Timber industry research & analytics News 
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.
Altailes increased the value of investments in an MDF plant construction project in the Kemerovo Region
December 7, 2023 ` 23:15
Kemerovo Woodworking Plant (part of Altailes) continues implementing a previously announced new MDF production venue with a capacity of 250,000 m³ per year in the Kirovsky District of Kemerovo, as reported by Interfax referencing the regional Ministry of... 
Rosleskhoz approved an investment project implementation request from the Arkhangelsk Pulp and Paper Mill
December 7, 2023 ` 23:12
The company is planning to increase its wood pulp output. Forest areas with an allowable annual cut of over 0.5 million m³ will be provided to the Mill for project implementation. Over 10 months of 2023, the committee... 
Oleg Fokin, Director for Timber Export at Technonicol: “Now is a good time to invest in the woodworking industry”
December 7, 2023 ` 17:31
Technonicol is an example of how large Russian companies are trying to diversify their businesses by investing in timber industry assets. In January 2023, the group purchased four woodworking enterprises in different Russian regions for a total of... 
FESCO launched a maritime container line from Vladivostok to Bangladesh
The maritime route includes through transportation of cargo from the Commercial Port of Vladivostok (part of FESCO) to Bangladesh, with transshipment in the Port of Shanghai (PRC), and back. The estimated transit time for import and export shipments...
Segezha Group announces financial and operating results for Q3/2023
December 6, 2023 ` 16:43
Segezha Group announces its unaudited consolidated financial results and operating results for Q3 2023. Revenue was up 13% QoQ to RUB 23.9 billion, driven by the increased sales volumes of the Group’s finished products. The weakening of the... 
Over 9 months of 2023, the Russian roundwood export to EEU countries grew by almost 15%
December 6, 2023 ` 16:38
In January–September 2023, countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) increased the roundwood import from Russia by almost 15% YoY, up to 195,000 m³ (over 9 months of 2022, it was 166,000 m³), as reported by the Federal... 
Russian furniture output surged
December 5, 2023 ` 19:31
In January—September 2023, the Russian furniture output surged by 27.3% YoY, reaching 46.7 million pieces, as reported by Rossiyskaya Gazeta referencing the Association of Furniture and Woodworking Enterprises of Russia. In September 2023, the furniture output increased by... 
Timber products export by trucks to Mongolia and China was allowed for two more years
December 5, 2023 ` 19:27
The Government of the Russian Federation extended by 2 years the period when exporting certain types of timber products by trucks via border crossing points located on the Russian–Chinese and Russian–Mongolian sections of the state border is allowed,... 
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... 
Tomlesdrev is planning to invest 5.5 billion rubles in plywood production in the Omsk Region
December 4, 2023 ` 17:30
Tomlesdrev (Tomsk Region) intends to build two plywood mills in the northern parts of the neighboring Omsk Region. According to Evgeny Kovtun, Director General at Agency for Development and Investment of the Omsk Region, the total value of... 
Dmitry Zachko, CEO at Plitwood: “The domestic demand needs to be incentivized. This will increase the sales of high-quality products within the country.”
December 4, 2023 ` 17:23
On September 22, 2023, Plitwood officially launched a plant producing large-sized plywood with a capacity of 180,000 m³ per year in Vokhtoga, a settlement in the Vologda Region. The investment value reached 12.5 billion rubles. The project was... 
Russian Government introduced export duties on wood pulp, paper, and cardboard
December 4, 2023 ` 17:08
As of October 1, 2023, the Government is introducing flexible export duties on a wide range of products, pegged to the ruble exchange rate. The list includes pulp and paper products, i.e., wood pulp, paper, and cardboard. This... 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.
