Timber industry research & analytics 
Helsinki to host European Timber Market conference in late September
August 22, 2013 ` 20:24
International conference “European Timber Market” will be held in Hilton Strand hotel, Helsinki on September 26-27, 2013. The conference hosted in Finland’s capital is devoted to the situation on the timber and wood products market in Europe and...
Yugra government to compensate equipment leasing expenses to local companies
August 9, 2013 ` 14:04
At the recent meeting of regional government, officials of Khanty-Mansi autonomous district (Yugra) decided to grant subsidies to industrial companies to offset lease payments for equipment used in logging, woodworking and biofuel production. Compensation will amount to 2/3...
Chunsky LPK in search for investor for pellet line
August 9, 2013 ` 14:03
Chunsky LPK mill in collaboration with DozaGran company (Nizhny Novgorod) has developed a pellet project with daily processing of 12-13 m3 of wood into 3 t of pellets. Project cost is RUR 13 million. The line’s rated capacity...
Russian Timber Group doubled lumber sales in the first half-year
August 5, 2013 ` 06:10
Following the results of the first half of 2013, lumber sales at Russian Timber Group mills increased twice compared to a year-ago period. Within the last four months, SEL-Trade, the company which markets group’s products, was supplying steadily...
WhatWood analysts: Lumber exports from Russia in the first half-year of 2013 grew 6%
August 2, 2013 ` 05:57
Lumber export from Russia in the first half-year of 2013 amounted to 9.93 million m3, which is 6% higher year-on-year. Export value increased by 4% to reach $1.71 billion, as analysts of WhatWood News & Analytics reported. China...
Wooden housing construction in Russia in 2012
July 24, 2013 ` 22:38
For the second year in a row, WhatWood has made infographics based on the Wood Housing Association report on the housing market in Russia. More details are published in the recent WhatWood Weekly issue. Among Russian regions, wooden...
UPM: Major benefit of Russia’s accession to WTO will be in softened customs procedures
July 24, 2013 ` 04:18
On the pages of corporate Griffin journal, top managers of UPM expressed their outlook on possible results of Russia’s WTO accession for the company. Pekka Rajala, VP, Sourcing Director North Europe, supposes that elimination of export duties will...
Lumber production in Russia fell 2.6% to 10.2m m3 in the first half of 2013
July 24, 2013 ` 04:14
In the first half-year, lumber production in Russia declined by 2.6% year-on-year down to 10.2 million m3. Plywood production increased by 3.8% to 1.7 million m3, fibreboard production declined by 9.8% to 202 million nominal m2. Paper output...
UPM sells Pestovo sawmill in Russia to Lesnaya Innovacionnaya Kompanya LLC
July 24, 2013 ` 04:10
UPM has signed an agreement on the sale of Pestovo sawmill with Lesnaya Innovacionnaya Kompanya (LIK) LLC, as the Finnish company said in a press release. The parties have agreed not to disclose the sales price. UPM announced...
Lithuanian VMG to build another woodworking complex in Belarus
July 19, 2013 ` 17:45
Lithuanian company VMG is going to build another woodworking complex in Belarus, as Belta agency reported quoting head of the VMG board Sigitas Paulauskas. On July 10, Mogilev special economic zone saw opening ceremony of the complex which...
Softwood lumber exports to Egypt
July 18, 2013 ` 17:20
An insight into an important sales market of Russian lumber producers in today’s infographics. More details are published in the recent WhatWood Weekly issue. Russia competes mainly with Sweden and Finland on the Egyptian lumber market. Recently, due...
Capital investments into Russian forest industry fell 17.4% in 1Q 2013
July 18, 2013 ` 05:25
Volume of capital investments into Russian forest industry in the first quarter of the year shrank by 17.4% to RUR 20.5 billion. In the pulp & paper sector, Irkutsk region was the leader. Here, large project of Ilim...
