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.
Segezha Group and Etalon Group initiated testing of CLT panels for making changes in building regulations
July 19, 2019 ` 23:58
Segezha Group and Etalon Group (part of AFK ”Sistema”) initiated the process of finalizing the existing Russian standards for approval in the construction of administrative buildings and apartment buildings with the use of wooden structures, as well as... 
The first prototype of the forwarder was created at the Amkodor-Onego plant in Karelia
July 18, 2019 ` 23:54
This type of logging equipment is designed for the collection, loading and transportation of sorts and other round timber on the territory of cutting areas and logging roads, as well as for loading and unloading, sorting operations and... 
Shalakushales LLC invested about 15 million rubles in the construction of the railway line and loading platforms
July 17, 2019 ` 23:27
In June 2019, Shalakushales LLC (Nyandom district, part of the Titan Group of companies) started the construction of a railway line and loading areas with a coating of reinforced concrete slabs located along the branch, with a length... 
New strategy: until 2028, Sveza will invest more than 1.5 billion rubles in its own logging
July 16, 2019 ` 13:43
This year the company has registered a new legal entity – Sveza Resource LLC , which allows to implement a pilot project of its own procurement in Totemsky and Tarnogsky districts of the Vologda region. Since the beginning... 
From 2023, the Group of companies “ULK” will harvest 6 million cubic meters of wood
July 15, 2019 ` 13:53
Since 2023, ULK Group of companies will harvest 6 million cubic meters of wood, process 4.5 million sawlogs and produce 900 thousand tons of pellets. This was stated by Vladimir Butorin, the owner of the Group of companies... 
UPM has created a new product based on wood nanocellulose for the medical industry
July 14, 2019 ` 18:05
The novel wood-based wound dressing offers significant benefits for both patients and hospitals and is ready to be sold on the European market after receiving regulatory approval and CE mark. Healing a wound as efficiently and comfortably as... 
New investment project in the Kostroma region: more than 1 billion rubles will be invested in timber processing
July 13, 2019 ` 21:03
The new enterprise will be created by combining the capacities of the logging company “Dom-Stroy” and the wood processing enterprise “GK Forest”. Plans to create a new timber industry complex Governor Sergei Sitnikov discussed with the owners of... 
Sveza is considering the possibility of building a pulp and paper mill in the Vologda region
July 12, 2019 ` 16:25
According to the press service of Sveza from July 10, 2019, a new plant can be built in Cherepovets district, Vologda region. At the stage of discussion is the project of construction of a new generation of biotechnological... 
In Poland, Egger launched the 19th plant with a capacity of 650 thousand cubic meters of chipboard per year
July 11, 2019 ` 19:46
June 28, 2019 in the Polish town of Biskupiec plant for the production of chipboards and laminated chipboards has been launched that will allow to substitute imports of particleboard in Poland, one of the largest countries-manufacturers of furniture... 
Andritz to supply new HERB recovery boiler to Ilim Group’s “Big Ust-Ilimsk Project” in Russia
July 10, 2019 ` 13:33
The Andritz HERB recovery boiler will have a black liquor combustion capacity of 1,950 tds/d, with start-up planned in the second half of 2021. The order is part of the one billion US dollar “Big Ust-Ilimsk Project” that... 
Russian Timber Journal 06-2019: WhatWood interview with President of United Panel Group; downward pricing trend for logs continues; packaging industry: on the way to circular economy; In 2018, China is increasing trade in wood; WhatWood’s statistics of log price index in Russia
July 9, 2019 ` 12:14
Russian Timber Journal 06-2019: WhatWood interview with President of United Panel Group; downward pricing trend for logs continues; packaging industry: on the way to circular economy; In 2018, China is increasing trade in wood; WhatWood’s statistics of log... 
In 2018, United Panel Group produced about 50 % of laminated wood boards
July 8, 2019 ` 12:43
In an interview to WhatWood agency by the President of the holding company United Panel Group Igor Bekker spoke about the production results of the company in 2018: “Last year we produced 187 thousand cubic meters of plywood... 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.
