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Russian plywood production decreased in April 2023

June 1, 2023 ` 15:03  
According to Rosstat, in April 2023 the production of plywood in Russia decreased by 9% YoY (-3.4% MoM). In January-April 2023 a total of 1.019 million m³ of plywood was produced in the country, which is 24.1% less...

Sveza to invest about 400 million rubles in the modernization of its production facility in the Perm region in 2023

May 30, 2023 ` 18:08  
As follows from a press release of the company, Sveza will invest 400 million rubles to modernize its plant in the village of Uralsky in 2023. The funds will be used to enhance the environmental safety, to comprehensively...

After three months of decline, the output of plywood in Russia grows for the second month in a row

May 26, 2023 ` 12:44  
Russian plywood mills reduced their outputs by 28.6% YoY to 738,000 m³ in Q1 2023, as follows from the published data of Rosstat. The output of plywood also declined significantly in March 2023 compared to the same period...

A serious shortage of resin for the production of plywood arose in Russia

May 26, 2023 ` 12:40  
Kommersant, a daily newspaper, reports that some Russian plywood producers may cease operations or significantly raise prices for their products. The newspaper explains that the situation was caused by the shortage of a key component for the production...

The IKEA plant in the town of Veliky Novgorod was renamed into Extravert LLC

May 26, 2023 ` 12:37  
As follows from the extract from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities, the new owners of the IKEA plant in the town of Veliky Novgorod changed the legal name of the enterprise from Ikea Industry Novgorod LLC...

Production of toilet paper reached a historic high in Russia in 2022

May 3, 2023 ` 19:43  
Toilet paper production reached a historic high in Russia, says the Rossiyskaya Gazeta newspaper referencing data from Roslesinforg. The toilet paper output increased by 21.1% YoY in 2022, up to 6.986 billion rolls.

Segezha Group sold its European assets that produce paper packaging

May 3, 2023 ` 19:06  
Segezha Group closed the deal on selling Segezha Packaging, the enterprise that produces paper packaging in Europe, Mikhail Shamolin, President, told journalists on March 31, 2023. The transaction amount is not disclosed. Segezha Packaging includes seven plants producing...

Cherepovetsles is opening a moldings production site in the Vologda Region

May 3, 2023 ` 19:02  
Cherepovetsles has launched a line of planed moldings at its Koskisilva enterprise in the Sheksninsky District, which used to belong to Koskisen. In March 2022, the Finnish company announced the termination of its operations in Russia and sold...

A woodworking enterprise worth 3 billion rubles will open in the Krasnoyarsk Region

May 2, 2023 ` 17:58  
There are plans to launch production of sawn timber, wood briquettes, and charcoal briquettes in the south of the Krasnoyarsk Region, as reported by the Yenisey Siberia Development Corporation. The investment will reach 3 billion rubles. The investor’s...

Large timber enterprises of the Tomsk Region are suspending production

May 2, 2023 ` 17:56  
Problems with export from the Tomsk Region to Asian countries force large local companies to suspend production, says Andrey Knorr, Vice Governor of the region. According to him, the region’s timber enterprises are putting their investment projects on...

Slotex closed the deal on purchasing Ikea Industry Novgorod

May 2, 2023 ` 17:43  
Invest Plus LLC closed the deal on purchasing IKEA’s largest production asset in Russia — Ikea Industry Novgorod, as reported by the Agency for Communication Strategies. The beneficiary owner of Invest Plus LLC is Vadim Osipov, Director General...

Harvesting enterprises from the Nizhny Novgorod Region will be granted a deferral of rent payments for forest areas

April 14, 2023 ` 18:18  
The Government of the Nizhny Novgorod Region approved the decree on deferring the rent payments for timber harvesting areas. The deferral applies to parts of the payments exceeding the minimum rent amount. This respite is provided for up...