Timber industry research & analytics 
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...
L-PACK to invest over 10 billion rubles to build a corrugated cardboard plant in the Moscow region
July 5, 2023 ` 15:56
L-PACK company, with the support of the Moscow Region Development Corporation, will build a production facility in Kashira SEZ; as reported by the Ministry of Investment, Industry and Science of the Moscow Region, the enterprise will comprise a...
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...
Governmental commission approved the sale of a share in Ilim by International Paper
April 10, 2023 ` 11:29
A subcommission of the governmental commission on foreign investment control allowed International Paper (USA) to sell 50% of shares in Ilim SA, a Swiss group, which, in its turn, owns 96.37% of Ilim Group, as reported by Ilim’s...
Russian Timber Journal 03-2023: interview with Pavel Kunin, Commercial Director at Doza-Gran; Russia exports almost no unprocessed timber; list of assignments given by the President of the Russian Federation as a follow-up to a meeting on the development of the Russian timber industry; China plans to increase plywood production capacity in 2023; Association of Furniture and Woodworking Enterprises of Russia suggests increasing the import duty on European furniture to 50%; owner of Leroy Merlin will hand over its Russian business to the management team; Governmental commission approved the sale of a share in Ilim by International Paper; large timber enterprises of the Tomsk Region are suspending production; Russian plywood output rose in February; Segezha Group sold its European assets that produce paper packaging; in 2022, the Russian export of wood and articles of wood dropped by almost one-fourth
April 10, 2023 ` 10:32
Russian Timber Journal 03-2023: Pavel Kunin, Commercial Director at Doza-Gran: “From the financial and time perspective, a wood pellet line is the most lucrative kind of investment associated with recycling sawmilling waste”; in 2022, the volume of roundwood export...
Perm Pulp and Paper Mill: virgin wood fiber can withstand up to eight recycling cycles, and this number can be increased to 12 by stock sizing
March 21, 2023 ` 19:27
Perm Pulp and Paper Mill conducted a study to identify the life cycles of corrugated cardboard. The company’s laboratory proved that corrugated cardboard can be recycled for up to 12 times, whereupon the fiber becomes unfit for use....
The first Russian plant producing microcrystalline cellulose is due to open in the Samara Region
March 21, 2023 ` 19:21
The plant will operate in the Tolyatti Special Economic Zone. The building’s frame and outdoor utilities are completed by now, and interior finishing is in progress. 80% of the equipment (mostly made in Russia) has been purchased, and...
Segezha Group may reorient the Segezha West project to new products
March 21, 2023 ` 19:10
It was reported by TASS referencing an announcement by Oleg Ermolaev, Minister of Economic Development and Industry of Karelia. The Segezha West project in Karelia could be implemented by a different schedule because some specific features of production...
Karelia’s authorities announced that a packaging production site will open in the industrial technopark in Kondopoga in 2023
March 10, 2023 ` 19:55
Artur Parfenchikov, Head of Karelia, reported that aseptic packaging, including that for liquid foods (for dairy plants), will be produced in the technopark, among other products, and equipment for production of corresponding packages and corrugated cardboard will be...
Sokol Pulp and Paper Mill is planning to build a new paper-making machine to produce unbleached greaseproof paper
March 10, 2023 ` 19:43
Sokol Pulp and Paper Mill will implement an investment project in Vologda to build the new Paper-Making Machine 11 and upgrade the existing production facilities. The key purpose of this investment project is creating a production shop and...
Ilim Group supplied 1.7 million tons of products to China in 2022
March 9, 2023 ` 22:29
Wood pulp accounted for 1.359 million tons (+10% YoY) and cardboard, for 360,000 tons (+56% YoY) out of 1.7 million tons of finished products. The total volume of Ilim’s supplies to China increased by 266,000 tons in 2022....
