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The value of waste paper in Russia has grown by more than 30% since the beginning of 2025, having surpassed the psychologically important level of 20,000 rubles per ton for the first time. Yury Markov, Director General at...

Universalnye Tekhnologii Upakovki LLC (“Universal Packaging Technologies”, or UniTekhUpak) is planning to expand the production of corrugated cardboard goods in Klin, Moscow Region. This was reported by the press office of the region’s Ministry of Investment, Industry, and...

MoloPak started up a new production venue to make aseptic packaging in Chekhov, a town near Moscow, according to Interfax. Timur Guschin, CEO at MoloPak LLC, noted that the plant had already been producing packaging for 20 years....

According to Rosstat, the volume of Russian plywood production increased by 1.9% YoY in Q1 2025, up to 856,000 m³. 312,000 m³ of plywood was made in March (+1.1% YoY, +12.2% MoM).

EGGER’s Russian office now plays a key role in particleboard and laminated particleboard production and sale in the domestic market. The company owns two large production venues in Shuya and Gagarin and accounts for more than 10% of...

Russian Timber Journal 04-2025: Stanislav Serov, Russia Business Development Director at EGGER: “We have intentionally reoriented our sales from furniture factories to professional distribution”; Russian timber industry performance in 2024: WhatWood’s version; Russian timber harvest increased by 3.4% YoY in...

VLP Group signed two new contracts for supply of 6,500 m³ (50 railcars) of sawn timber at the UzBuild Tashkent 2025 Exhibition. These complemented the already existing partnership agreements with Uzbek buyers. According to the Group’s management team,...

Arkhangelsk Pulp and Paper Mill conducted a large-scale upgrading of infrastructure of its entire logistics structure over two years, as reported by the corporate press office. The total value of investments was 3.5 billion rubles. Specifically, the mill...

DOK Kalevala, one of the largest OSB producers in Russia, is planning to restore the plant’s functionality in H2 2025. New equipment will be delivered to the enterprise this April. This was reported by the press office of...

As a result of the closed deal whose value was not disclosed, 83.3% of the company’s shares were transferred to Balchug Capital (registered in Armenia). The transaction was approved by the Government Commission for Control of Foreign Investment...

According to the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat), in January 2025, the Russian timber harvest grew by 5.2% YoY, up to 12.053 million m³ of dense timber. Softwood timber accounted for 7.740 million m³ out of the total...

Sveza announced the purchase of assets from MMPOF—a group in the Northwestern Federal District that produces cardboard packaging and special-purpose paper. This was reported in the timber group’s press release. The Federal Anti-Monopoly Service of Russia approved the...