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Russian Timber Journal 06-2024: Interview with Chongqing Chensen Timber, a Chinese sawn timber trader; Rosleskhoz published final harvesting volumes performance by Russian regions; U.S. nearly doubles duty on Canadian softwood lumber; Sveza purchased Kama PPM; Segezha Group will issue new shares; Ministry of Industry and Trade included a wood processing project by Forest Travel LLC in the list of priority projects; new plywood production facilities were commissioned in the Khabarovsk Region; a Chinese investor will start producing veneer and plywood in the Perm Region by the end of 2024; furniture production in the Northwestern Federal District grew by over 20% in H1 2024
September 23, 2024 ` 15:58
Russian Timber Journal 06-2024: Interview with Chongqing Chensen Timber, a Chinese sawn timber trader: “The supply of sawn timber currently exceeds the demand”; Rosleskhoz published final harvesting volumes performance by Russian regions: the Russian timber harvest has been reducing for...
JSC Volga is implementing an electronic system of patrolling process equipment
August 1, 2024 ` 18:43
In April 2024, JSC Volga (Nizhny Novgorod Region) launched a pilot project on implementing an electronic system of patrolling process equipment and registering failures using mobile devices and NFC tags in the thermo-mechanical mass shop within the Reliability...
A venue producing woodworking equipment is scheduled to open in the Moscow Region in late 2026
June 21, 2024 ` 18:55
Providing a land plot to Vozrozhdeniye LLC under the regional program “Land for 1 Ruble” has been approved. The investor will build an import substitution enterprise to produce woodworking equipment on the plot granted in the town of...
Zheshart PBL commissioned a new veneer peeling line
June 18, 2024 ` 17:34
With the new equipment, the company intends to increase the production volume of lengthwise rotary-cut veneer and subsequently ramp up the output of lengthwise 8×4 size plywood, Proderevo reports. Some of the investment was provided as a loan from...
Russian Timber Journal 04-2024: Interview with Nadezhda Ryazantseva, Analytics Director, Segezha Group; European Union imposes anti-dumping duties on birch plywood from Kazakhstan and Turkey; VLP Group purchased all assets of Metsä Group in the Leningrad Region; Sheksna Wood-Based Panels Plant launched a new MDF production line; after a two-month growth, the plywood production in Russia dropped by 6.2% MoM in April; Ilim Group is planning to implement two investment projects in the Irkutsk Region; in Q1 2024, furniture production grew considerably; in Q1 2024, the roundwood export from Russia grew by 14.6%; birch veneer export from the Vologda Region surged by almost one third
June 17, 2024 ` 16:40
Russian Timber Journal 04-2024: Nadezhda Ryazantseva, Analytics Director, Segezha Group: “In Q1 2024, we saw an increase of demand and prices in some locations”; the European Union announced the imposition of anti-dumping duties on Kazakhstan and Turkey of...
Russian Timber Journal 03-2024: Interview with Evgeny Peshin, Head of Neoparma LLC; a shortage of high-quality raw material for plywood may emerge in the Russian market; Segezha Group published its financial and operational performance results for Q4 2023; International Paper acquires DS Smith for $7.2 billion; Russian timber harvest reached 188 million m³ in 2023; built-in furniture may be included in the mortgage amount; in 2024, Ilim Group is planning to increase its product shipments to China to 2.4 million t; in 2023, investment in the Russian timber industry dropped by 4.8%, down to 188.8 billion rubles
May 2, 2024 ` 15:49
Russian Timber Journal 03-2024: Evgeny Peshin, Head of Neoparma LLC: “Our line is designed for small and medium companies, and this category of entrepreneurs has no access to investment funds”; a shortage of high-quality raw material for plywood may emerge...
Japan imposes a ban on exports of woodworking equipment to Russia
April 16, 2024 ` 15:36
Japan has imposed additional sanctions on Russia, prohibiting the export of 164 types of goods, according to the Ministry of Economy. The list includes woodworking equipment.
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 timber grew by 12.9% in 2023; VLP Group may purchase Metsä’s timber assets in Russia; Ufa Plywood Mill is listed for sale for 1 billion rubles; In 2023, timber transportation by the Russian Railways network reduced by 9.1%, down to 37.1 million t; As of January 1, 2024, the VAT rate for children’s furniture is reduced from 20% to 10%; Saint Petersburg R&D Institute levied 1.3 billion rubles from IKEA after it refused to build the Mega Shopping Mall
February 20, 2024 ` 19:12
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...
Russian Timber Journal 10-2023: Interview with Andrey Krivoshein, Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Komi; Russia’s wood pellet industry: from a rapid growth to challenging times; US housing starts unexpectedly rise to a six-month high; Russian roundwood price growth accelerated in November; A large particleboard production site is planned in the Penza Region; Russian plywood output increased in October 2023; Komi is planning to double its wood pellet consumption due to boiler houses upgrading
December 27, 2023 ` 15:59
Russian Timber Journal 10-2023: Andrey Krivoshein, Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Komi: “Conversion from fuel oil and coal to biofuel will have a huge synergy effect”; Russia’s wood pellet industry: from a rapid growth to...
Russian Timber Journal 09-2023: Interview with Oleg Fokin, Director for Timber Export at Technonicol; Demand for furniture boards exceeded the supply in October; Global pulp prices have fallen steadily since late 2022, when they reached record highs; Timber products export by trucks to Mongolia and China was allowed for two more years; Segezha Group announces financial and operating results for Q3/2023; Ministry of Industry and Trade suggested cancelling the export duty on pulp and paper products; Russian furniture output surged; Over 9 months of 2023, the Russian roundwood export to EEU countries grew by almost 15%
December 5, 2023 ` 16:51
Russian Timber Journal 09-2023: Oleg Fokin, Director for Timber Export at Technonicol: “Now is a good time to invest in the woodworking industry”; Demand for furniture boards exceeded the supply in October; Global pulp prices have fallen steadily since late...
Russian Timber Journal 07-2023: interview with Segezha Group President Mikhail Shamolin after the announcement of the company’s financial and operating results for Q2 2023; Russian timber industry in 1H 2023: cautious signs of recovery; Mondi announces agreement to sell Mondi Syktyvkar; transaction on International Paper stake buyout by Russian shareholders is closed; Cherepovets Plywood and Furniture Plant and VLP Group have completed a major investment project on building a plywood mill in the Vologda region; Association of Furniture and Woodworking Enterprises of Russia: in H1 2023, the Russian furniture output increased; President of the Russian Federation instructed to accelerate the issuance of documents for building multi-story wooden houses
September 28, 2023 ` 18:39
Russian Timber Journal 07-2023: Mikhail Shamolin, President at Segezha Group: “The price levels we have now reached reflect the current global situation”; Russian timber industry in 1H 2023: cautious signs of recovery; Mondi announces that it has entered into an...
Russian Timber Journal 06-2023: interview with Vitaly Demidenko, Sales Director at Sveza; in 2022, Russian timber harvesting volumes dropped to the lowest level in the last 9 years; Russian timber exporters were able to reimburse up to 80% of their costs of product transportation via sea ports in the Northwestern Federal District; Federation Council suggested introducing prohibitive duties on furniture and paper from unfriendly countries; Essity has exited the Russian market; Luzales plans to open new plywood plant in the Omsk region; Russian plywood output increased in June 2023
August 16, 2023 ` 15:53
Russian Timber Journal 06-2023: Vitaly Demidenko, Sales Director at Sveza: “The period when the demand for birch plywood surpassed the supply in the available markets is over. The approach to sales changed too.”; According to the Rosleskhoz, in 2022, the...
