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Investlesprom reorganization in Vologda region was a mistake – CEO

July 12, 2012 ` 02:26  
Reorganization of Investlesprom holding in 2011 which separated production and management inVologdaregion was a mistake, as said by Investlesprom CEO Anton Zavalkovskiy at the meeting with regional authorities, corporate press service reported. Zavalkovskiy said that it undermined performance...

Ilim Timber increased plywood capacities by 25%

July 12, 2012 ` 02:21  
Ilim Bratsk LDZ (Bratsk, Irkutsk region, belongs to Ilim Timber company) launched two veneer lines, as reported by the company. New equipment will allow to increase market plywood production by 25% to 200,000 cu m annually and will...

Export of sawn timber from Russia fell by 7.6% in Q1 2012 – WhatWood Analytic Service

July 12, 2012 ` 02:18  
Export of softwood and hardwood lumber from Russiain the first quarter of 2012 fell by 7.6% down to 3.9 million cu m, while its customs value decreased by 2.7% down to $710.7 million, as said in the quarterly...

Investlesprom fired Kama pulpmill CEO

July 9, 2012 ` 16:22  
Investlesprom holding replaced Kama pulpmill Chief Executive, Georgy Bandovskiy, as several sources quote. Also, several dismissions are reported at the mill’s top management. Georgy Bandovskiy was the head of the mill since September 2007, when the company was still in the...

Housing construction in Russia in 2011

February 11, 2012 ` 05:15  
This time we post a piece of visual graphic representing the state of housing construction in Russia in 2011.