Forestry & Logging

Khanty-Mansiysk, November 30. According to the draft project of social and economic development strategy of Yugra autonomous district, it is planned to invest 12.8 billion Rubles (€31.9 million) into all-season forest roads in the region on private-public partnership...

Moscow, November 29. Physical volume of roundwood export from Russia declined by 21% in January-September 2012 year-on-year down to 12.5 million cu m, as said in the report published by WhatWood analytic service. Export cost declined by 27.3% on-year down...

Tomsk-Arkhangelsk, November 27. Vladimir Zablotskiy has been appointed head of the forestry department in Tomsk region, as regional press service reported. Vladimir Zablotskiy was born in 1955 in Altai region. He graduated from Siberia Technological Institute in Krasnoyarsk...

Petrozavodsk, November 22. Karelian government has agreed with Russian Forest Service (Rosleskhoz) that Karelia would become the first region to use intensive forest management methods, as announced by Karelian governor Aleksandr Hudilainen commenting on the results of the...

Moscow, November 20. Woodworking and pulp and paper mills will possibly go through massive closures after Russia’s accession to WTO, as predicted by former Vologda region governor, now Head of Forest Council in State Duma Vyacheslav Pozgalyov. Russian...

Arkhangelsk, November 16. Since 2007, there has been loss-making logging trend in Arkhangelsk region: in five years, net loss grew from 80.1 million Rubles in 2007 (€2 million) to 506.5 million Rubles in 2011 (€12.5 million), as reported...

Moscow, November 15. Federal anti-monopoly service (FAS) has fined Russian Railways OJSC for 2.24 billion Rubles (€55.5 million) for “abuse of dominance”, as the service announced. Many companies and industry associations have complained about expensive services and poor...

Communists of Altai region accused Altailes holding of illegal logging in Egoryevskiy forest reserve. Acccording to local communists, Lebyazhye Les LLC which belongs to the holding is breaking Forest and Conservation codes. Wood deliveries to Rubtsovsk LDK mill increased several times,...

Sverdlovsk affiliate of Russian Railways and regional government are going to make steps to support the forest industry in the region, as decided at the regular meeting of the two sides. Several ways to boost efficient logistics in...

On July 31, blogger and opposition leader Alexey Navalny was given new charges concerning Kirovles logging company. He is suspected of 16 million roubles fraud and is possibly facing up to ten years of imprisonment. WhatWood developed the...

Federal Forest Service of Russia (Rosleskhoz) announced that 230 forest fires areactive in Russia on the area of 25,000 hectares, as of July 29. According to Emergencies Ministry, as of July 28, 4,600 people and 570 units wereengaged in...

DalLesProm logging company (Khabarovsk region, belongs to RFP Group) decreased Japanese and South Korean deliveries from 10% to 6% and from 17% to 2% respectively within last two years, the company reported. Total logging also fell by 4.2%...