Timber industry research & analytics 
DOK Kalevala produced its first OSB panels
May 21, 2013 ` 03:01
Chief Executive of DOK Kalevala (Petrozavodsk, Karelia) Valery Puchkov announced to LesPromInform journal that the mill produced its first OSB panels. At the moment, specialists of the mill complete start-up and commissioning to prepare the equipment for industrial...
RusForest to shift sales from Middle East to Japan and China
May 1, 2013 ` 02:59
Rusforest Group issued annual report for 2012. Company’s total turnover for 2012 amounted to SEK 564.3 million ($85.5 million) compared to SEK 409.4 million ($62 million) in 2011. These results were affected by the inclusion of income and...
VAT return cancellation, wood commodity exchange and state co-financing: proposals of regional governors to Putin at the State Council
April 16, 2013 ` 22:28
President Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the State Council in Ulan-Ude (Buryatia Republic, Siberia) dedicated to the problems of the forest industry. The participants of the meeting discussed a lot of issues of the industry and proposed...
Back from the beginning: Mikhail Papylyov appointed CEO of two RusForest enterprises
April 12, 2013 ` 11:44
On Thursday, February 21 it was announced that Mikhail Papylyov resigned as CEO of the Arkhangelsk Pulp and Paper Mill (Novodvinsk, Arkhangelsk region). He held this post over 1.5 years. He was followed by the mill’s Director, Economics...
UPM: Plywood market in 2012 was tough on strong competition from Latin America and Russia
April 10, 2013 ` 06:30
Helsinki, April 10. Sales of UPM in 2012 reached €10.44 billion, which is 4% higher on-year. However, operating profit of the company declined by 22% to €530 million, as reported in the annual report of UPM. Log prices...
OSB market in Russia: consumption and supply regional pattern, import value and Russian mill projects
April 8, 2013 ` 04:21
This new two-part infographics discloses the OSB market in Russia in 2012: consumption and supply regional pattern, statistic customs import value, and Russian OSB mill projects under way. You can learn more on the matter in the recent...
Russian forest industry revenue increased by 6.5% to €18.46 billion in 2012
March 26, 2013 ` 16:23
Russian forest industry earned 733.6 billion Rubles (€18.46 billion) in 2012, which is 6.5% higher than in 2011, as said in the annual report published by WhatWood analytic department. Sales profit amounted to 52.88 billion Rubles, which is...
Particleboard market in Russia in 2012
March 14, 2013 ` 03:09
This infographics is a brief review of particleboard market in Russia in 2012: prices and largest producing regions. Details on the topic are available in the recent annual report of WhatWood analysts. Click on the image to enlarge it:
Plywood market in Russia in 2012
March 6, 2013 ` 08:05
Today’s visual graphics is a brief review of plywood market in Russia in 2012: prices and largest producing regions. Details on the topic are available in the recent annual report of WhatWood analysts. Click on the image to...
Detailed list of speakers at Russian Wood & Timber 2013 published
March 4, 2013 ` 04:32
Moscow, March 04. Arrangers of Russian Wood & Timber 2013 conference have published the detailed list of speakers at the forum. This year the programme of the forum underwent considerable changes. The first day will be a Wood &...
Enterprises of global forest industry leaders in Russia
February 28, 2013 ` 08:41
In this new piece of visual graphics we tell about production capacities of global forest industry leaders in Russia. A detailed article on the matter is available in the recent issue of our WhatWood Weekly. Click on the...
Priangarsky LPK to start lumber production in November 2013
February 25, 2013 ` 08:51
Krasnoyarsk, February 25. Priangarsky LPK in Krasnoyarsk region will start production in November 2013, as said by Nikolay Fetisov, president of Trust bank which acts as financial partner in this project. At the first stage, the enterprise will...
