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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...

What is happening in the market of plywood raw materials?

November 21, 2018 ` 23:52  
Over the past seven years, the volume of Russian plywood production has been constantly increasing. Domestic enterprises are expanding their production capacity. With the increase in the volume of production at the plants increases the need for plywood...

The exclusive interview with the General Director of the Association of furniture and woodworking industry Timur Irtuganov

November 21, 2018 ` 00:27  
The interview with the General Director of the Association of furniture and woodworking industry Timur Irtuganov As part of the St. Petersburg international woodworking forum, we asked Timur R. Irtuganov, General Director of the Association of furniture and...

The largest enterprise for the production of cellulose could be visited in a few minutes

November 16, 2018 ` 02:20  
In St. Petersburg the international exhibition Pap-For continues to work. Pap-For is the largest event of the pulp and paper industry in Eastern Europe. At the stands manufacturers of equipment and materials present cutting-edge innovations in the pulp...

Pap-For Russia: the second day of the forum ended

November 15, 2018 ` 02:38  
On the second day of the Pap-For forum (November 14), participants discussed various ways to increase productivity and reduce costs in domestic pulp and paper mills. Today business operates in real time and in an ever-changing market situation...

Pap-For Russia is held in St. Petersburg

November 14, 2018 ` 00:45  
The international exhibition and forum Pap-For celebrates its anniversary this year. Once again, it remains one of the largest sites where enterprises present their innovations in the field of materials, technologies and equipment for the pulp and paper...

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...

WhatWood has published an annual report ‘Russian Softwood Sawmills, 2017-2018’

October 10, 2018 ` 10:24  
WhatWood has published an annual report ‘Russian Softwood Sawmills, 2017-2018‘. In 2017, the sawmill sector set a record: 40.6 million m3, + 10.3% (y / y). The growth in production was secured by high demand from China. Export...

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 Timber Journal 08-2018: WhatWood interview with Sales Director for Russia, CIS and Baltic countries of UPM Plywood Oy, Alexander Totsky; export quotas on birch veneer logs from Russia starting from January 1, 2019

September 6, 2018 ` 15:34  
Alexander Totsky: “The key to the success of the enterprise on the market is the production of a wide range of demanded types of plywood of consistent high quality”. Russia is a major supplier of birch plywood for...

WhatWood interview with Sales Director for Russia, CIS and Baltic countries of UPM Plywood Oy, Alexander Totsky

September 6, 2018 ` 09:27  
Alexander Totsky: “The key to the success of the enterprise on the market is the production of a wide range of demanded types of plywood of consistent high quality”. Russia is a major supplier of birch plywood for...

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...