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According to the decree of May 10, 2020 No. 651, 35 forest industry companies and 18 furniture industry companies were included in the list of backbone enterprises of the country: Forest industry companies: OAO “Arkhangel’skiy TSBK” OOO PKP...

At the beginning of 2020, Segezha Group acquired a sawmill asset of Karelian Wood Company, which has leased forest areas (please refer to the issue Russian Wood Resources Report 01-2020). In addition to additional 205,000 m3/y by AAC,...

The first echoes of the raw materials deficit in the market were felt by processors using spruce pulplogs (newsprint producers). Karelia Pulp has one month of stocks on the raw materials exchange. The company is actively buying spruce pulplogs,...

According to the figures provided by the National Bureau of Statistics of China (NBS), the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) in the manufacturing sector of China rose from a record low of 35.7 in February to 52 in March....

The Arbitration Court of the Khabarovsk region will entertain the lawsuit of VEB.RF state corporation against the international trading company Songling (Suifenhe) on enforcement of pledge on July 2, 2020. A 99.96% share of Asia Les LLC (sawn timber...

Uncertainty in the timber harvest market is increasing. Interviewed WhatWood industry participants continue to maintain a moderate-downbeat mood. In February-March, mills actively bought the necessary raw materials from the market, saturating its stock exchanges. Russian particleboard, MDF, plywood...

The majority of loggers of Leningrad, Kostroma, Tver, Pskov, and Kirov regions note that they have achieved the effect of getting used to nature’s indifference and “learned” to harvest and export wood in unconventional conditions of Russian winter....

In Q1 2020, the production of plywood in Russia fell by 6.2% to 972.900 m3 yoy. The main drop was recorded in January (-12.3% m/m). 84% of all Russian plywood production is concentrated in three Federal Districts: Volga...

Russian Timber Journal 03-2020: coronavirus infection was recorded in many countries of the world, the development of the situation showed that COVID-19 has a direct impact on all areas of the economy, including the timber industry — forest...

The enterprise will receive a concessional loan of 499 million rubles from the federal Industrial Development Fund. The comprehensive modernization will allow the enterprise to increase the volume of recycled waste materials from 60,000 to 100,000 tons and...

Titan Group drew conclusions on the transport operations for the winter season which lasted since January 1 till April 15, 2020. Separate branches of the holding and LLC Verkhnetoemsky have removed 1.6 million m3 of timber. It was...

April began with a forced vacation and, most likely, in some regions they will be extended until May. Russia has closed its borders, and negotiations with foreign buyers are conducted only online. In a number of regions, authorities...