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The statistical area of forest plots in Russia has decreased by 124 million hectares after correcting statistical data with the adoption of the law on eliminating contradictions in state registers
September 19, 2019 ` 15:08
In two years, Rosreestr (Federal Agency for State Registration, Cadastre, and Cartography) has deleted erroneous data on 124 million hectares of forest areas. As of June 30, 2019, 67,000 cases of the application of the Forest Amnesty Law... 
The Government increased export duties on unprocessed soft timber of Far Eastern species
September 19, 2019 ` 11:35
By Decree No. 1169 of September 7, 2019, the Government of the Russian Federation doubled (from 6.5% to 13%) the rates of export customs duties on unprocessed softwood of Far Eastern species (Yezo spruce, Khingan fir, and Dahurian... 
China to levy tariffs on US wood products
September 16, 2019 ` 11:26
China will impose additional tariffs on around US$75 billion worth of US goods. The Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council said extra tariffs of either 5% or 10% will be applied depending on the product imported from... 
By the middle of 2019, growth of labor productivity in «Perm pulp and paper company» group of enterprises exceeded 13%
August 25, 2019 ` 10:10
«Perm pulp and paper company» group of enterprises presented at the VI International forum of municipal practices, held in Chelyabinsk, the successful experience of the company’s participation in the priority program “Productivity and employment support”. Andrey Tretyakov, Director... 
For 18 years Sveza has increased the volume of shipment of plywood in sea containers by 30 times
August 24, 2019 ` 09:30
July became for «Sveza» in Uralskiy as record month for the shipment of plywood in sea containers, the press service of the company. More than 350 units with plywood went to twenty foreign ports. Among these markets are... 
The new press of German Kahl was installed at the pellet plant of the Ustyansky timber industry complex
August 23, 2019 ` 08:38
ULK Group of companies has been cooperating with Kahl for several years, which is engaged in the supply of equipment for pellet plants in many countries. The installation of additional equipment will allow the timber industry to increase... 
Segezha Group will purchase two splicing lines for the production of wood structural beams and wall beams at Sokolsky DOK
August 22, 2019 ` 11:31
Segezha Group (part of AFK “Sistema”) will acquire two lines of splicing production of the Austrian-Slovenian company Ledinek to increase the production capacity of the Sokolsky woodworking plant in the Vologda region. The contract for the purchase of... 
TechnoModel LLC realizes in the Tyumen region the large-scale investment project on processing about 300 thousand cubic meters of wood annually
August 21, 2019 ` 17:15
This was reported in a press release of the Department of forestry of the Tyumen region. According to the General Director of the company Marat Shakurov, “the project involves the creation of a modern timber enterprise with an... 
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation plans to increase revenues from ecological fee to 136 billion rubles
August 20, 2019 ` 23:30
According to Piter.TV channel as of August 19, 2019, at the moment, manufacturers have to dispose of 5-35% of the sold products or pay an eco-fee. The Ministry proposed to the government to increase the standards for manufacturers... 
Sergey Furgal: “Pulp production is a promising direction for the development of the forest sector of the economy of the Khabarovsk territory»
August 19, 2019 ` 13:55
At the plenary session on Russian-Indian cooperation, the Governor of the Khabarovsk territory noted: “A promising direction for the development of the forest sector of the economy of the region can be the implementation of a project for... 
In 2019, the capacity of the railway tracks of Ustyansky LPK increased
August 19, 2019 ` 00:55
Last year, the full load of the train took from two to three days. At the moment it takes no more than 24 hours. ULK group of companies is one of the key clients of JSC “Russian Railways”... 
Belarusian Svetlogorsk pulp and board mill independently to complete the construction of a plant for the production of bleached sulfate pulp with a capacity of 400,000 tons per year
August 17, 2019 ` 21:45
The General meeting of shareholders of Svetlogorsk pulp and board mill JSC agreed on the procedure and order of completion of the contract construction contract dated 11 October 2010 made between Svetlogorsk pulp and mill JSC and Chinese... 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.
