Woodworking

Russian Timber Journal 04-2025: Stanislav Serov, Russia Business Development Director at EGGER: “We have intentionally reoriented our sales from furniture factories to professional distribution”; Russian timber industry performance in 2024: WhatWood’s version; Russian timber harvest increased by 3.4% YoY in...

VLP Group signed two new contracts for supply of 6,500 m³ (50 railcars) of sawn timber at the UzBuild Tashkent 2025 Exhibition. These complemented the already existing partnership agreements with Uzbek buyers. According to the Group’s management team,...

DOK Kalevala, one of the largest OSB producers in Russia, is planning to restore the plant’s functionality in H2 2025. New equipment will be delivered to the enterprise this April. This was reported by the press office of...

As a result of the closed deal whose value was not disclosed, 83.3% of the company’s shares were transferred to Balchug Capital (registered in Armenia). The transaction was approved by the Government Commission for Control of Foreign Investment...

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...

The amount of the transaction is not being disclosed. The source of funding was a syndicate of Armenian banks. The transaction was approved by the Government Commission on Monitoring Foreign Investments in the Russian Federation. Balchug Capital is...

In the fall of 2024, the Russian Customs Service introduced an almost 66% duty on imported Chinese furniture hardware. The Federal Customs Service started re-qualifying this product, changing its HS Code, and applying the new duty. The Association...

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...

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 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...