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.
For Q1 2019, Volga JSC produced more than 60 thousand tons of newsprint
May 9, 2019 ` 11:30
According to the quarterly report of the company, the plant exceeded the production plan by 2 %, to 61 021 tons (net). The volume of manufactured packaging paper for 3 months. 2019 amounted to 3,539 tons (net) –... 
In 2018, sales of products of RFP Group amounted to more than $200 million
May 8, 2019 ` 14:00
In an interview with WhatWood, Dmitry Valtfogel, CEO of RFP Group, said: “In 2018, we sold more than 200 thousand m3 of peeled veneer, more than 100 thousand m3 of sawn timber from high quality raw materials and... 
In the Kostroma region they will create a new wood processing plant
May 5, 2019 ` 12:00
In the administration of the Kostroma region, it was decided to transfer the unused land plot of the Antropovsky district to the category of industrial land. On the site it is planned to build a new wood processing... 
WhatWood: “In Russia, the period of construction of autonomous production of wood pellets ends”
May 4, 2019 ` 12:00
At the end of April, the head of the Republic of Komi Sergey Gaplikov and the commercial Director of ”Luzales” Ruslan Semenyuk discussed the implementation of a large-scale investment project for deep processing of wood with the creation of bioenergy... 
By 2023 Metsä Group will invest about €2 billion in the development of business projects for wood processing
May 3, 2019 ` 16:00
Metsä Group continues to implement its strategy and begins preliminary development of engineering projects related to the construction of a new plant for the production of biological products in Kemi and a new sawmill in Rauma in Finland,... 
Head of Rosleskhoz: “The quality of reforestation will change for the better”
May 2, 2019 ` 13:00
About this informed the head of the Federal forestry Agency Ivan Valentik in an interview on the TV channel “RBC”. “The area of forests in the Russian Federation is 1.2 billion hectares, of which, in order to harvest... 
Gotek launched a new line for cutting
May 1, 2019 ` 11:00
According to the Committee of information and printing of Kursk region, it is intended for the production of packaging of complex design of micro-corrugated cardboard and corrugated cardboard. The equipment can work with cardboard of different quality with... 
In April 2019, Segezha Group raised prices for plywood products for the first time
April 30, 2019 ` 12:00
Segezha Group’s entry into new markets, the onset of the construction season, the active development of multi-storey construction in Asia and the middle East has allowed the company in April this year to raise prices for a number... 
In the Khabarovsk territory it will be a new enterprise for processing low-grade wood
April 29, 2019 ` 14:00
The project involves the use of more than 3 million m3 of low-grade wood and wood waste with further export of finished products to China. Junling (China Forestry Group Corporation), which is one of the largest corporations in... 
WhatWood: the tremendous increase in the volume of wood in 2018 led to the imbalance of supply and demand of timber on the domestic market of Russia
April 25, 2019 ` 19:00
The consultant of WhatWood agency Marina Zotova made a report on «Forest balance of Russia» in the conference «Timber & sawn wood market», organized by MaxConference on the 25th of April in Moscow. The volume of timber harvesting in... 
In 2018, Ilim Group allocated more than 23 billion rubles for the modernization and creation of new production facilities
April 28, 2019 ` 10:00
In 2018, five new production facilities were put into operation, designed to ensure growing production and at the same time reduce the load on the environment, the press service of JSC “Ilim Group”reports. The investment program of the... 
Belarusian woodworking enterprises increased supplies to China to $12.1 million
April 27, 2019 ` 18:00
Enterprises of the concern “Bellesbumprom” significantly increased exports to China, according to the corporate press service. In Q1 2019, the concern’s enterprises shipped products to the Chinese market for $12.1 million, which significantly exceeds the level of exports... 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.
