Timber industry research & analytics News 
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Pestovsky LPK shipped over 18,000 m3 of sawn timber in February 2020
April 22, 2020 ` 02:22
In February, the plant sawed 46,000 m3 of roundwood, dried 22,000 m3 and sorted over 20,000 m3 of sawn timber. ULK Group is continuing the modernization of Pestovsky LPK. In 2020, it has completed the construction of a... 
Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East to create лесвосток.рф, an online services platform
April 17, 2020 ` 14:56
The new platform provides for the comprehensive integration of existing federal information systems into a single digital platform on the forest sector. It will incorporate the state forest register, LesEGAIS, Forests of Russia Map, etc. The new web... 
Timber companies of the Arkhangelsk region supported the amendments to the Forest Code
April 16, 2020 ` 13:52
The Committee for Forestry, Natural Resources, and Ecology of the Arkhangelsk Regional Parliament prepared a package of proposals on amendments to the RF Forest Code and submitted it to Dmitry Kobylkin, Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology of... 
Exports of roundwood from the Far East fell by 27.4% in January-February 2020
April 15, 2020 ` 17:24
According to the data of the Russian Government, the decline is mainly conditioned by the foreign economic situation and the ban on issuing phytosanitary certificates. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, exports of roundwood from the Far East decreased... 
Ministry of Economic Development updated the list of systemic enterprises of Russia
April 14, 2020 ` 13:00
The final list comprises 646 companies. Among timber companies, there are: Ilim Group Mondi Syktyvkar LPK Gotek Segezha Group Arkhangelsk Pulp and Paper Mill Dallesprom Kondopoga Sveza These companies will be eligible to apply for state aid; enlistment... 
The Russian Government to slash duties on pulpwood of Far Eastern species to zero and increase export quotas by the end of 2020
April 13, 2020 ` 15:48
Yury Trutnev, Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District, held a meeting on stimulating the timber industry in the Far East; the meeting took place in Moscow on March 26, 2020. The meeting... 
Russian Forest Industry Review 2019-2020: downward price trends, lower financial indicators, a slowdown in the Russian timber industry, and new ‘black swans’
March 23, 2020 ` 10:40
During the entire year of 2019, prices for forest products were remaining on a downtrend appeared at the end of Q3 2018. ‘Super profits’ received by timber enterprises at peak prices of Q1-Q3 2018 allowed companies to form... Ilim Timber to revamp the sawmilling site of its branch in Ust-Ilimsk
March 19, 2020 ` 13:40
Ilim Timber signed a contract with AriVislanda, a Swedish manufacturer of sawmill equipment, for the supply of processing equipment to replace frame head rig sawing lines at its sawmilling site in Ust-Ilimsk in the Irkutsk region. The purpose... 
Abnormal temperature undermined harvesting enterprises of the Leningrad region
March 18, 2020 ` 13:30
In 2019, harvesting enterprises of the Leningrad region harvested only 5.2 million m3 of wood, which is almost 20% less than in 2018 and 1.7 million m3 less than the targeted volume. The main reason for that was... 
France requires public buildings to be at least 50% wood
March 17, 2020 ` 13:00
According to the newspaper Times of London, President Macron has ordered that new public buildings financed by the French state must contain 50% wood or other organic material by 2022 under an ambitious government plan for a greener... 
The Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation is agreeing on the ban on government purchases of foreign furniture with other departments
March 17, 2020 ` 12:00
The draft government’s decree extending the ban on purchases of foreign furniture by state and municipal institutions until the end of 2021 prepared by the Ministry of Industry and Trade has already been approved by the Ministry of... 
Russian Timber Journal 02-2020: Russia: wood pellet exports grew by 28% and totaled almost 2 million tons in 2019; the Russian Government to consider the creation of a separate forest ministry in Russia; abnormal temperature undermined harvesting enterprises of the Leningrad region; the Ministry of Industry and Trade is agreeing on the ban on government purchases of foreign furniture with other departments
March 16, 2020 ` 15:40
Russian Timber Journal 02-2020: In 2019, wood pellet exports from Russia showed the highest growth pace among all export-oriented forest products; Mikhail Mishustin instructed the Government to consider the creation of a separate forest ministry in Russia; the... About WhatWood project
WhatWood agency is the only Russian consulting company with core specialization in the timber industry analytics. Within five years of timber market research we have provided services to 130 clients in 15 countries from Finland to Canada, from UK to Korea: industrial companies, banks, investors, government agencies, scientific organizations, and individual entrepreneurs. We have unique contact and knowledge base, as well as deep understanding of the regional industry and market in Russia. We give presentations at major industry events and are cited by the main Russian business media. To get in touch with us, please visit the About Us page. You can also browse the catalogue of our products.
