Woodworking

Logging enterprises of Segezha Group (enters in AFK “Systema”) in 1Q 2019 purchased and use equipment designed to conduct intensive and sustainable forest management. These are two large logging complexes produced by Ponsse, each of which includes two...

According to the results of the National forest forum, which was held in Tyumen from April 11 to April 12, Deputy of the State Duma, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on natural resources, property and land relations...

The National Forest Forum was held in Tyumen on April 11-12, at which about 500 authoritative experts, representatives of legislative and Executive authorities, scientists, entrepreneurs and public figures discussed the development of the forest industry in Russia. Tyumen...

In China, the volume of wood processing increases annually. Sharply limiting logging in its own forests, China turned to imports, including from the rich forest power of Russia. The increased demand for forest in China is responsible for...

Federal Forestry Agency (Rosleskhoz) held the annual nationwide meeting on Russian forestry on March 27, 2019. According to Rosleskhoz, forest use revenues of the Russian budget in 2018 amounted to 46.0 billion rubles, which is +38% YoY (or 12.6 billion rubles). An...

The investment project to increase the production capacity of the UPM Chudovo plant, which began at the end of 2017, is on schedule and is at the stage of launches and commissioning. Currently, the first deliveries from the new...

Global operating income will fall 2%-4% over the next 12 to 18 months. Input costs are rising, while demand for paper and prices for wood product and market pulp are falling. The outlook for the global paper and forest products industry has been...

After a heavy 12% decline in round wood exports in 2017 (mainly in the segment softwood logs and pulpwood), sales to Finland in 2018 were at the level of the previous year. However, the product structure of sales has changed. In 2018,...

Exports of birch veneer logs to China showed the highest dynamics of growth among all types of assortments of round wood. Sales of all assortments were generally reducing. Thus, exports of pine sawlogs in 2018 decreased by 20.2% (YoY) to 2.96 million m3,...

Russian Timber Journal No. 03-2019: the volume of logging in Russia exceeded its historical maximum in 2018; WhatWood Agency conducted a study on the pellet market in Russia; the downward trend in the export of unprocessed round timber...

According to the information and analytical agency WhatWood, the reasons for the decline in exports are the high demand for sawn raw materials within the country, especially in Siberia and the Far East after the introduction of new...

In 2018, the value of exports of forest products from Finland amounted to €13,20 billion, +5% yoy, according to Luke. For comparison: according to the calculations of the WhatWood agency, exports of forest products from Russia to 2018 amounted...