Timber industry research & analytics 
President of the Russian Federation signed a law simplifying interactions between timber businesses and the authorities
August 21, 2023 ` 19:08
The adopted law stipulates the implementation of a digital forest twin (FGIS LK, Timber Industry Federal State Information system) across the entire country starting from Q1 2024, Rosleskhoz reports. The electronic state timber register will be maintained electronically,...
Södra invests in AI company
August 18, 2023 ` 16:40
Södra Ädla is a new partner of Nordic Forestry Automation (NFA). The company develops next-generation operator support systems for forest machines based on sensor technology from autonomous vehicles and AI algorithms. The investment is done together with Sveaskog and...
Import duty rate on plywood from unfriendly countries was increased to 50%
August 18, 2023 ` 16:36
The Government of the Russian Federation introduced a 50% import duty rate on plywood from unfriendly countries, the press office of the Ministry of Economic Development reports. According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian...
Biofuel, cardboard, and paper are included in the list of recycled products whose producers will receive additional government support
August 18, 2023 ` 16:32
As of March 1, 2024, Russian producers of biofuel, cardboard, and paper using recycled materials will be entitled to government support measures within the Industry Development and Competitiveness Improvement state program and the subsidized loans program by the...
Federation Council suggested introducing prohibitive duties on furniture and paper from unfriendly countries
August 17, 2023 ` 16:29
The Federation Council suggests that the Cabinet of Ministers introduce prohibitive import duties on several types of furniture, paper, and packaging from unfriendly countries, says a draft resolution of the Council on Forest Sector Development Issues of the...
Vitaly Demidenko, Sales Director at Sveza: “The period when the demand for birch plywood surpassed the supply in the available markets is over. The approach to sales changed too.”
August 17, 2023 ` 16:20
WhatWood agency talked to Vitaly Demidenko, Sales Director at Sveza, to learn how the world’s largest birch plywood producer has rebuilt its product sales processes almost a year after the European market became virtually unavailable. The group includes...
Russian plywood output increased in June 2023
August 16, 2023 ` 16:21
The Russian plywood output volume reduced by 16.4% in H1 2023, down to 1.585 million m³, as reported by the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat). It should be noted, however, that in June 2023, the plywood output grew...
Russian Timber Journal 06-2023: interview with Vitaly Demidenko, Sales Director at Sveza; in 2022, Russian timber harvesting volumes dropped to the lowest level in the last 9 years; Russian timber exporters were able to reimburse up to 80% of their costs of product transportation via sea ports in the Northwestern Federal District; Federation Council suggested introducing prohibitive duties on furniture and paper from unfriendly countries; Essity has exited the Russian market; Luzales plans to open new plywood plant in the Omsk region; Russian plywood output increased in June 2023
August 16, 2023 ` 15:53
Russian Timber Journal 06-2023: Vitaly Demidenko, Sales Director at Sveza: “The period when the demand for birch plywood surpassed the supply in the available markets is over. The approach to sales changed too.”; According to the Rosleskhoz, in 2022, the...
Södra invests in AI company
August 14, 2023 ` 15:38
Södra Ädla is a new partner of Nordic Forestry Automation (NFA). The company develops next-generation operator support systems for forest machines based on sensor technology from autonomous vehicles and AI algorithms. The investment is done together with Sveaskog...
Luzales plans to open new plywood plant in the Omsk region
July 27, 2023 ` 17:36
Luzales, one of the largest timber enterprises in the Komi Republic, will build a plywood plant in the Omsk region with a capacity of 60,000 m³ per year. The volume of investments is estimated at 1.5 billion rubles,...
Essity has exited the Russian market
July 19, 2023 ` 11:24
The hygiene and health company Essity has completed the divestment of its operations in Russia for a purchase price of approximately SEK 1.2 billion on a cash and debt-free basis. Essity has thus exited Russia. Essity began work...
Russian Timber Journal 05-2023: interview with Andrey Yudin, Logistics Director of Segezha Group; regional authorities ask to support the Russian timber enterprises due to the persisting tense situation in the industry; the Government of the Russian Federation extended the list of checkpoints along the land border with Kazakhstan authorised to process exports of timber products; Ilim Group became the largest timber harvesting enterprise in Russia in 2022; VLP Group to invest 2.6 billion rubles in Hasslacherles’ former enterprise; Segezha Group sold its European paper packaging enterprises for €100 million; L-PACK to invest over 10 billion rubles to build a corrugated cardboard plant in the Moscow region
July 7, 2023 ` 12:59
Russian Timber Journal 05-2023: Andrey Yudin, Logistics Director of Segezha Group: “We are witnessing a serious imbalance between the freight traffic flows and the availability of transport means”; the Arkhangelsk Regional Assembly of Deputies (AOSD) held an expanded meeting of...
