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In January 2023, Russian plywood production fell by 41.2% YoY to 203,000 m³, according to Rosstat. Compared to December 2022, plywood production decreased by 10.4%.

At the meeting on the development of the timber industry, Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed to grant enterprises a deferment on forest area lease payments for unharvested timber. “The amount of timber harvested has declined, people pay lease...

As TASS reports based on the information obtained from the press office of Russian Railways, the company resumed accepting sawn timber for export transportation by rail through Kazakhstan. As the Group notes, the measures adopted by the government...

The quarterly analytical review features a detailed analysis of the state of timber industry segments and key trends; it tracks the changes of the industry’s key performance indicators (output, consumption, import, export, and price trends by regions and...

Svetlogorsk Pulp and Paper Mill procured a certificate of the international independent testing institute ISEGA for its bleached chemi-thermomechanical pulp (BCTMP). The ISEGA certificate confirms that this BCTMP complies with the international safety standards and requirements for foods,...

A government commission has approved the sale of Swedish furniture maker IKEA’s three plants in Russia to two Russian buyers. Deputy Trade and Commerce Minister Viktor Yevtukhov told the daily Izvestia that kitchen worktop manufacturer Slotex and lumber...

Furniture production in the Russian Federation remained at the level of 2021 in physical terms but increased by 15% in monetary terms. Alexander Shestakov, President of the Association, believes that the niche freed up by the leaving foreign...

Stupino Corrugated Cardboard Plant signed a land lease contract for one ruble per year within the import substitution support program effective in the Moscow Region. The investment in launching corrugated cardboard production will exceed 3.2 billion rubles. The...

The company started producing paper under the new brand in the fall of 2022, but now the product’s packaging has been upgraded to include the brand name. The first grade’s packaging features burgundy color and “Ultra” marking; the...

Here are a few highlights from his interview to Rossiyskaya Gazeta: In 2022, Kondopoga Pulp and Paper Mill received 200,000 m³ more raw material than planned. The company made a decision to increase the harvesting volumes due to several...

The Novy Prospect publication referencing the Committee for Natural Resources of the Leningrad Region reports that Svetlogorsk Pulp and Paper Mill plans to give up some of its leased forest areas. The company has lease contracts for 7...

In November and December 2022, the Federal Forestry Agency (Rosleskhoz) approved 4 applications, i.e., from Volga JSC (Nizhny Novgorod Region), Promtech-Invest (Komi), Starwood, and Angara-Timberline (Irkutsk Region), with the total AAC of 3.4 million m³. Volga JSC: upgrading...