Timber industry research & analytics 
Viktoria Abramchenko, Deputy Prime Minister supervising the timber industry in the Government, held a meeting on the issues of the timber industry development
February 9, 2023 ` 13:17
Highlights: The Russian Government realizes that the timber industry is facing objective economic challenges, a logistics blockade, and other problems. That is why state support measures introduced in 2022 will be extended for another year. In 2022, timber...
Russian Timber Journal 01-2023: interview with Valeriy Sergeevich Sukhanov, D. Eng., Honored Worker of the Russian Forest Industry; in 2022, the sawn timber export from Russia dropped to an 8-year low; North American companies continue to cut sawn timber production; the Government of Russia allowed transportation of roundwood and sawn timber to EAEU countries; in 2022, the Russian export of timber products reduced by two times and railway transportation, by 22%; over 25 billion rubles’ worth of transportation costs of industrial products export will be subsidized in 2023
February 9, 2023 ` 12:57
Russian Timber Journal 01-2023: Valeriy Sergeevich Sukhanov, D. Eng., Honored Worker of the Russian Forest Industry: “The Russian timber industry has degraded”; in 2022, the export of sawn timber from Russia dropped by 22% YoY, down to 23.5 million...
In 2022, the sawn timber export from Russia dropped to an 8-year low
February 9, 2023 ` 13:07
The export of sawn timber is the most important source of income for the Russian timber industry. The number of countries that were buying Russian sawn timber has been consistent over the past decade: 105–110. In December 2022,...
In 2022, sawn timber production in Russia decreased by 10.3%
February 2, 2023 ` 19:12
According to Rosstat, the volume of production of Russian sawn timber in 2022 decreased by 10.3% YoY to 29 million m³. In December 2022, production decreased by 13.2% compared to the same period last year, while compared to...
In 2022, plywood production in Russia fell to its ten-year low
February 2, 2023 ` 18:19
According to the published data of Rosstat, in 2022 the volume of Russian plywood production decreased by 28.8% YoY to 3.241 million m³, which is the minimum indicator over the past ten years. Annual production rolled back to...
International Paper reaches agreement to sell ownership interest in Ilim joint venture
January 26, 2023 ` 11:38
International Paper announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its 50% interest in Ilim SA, the holding company for its Ilim joint venture (JV), to its JV partners for $484 million equity value. The sale...
US hardwood plywood imports fall 21%
January 26, 2023 ` 11:19
US imports of hardwood plywood declined by 21% in November, falling to their lowest level since January 2021. The 220,249 m³ imported was 22.5% less than that of November 2021., ITTO reported. Imports from Russia, which inexplicably inflated in October,...
CPM company completed the acquisition of Firma Vesta LLC
January 23, 2023 ` 13:51
The enterprise will become part of Polotnyany Zavod Paper Manufacture, which will increase the output of corrugated cardboard, expand the range of products made from it and, in the future, become one of the leading domestic producers of...
Russian Wood Resources Report 12-2022: restoration of the equilibrium on the roundwood market is postponed to Q1 2023
January 23, 2023 ` 13:37
Preliminary results for 2022 show that the roundwood market gradually adapted to market needs updating the lowest ever figures of demand for unprocessed wood almost every month since Q2 2022. During the entire year, the market of logs...
21 timber companies of the Krasnoyarsk region benefited from state support measures in 2022
January 23, 2023 ` 13:32
In particular, companies were granted a deferral for forest area lease payments to be paid to the regional treasury as provided for by a law “On state support of timber enterprises of the Krasnoyarsk region” adopted in June...
The Russian Government adjusted rates of forest use fees
January 20, 2023 ` 17:14
With its Decree No. 2405 dated December 23, 2022, the Russian Government set new multiplying factors to the rates of forest use fees for 2023–2026. Next year, the rates for timber harvesting will increase by 6.0% compared to...
Rosleshoz, together with the regional agencies, to address the issue of calculating forest area lease payments based on the actual amount of timber harvested
January 20, 2023 ` 16:46
The corresponding instruction was given by Alexander Kozlov, Head of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, during a meeting of the committee of the Federation Council for the development of the forest sector held in Vologda. Rosleshoz...
