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In July 2025, the Russian wood-based panels market continued to undergo a period of transformation driven by structural changes in the economy and a sustained decline in domestic demand. Slowing construction and furniture manufacturing, a stronger ruble and...

The Perm Pulp and Paper Company (PCBK) has completed the replacement of one of the key components of cardboard machine No. 3 (BM-3) — the pick-up roll. This unit transfers the paperboard web from the forming section to...

Russian Timber Journal 06–2025: Interview with Vladimir Kerchensky, head of sales at the Housing Construction Development Directorate, Novotorzhsky LPK JSC; Federal Forestry Agency releases final 2024 regional timber harvesting figures; Rosstat: Timber harvesting down in first five months...

Employee-Owned CJSC “Naberezhnye Chelny Paper Mill named after S.P. Titov” (Republic of Tatarstan) has completed negotiations for the supply of equipment for a new facility that will produce pulp-based base paper. According to the company’s press service, construction...

LLC Taiga has launched an automated production line for fuel pellets with an annual capacity of up to 9,000 tons, according to the press service of the Yugra Development Fund. The facility will allow for the processing of...

SFT Group is nearing completion of a modernization project at its SFT Packaging facility in the town of Kuvshinovo (Tver Region), the company’s press service reports. The project, titled “Seven Winds,” is scheduled for completion by fall 2025,...

According to Rosstat, timber harvesting volumes in Russia totaled 45.015 million solid m³ in January–April 2025, down 1.9% YoY. Coniferous roundwood accounted for 29.391 million solid m³, showing a 2.1% decrease YoY, while deciduous roundwood volumes dropped by...

The Kartontara-2 plant, with an annual production capacity of 150 million square meters of corrugated products, has been built adjacent to the existing Kartontara facility (founded by LLC SFT Group), which is currently the largest producer in southern...

LLC Arkhbum Tissue Group (a subsidiary of JSC Arkhangelsk Pulp and Paper Mill) has commissioned the second phase of its tissue products manufacturing plant in the Kaluga Region, doubling its annual production capacity to 140,000 tons, according to...

According to Rosstat, plywood production in Russia reached 357,000 m³ in April 2025, up 20.8% YoY and 14.5% higher than in March 2025. This marks the highest monthly output since February 2022. Over January–April 2025, total plywood production...

Russian Timber Journal 05-2025: Interview with Henric Endoff, CEO of AGENDA Business Development AB; OSB price trends in Russia: a five-year market overview in 2019–2024; Plywood production in Russia reaches highest level since February 2022; In 2024, members of the Association of...

Artur Parfenchikov, Governor of Karelia, visited DOK Kalevala to assess its readiness to resume operations after a major fire that occurred in April 2024. At this meeting, Valery Puchkov, Director at DOK Kalevala, reported that new machinery was...