Timber industry research & analytics 
Russian furniture may become 15% more expensive because of duties imposed on Chinese hardware
December 13, 2024 ` 11:49
The Russian customs office has sharply increased the duty on furniture hardware imported from China, as reported by Forbes referencing the Association of Furniture and Woodworking Enterprises of Russia. Starting from fall 2024, the Vladivostok Customs Office, through...
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 has been growing for three consecutive months; Russian furniture may become 15% more expensive because of duties imposed on Chinese hardware; Wood biofuel production in Russia over 10 months of 2024: a sharp surge of wood briquettes and a decline in wood pellet production; Segezha Group shared its financial performance over 9 months of 2024
December 13, 2024 ` 11:10
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...
Over 9 months of 2024, roundwood and sawn timber transportation by railway reduced by 3%
November 28, 2024 ` 19:09
According to TransLes Analytics Center, the total volume of roundwood and sawn timber transportation by railway in Russia (including container transport) reduced by 3% YoY in January–September 2024, down to 21.9 million t. Over the reporting period, domestic...
The first timber industry cluster was created in Karelia
November 27, 2024 ` 12:41
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: Interview with Alexey Lyapunov, Head of Export Sales to Africa at Sveza; Sawlogs preservation experience of timber harvesting companies — analytical paper; European Union postponed the Deforestation-Free Regulation (EUDR) by one year; European Union launches anti-dumping investigation into Chinese plywood imports; Plywood production in Russia increased by 4.6% in January – September 2024; Over 9 months of 2024, furniture production in the Northwestern Federal District increased by 23% in monetary terms; Russian pellets will start supplying to China; Segezha Group intends to raise up to 101 billion rubles during the planned additional share issue
November 25, 2024 ` 11:41
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...
More than 3 million m³ of sawn timber has been exported from the Krasnoyarsk Region since the beginning of 2024
November 11, 2024 ` 20:32
As of October 4, 2024, the Krasnoyarsk Region has exported 3.1 million m³ of sawn timber since the beginning of the year, according to the regional Administration of Rosselkhoznadzor. Over the reporting period, the key buyer was China...
Birch plywood export from the Kirov Region to China increased by 5 times
November 11, 2024 ` 20:30
From January 1 through September 25, 2024, the Kirov Region exported to China 64,400 m³ of birch plywood, which is 5.2 times more than over the same period of 2023 (12,300 m³), as reported by the Administration of...
Timber export from Karelia increased by 25% in January–September 2024
November 11, 2024 ` 20:31
According to the press office of the North Sea Inter-Regional Administration of Rosselkhoznadzor, Karelia exported 385,500 m³ of timber in January–September 2024, including 279,400 m³ of sawn timber and 101,200 m³ of roundwood. The timber products were shipped...
Timur Irtuganov, Director General, AFWIER: “The Russian furniture industry has all of a sudden turned “from a Cinderella into a princess” of the timber industry over the past 10 years”
October 28, 2024 ` 17:21
The Association of Furniture and Woodworking Enterprises of Russia (AFWIER) is a voluntary professional & civil society non-profit organization established in 1997 to consolidate the efforts of overcoming crisis phenomena in the furniture and woodworking industry and creating...
Segezha Group will install Russian equipment at sorting lines at Lesosibirsky LDK No.1
October 24, 2024 ` 20:45
Lesosibirsky LDK No.1, one of the largest enterprises within Segezha Group in the Krasnoyarsk Region, started replacing the Almab plank quality assurance system at the dried sawn timber sorting line (by Almab Storvik AB, Sweden), says the Group’s...
Russian Timber Journal 07-2024: Interview with Timur Irtuganov, Director General, AFWIER; Slow economic revival in the Russian timber industry is beginning to fade; Russian plywood production grew by 3.9% over 8 months of 2024; Legal liquidation of Baykalsky PPM is completed; Retail furniture sales in Russia grew by 10% in H1 2024; Timber trading volume at SPIMEX exceeded 4 million m³; More than 3 million m³ of sawn timber has been exported from the Krasnoyarsk Region since the beginning of 2024; Birch plywood export from the Kirov Region to China increased by 5 times
October 24, 2024 ` 20:38
Russian Timber Journal 07-2024: Interview with Timur Irtuganov, Director General, AFWIER; Slow economic revival in the Russian timber industry is beginning to fade; Russian plywood production grew by 3.9% over 8 months of 2024; Legal liquidation of Baykalsky PPM is completed; Retail...
Russian plywood production grew by 3.9% over 8 months of 2024
October 23, 2024 ` 18:57
According to the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat), the plywood production volume in Russia increased by 3.9% YoY in January–August 2024, up to 2.248 million m³. In August 2024, Russian mills produced 286,000 m³ of plywood, thus increasing...
