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He previously held this office from January 2022 through January 2023.

The upgraded production venue will make it possible to increase the annual plywood output at this plant to 200,000 m³. The investment value was 6.5 billion rubles.

In 2024, Sveza is planning to invest over 600 million rubles in its two plants in the Kostroma Region, which is three times more than its 2023 investments. As reported by the company’s press office, the money will...

According to the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat), the Russian plywood production surged by 25% YoY in January 2024, up to 254,000 m³. Such a high growth rate was caused by extremely poor performance in January 2023 (203,000...

Russian Timber Journal 01-2024: Interview with Russ Taylor, President of the international consulting company Russ Taylor Global; Sawmilling market in Russia in 2023: reducing production volumes for the second consecutive year; Suez Canal traffic down 60%; The volume of transported...

Although Russia’s share of international sawn timber trade does not exceed 16%, Russian products remain an important part of the global market, despite isolated European markets. For Russian sawmills, the focus of international trade is now on the...

The property portfolio of Ufa Plywood Mill LLC (a subsidiary of Bashkirskaya Timber Company) in Bashkortostan was put up for bidding because of bankruptcy. The initial value of the lot that includes almost 1,700 items exceeds 1 billion...

In 2023, the total volume of timber transported in Russia increased by 12.9% YoY, reaching 355.7 million m³, as reported by the Federal Forestry Agency (Rosleskhoz). Over 7.6 million electronic accompanying documents for timber transportation were created in...

In 2023, The Federal Forestry Agency (Rosleskhoz) approved 27 investment projects on timber industry development (reviewing 15 new applications and endorsing amendments in 12 more projects). These investment projects are aimed at creating new timber processing facilities and...

In March 2023, Yenisey Siberia Development Corporation announced the launch of a major investment project on sawn timber production in the south of the Krasnoyarsk Region. In January 2024, the Ministry of Industry and Trade included this project...

Novy Prospect reports that negotiations are ongoing with several potential buyers of enterprises that used to be part of Metsä Group (Finland), referencing the Natural Resources Committee of the Leningrad Region. This information was confirmed by Oleg Malashchenko,...

As of late December 2023, WhatWood estimates the Russian output of MDF/HDF and fiberboard in 2023 at 3.8 million m³ (+7% YoY), as reported in the monthly price review Market of Wood-Based Panels in Russia. This performance will...