Timber industry research & analytics 
China: Decline in log imports from all the main suppliers
March 10, 2023 ` 14:20
According to China Customs the volume of log imports from all the main suppliers in 2022 declined except for PNG where import volumes rose 8% to 2.34 million m³ valued at $549 million, up 11% YoY. New Zealand...
Ilim Group supplied 1.7 million tons of products to China in 2022
March 9, 2023 ` 22:29
Wood pulp accounted for 1.359 million tons (+10% YoY) and cardboard, for 360,000 tons (+56% YoY) out of 1.7 million tons of finished products. The total volume of Ilim’s supplies to China increased by 266,000 tons in 2022....
Kommersant: Viktor Kharitonin purchased Kama PPM for 36 billion rubles
March 9, 2023 ` 22:25
Viktor Kharitonin, co-owner of Pharmstandard (a pharmaceutical group), closed the deal on purchasing Kama LLC that controls the only production venue of coated cardboard in Russia. The final transaction amount was 36 billion rubles, 15 billion rubles out...
Russian Timber Journal 02-2023: interview with Yuri Strezhen, CEO at Praktika Group; state support measures for the Russian timber industry affected by the sanctions pressure; China reduced log imports from all the main suppliers in 2022; Vladimir Putin proposed to grant enterprises a deferment on forest area lease payments for unharvested timber; the Government of the Russian Federation increased the maximum amount of compensation for the expenses of timber enterprises for the transportation of their products; in 2022, Russia reduced the volume of logging by 13.5% to 194.6 million m³, according to Roslesinforg; Russian Railways resumed accepting sawn timber for export shipments through Kazakhstan; International Paper reaches agreement to sell ownership interest in Ilim joint venture; Segezha Group may reorient the Segezha West project to new products; the volume of furniture export from Russia dropped by 39% YoY in 2022, down to 29.5 billion rubles; Luzales and Slotex acquire Russian assets of IKEA
March 7, 2023 ` 15:24
Russian Timber Journal 02-2023: Yuri Strezhen, CEO at Praktika Group: “This is a good time to improve the efficiency of both production and administrative processes of enterprises”; support measures mentioned by the business, relevant agencies, regions, the Government...
Greenpanel buys third Dieffenbacher MDF plant
March 3, 2023 ` 18:50
India’s largest MDF manufacturer, Greenpanel Industries Ltd., has ordered its third MDF plant from Dieffenbacher. The new thin-board line based on Dieffenbacher’s smart plant concept CEBRO will be added in Routhusuramala, Andhra Pradesh. That’s the same site where...
A timber processing facility to open at the former Ford plant in the Leningrad region
March 2, 2023 ` 12:59
Slotex company plans to set up production at the site of the former Ford plant in Vsevolozhsk, TASS reports referring to the press service of the Committee for Economic Development and Investment Activity of the Leningrad Region. The...
UPM sells its Russian enterprise to its own subsidiary
March 2, 2023 ` 12:54
As Novy Prospekt Newpaper reports, Finnish UPM has changed the ownership structure of its Russian enterprises. According to SPARK, ASTRONAUT RUS HOLDINGS OY, a Finnish joint-stock company, has become the sole owner of UPM Kymmene LLC (trading in...
A timber processing center worth 1 billion rubles to open in the Khabarovsk region
March 2, 2023 ` 12:50
Tumninsky Priisk LLC, in cooperation with the Russian Far East and Arctic Development Corporation, intends to open a facility for the production of sawn timber, veneer, plywood, papercrete blocks, and wood pellets with a capacity of over 200,000...
Segezha Group starts selling apartments in the first CLT houses in Russia
March 2, 2023 ` 12:47
Segezha Group is officially starting selling housing in the first Russian high-rise CLT buildings. These are one-room and two-room apartments with an area of 48–63 m² in two four-storey buildings of Sokoliki Housing Estate in the town of...
A new corrugated packaging production site worth 4 billion rubles to open in Adygea
February 22, 2023 ` 22:29
As the press office of the head of Adygea reports, SFT Group is going to build a new corrugated packaging plant in an industrial park in the Takhtamukaysky district. According to the company’s management, the new enterprise will...
JSC Volga slightly increased output in 2022
February 22, 2023 ` 22:33
As the company’s press release states, the total output of the three paper machines of JSC Volga in 2022 totaled 309,000 tons, which is 5,500 tons more than in 2021. The figure includes over 70,000 tons of paper...
Plywood production in Russia fell by 41.2% in January
February 22, 2023 ` 20:36
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%.
