Pulp & Paper

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...

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...

JSC Volga is one of the largest paper mills in Russia. This enterprise specializes in producing lightweight and ultra lightweight containerboard and printing paper. In 2024, the paper mill completed several investment projects that include: repurposing of Paper-Making...

Russian Timber Journal 01-2025: Denis Kumirov, Deputy Director General for Raw Material Provision at JSC Volga: “If our contractors were thinking about further development before, these Key Rate and leasing rate make it virtually impossible to buy anything”; Sawn...

Mikhail Mishustin, Russian Prime Minister, announced that inclusion of packaging in the list of products whose value is being monitored by the Cabinet of Ministers was under consideration, according to Forbes. He said that packaging materials “account for...

Russian Timber Journal 09-2024: Interview with Alexey Garmash, CEO, Novomorsnab LLC; Value of investment in the Russian timber industry grew by 40% in Q3 2024; In January—October, the Russian timber harvest increased by 4.2% YoY; Plywood production in Russia...

Commissioning and startup operations are currently wrapping up at the new line producing MM-500 recycled pulp that serves as a raw material for the repurposed Paper-Making Machine 6, according to the press office of the Nizhny Novgorod mill....

HAYAT Russia (a branch of the transnational company Hayat) announced the expansion of its production facilities at enterprises in the Kaluga Region and Tatarstan. The total value of investments in these projects reached 178 million rubles. In October...

The timber industry cluster of Karelia was included in the register of Russian industrial clusters by Order of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia No. 5101 dated November 1, 2024, as reported by the press office...

Russian Timber Journal 08-2024: Alexey Lyapunov, Head of Export Sales to Africa at Sveza: “Timber companies need reliable payment channels to enter new markets successfully”; Sawlogs preservation experience of timber harvesting companies — this material was prepared by WhatWood analysts...

Segezhsky PPM is working on import substitution of spare parts and components for process equipment that have been purchased in EU countries earlier, according to the Telegram channel of Segezha Group, the mill’s parent company. One of the...

The multi-year process of liquidating Baykalsky PPM in Baykalsk is completed, according to the official web portal of legal information of the Irkutsk Region. The Regional Arbitration Court officially recognized the enterprise as liquidated. The bankruptcy proceedings began...