Timber industry research & analytics 
Chunsky LPK in search for investor for pellet line
August 9, 2013 ` 14:03
Chunsky LPK mill in collaboration with DozaGran company (Nizhny Novgorod) has developed a pellet project with daily processing of 12-13 m3 of wood into 3 t of pellets. Project cost is RUR 13 million. The line’s rated capacity...
Russian Timber Group doubled lumber sales in the first half-year
August 5, 2013 ` 06:10
Following the results of the first half of 2013, lumber sales at Russian Timber Group mills increased twice compared to a year-ago period. Within the last four months, SEL-Trade, the company which markets group’s products, was supplying steadily...
Log prices in Finland
August 2, 2013 ` 06:28
Apart from well-developed own logging, Finland also delivers wood from neighbouring countries like Russia, Estonia, Sweden, Latvia and Lithuania. They mainly supply hardwood pulplogs and plylogs for the Finnish pulp & paper and panel industry in addition to...
Centre for Forest Economy: 67% of forest districts have illegitimate status
August 2, 2013 ` 06:16
On July 23, St. Petersburg hosted press conference “Russian forest industry: from State Council to implementing presidential regulations” of General Director of the Research Centre for Forest Economy and Management, Nikolai Petrunin. Analysing the forest management system, Petrunin...
Perm pulpmill started production of grease-proof cardboard
August 2, 2013 ` 06:12
PTsBK Group started production of a grade which does not have analogues on the Russian corrugated packaging market and, according to the company, will become additional growth point for the whole industry. Perm pulpmill produced first test party...
WhatWood analysts: Lumber exports from Russia in the first half-year of 2013 grew 6%
August 2, 2013 ` 05:57
Lumber export from Russia in the first half-year of 2013 amounted to 9.93 million m3, which is 6% higher year-on-year. Export value increased by 4% to reach $1.71 billion, as analysts of WhatWood News & Analytics reported. China...
Wooden housing construction in Russia in 2012
July 24, 2013 ` 22:38
For the second year in a row, WhatWood has made infographics based on the Wood Housing Association report on the housing market in Russia. More details are published in the recent WhatWood Weekly issue. Among Russian regions, wooden...
UPM: Major benefit of Russia’s accession to WTO will be in softened customs procedures
July 24, 2013 ` 04:18
On the pages of corporate Griffin journal, top managers of UPM expressed their outlook on possible results of Russia’s WTO accession for the company. Pekka Rajala, VP, Sourcing Director North Europe, supposes that elimination of export duties will...
Lumber production in Russia fell 2.6% to 10.2m m3 in the first half of 2013
July 24, 2013 ` 04:14
In the first half-year, lumber production in Russia declined by 2.6% year-on-year down to 10.2 million m3. Plywood production increased by 3.8% to 1.7 million m3, fibreboard production declined by 9.8% to 202 million nominal m2. Paper output...
UPM sells Pestovo sawmill in Russia to Lesnaya Innovacionnaya Kompanya LLC
July 24, 2013 ` 04:10
UPM has signed an agreement on the sale of Pestovo sawmill with Lesnaya Innovacionnaya Kompanya (LIK) LLC, as the Finnish company said in a press release. The parties have agreed not to disclose the sales price. UPM announced...
Lithuanian VMG to build another woodworking complex in Belarus
July 19, 2013 ` 17:45
Lithuanian company VMG is going to build another woodworking complex in Belarus, as Belta agency reported quoting head of the VMG board Sigitas Paulauskas. On July 10, Mogilev special economic zone saw opening ceremony of the complex which...
Arkhbum to launch new corrugated packaging plant in Moscow region in September
July 19, 2013 ` 17:39
Arkhbum OJSC (affiliate company of Arkhangelsk pulpmill) will launch the first line of its Istra capacity (Moscow region) on September 20 with rated capacity of 200 million m2 per year. Investment scope of the project is €60.2 million....
