Timber industry research & analytics 
Russian Timber Journal 12-2019: in 2019, plywood production in Russia showed a positive trend; U.S. and China reach “phase one” trade deal; WRQ: Q3’19 global softwood lumber trade on track to be higher than 2018; Moody’s 2020 outlook for the global paper and forest products industry remains negative
February 3, 2020 ` 10:53
Russian Timber Journal 12-2019: in 2019, plywood production in Russia showed a positive trend; U.S. and China reach “phase one” trade deal; WRQ: Q3’19 global softwood lumber trade on track to be higher than 2018; Moody’s 2020 outlook...
Russian Timber Journal 10-2019: Top 100 Russian timber industry companies in 2018: the highest total revenue in recent history; Russian Government can introduce export customs duties on sawn timber; about 70% of China’s wood processing mills can be closed; Segezha Group to invest over 500 million rubles in timber harvesting in Siberia and Arkhangelsk Region
November 18, 2019 ` 11:31
Russian Timber Journal 10-2019: WhatWood Timber Industry Analytics Agency has prepared a fresh annual ranking of the 100 largest timber companies in Russia. Their combined revenue in 2018 totaled 1.16 trillion rubles, which at current prices is 26%...
Kai Merivuori, Managing Director of the Finnish Sawmills Association: «Currently all are making red figures. Thus, production curtailments can be expected»
October 17, 2019 ` 12:23
WhatWood talked to Kai Merivuori, Managing Director of the Finnish Sawmills Association, about the current state of the Finnish sawmilling industry, global sawn timber markets, and expected changes. In 2018, sawn timber prices on the global markets, especially...
Russian Timber Journal 09-2019: Managing Director of the Finnish Sawmills Association Kai Merivuori about falling sawn timber prices; annual Russian Forest Industry Review; the Russian government cuts transport subsidies for the timber industry; Sergey Anoprienko appointed as a new head of the Federal Forestry Agency
October 11, 2019 ` 19:31
Russian Timber Journal 09-2019: Managing Director of the Finnish Sawmills Association Kai Merivuori: “All markers are in the red zone. We can expect a reduction in production”; Russian Forest Industry Review, 2018-2019: peak forest products prices in 2018,...
Russian Timber Journal 08-2019: Russian economy slows down; Rosleskhoz published data on timber harvesting by regions; The Far East is cutting log exports at a record pace
September 13, 2019 ` 12:11
Russian Timber Journal 08-2019: In the 1 H 2019, the growth rate of the Russian economy slowed down; for 5 months 2019, the European Union reduced the volume of wood pellet imports; Rosleskhoz published data on timber harvesting...
China to levy tariffs on US wood products
September 16, 2019 ` 11:26
China will impose additional tariffs on around US$75 billion worth of US goods. The Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council said extra tariffs of either 5% or 10% will be applied depending on the product imported from...
For 18 years Sveza has increased the volume of shipment of plywood in sea containers by 30 times
August 24, 2019 ` 09:30
July became for «Sveza» in Uralskiy as record month for the shipment of plywood in sea containers, the press service of the company. More than 350 units with plywood went to twenty foreign ports. Among these markets are...
Segezha Group will purchase two splicing lines for the production of wood structural beams and wall beams at Sokolsky DOK
August 22, 2019 ` 11:31
Segezha Group (part of AFK “Sistema”) will acquire two lines of splicing production of the Austrian-Slovenian company Ledinek to increase the production capacity of the Sokolsky woodworking plant in the Vologda region. The contract for the purchase of...
TechnoModel LLC realizes in the Tyumen region the large-scale investment project on processing about 300 thousand cubic meters of wood annually
August 21, 2019 ` 17:15
This was reported in a press release of the Department of forestry of the Tyumen region. According to the General Director of the company Marat Shakurov, “the project involves the creation of a modern timber enterprise with an...
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation plans to increase revenues from ecological fee to 136 billion rubles
August 20, 2019 ` 23:30
According to Piter.TV channel as of August 19, 2019, at the moment, manufacturers have to dispose of 5-35% of the sold products or pay an eco-fee. The Ministry proposed to the government to increase the standards for manufacturers...
In 2019, the capacity of the railway tracks of Ustyansky LPK increased
August 19, 2019 ` 00:55
Last year, the full load of the train took from two to three days. At the moment it takes no more than 24 hours. ULK group of companies is one of the key clients of JSC “Russian Railways”...
For 7 months of 2019 logging enterprises of GC “Titan” have harvested more than 2 billion cubic meters
August 16, 2019 ` 12:05
In July 2019 the companies of Titan Group, the general supplier of pulpwood to JSC “APPM”, harvested 326,7 thousand m³ of timber. Wood removals amounted to 243,3 thousand m³. In January – July of this year the Holding...
