, 2018 ` 08:24  
Federal Forestry Agency (Rosleskhoz) published the final figures for timber harvesting volumes for all Russian regions in 2017. Timber harvesting in Russia fell by 0.7% down to 2016 level of 212.4 million m3. A significant decline in timber...

In 2017, wood-based panels consumption in Russia increased after two years of decline: OSB – driver of growth

June 11, 2018 ` 10:04  
Balance of the supply and demand of wood-based panels directly depends on the state of the economy and macroeconomic factors affecting the two main consumption segments: construction and furniture industry. Construction In 2017, Russia built more than 1.1...

Plywood industry in Russia in 2017-2018

June 10, 2018 ` 10:38  
Plywood mills, like other wood-based panels enterprises, faced a severe shortage of raw materials on the market due to the huge collapse of wood exports in the summer-autumn period of 2017. According to our estimates, plywood mills located...