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.
China launches like an octopus its tentacles in the world of the forest, but most of all plagued Russia
April 15, 2019 ` 16:00
In China, the volume of wood processing increases annually. Sharply limiting logging in its own forests, China turned to imports, including from the rich forest power of Russia. The increased demand for forest in China is responsible for... 
Russian forestry key results of 2018 and tasks for 2019
April 15, 2019 ` 14:00
Federal Forestry Agency (Rosleskhoz) held the annual nationwide meeting on Russian forestry on March 27, 2019. According to Rosleskhoz, forest use revenues of the Russian budget in 2018 amounted to 46.0 billion rubles, which is +38% YoY (or 12.6 billion rubles). An... 
Deliveries of plywood from the new production line of UPM Chudovo plant began
April 14, 2019 ` 18:00
The investment project to increase the production capacity of the UPM Chudovo plant, which began at the end of 2017, is on schedule and is at the stage of launches and commissioning. Currently, the first deliveries from the new... 
Mondi’s 2018 revenue up 5% to Euro 7.48 billion
April 13, 2019 ` 14:00
Underlying EBITDA of Euro 1,764 million was up 19% on the prior year, with strong contributions from Fibre Packaging and Uncoated Fine Paper. A combination of higher selling prices, strong operational performance, the contribution from acquisitions and the benefits of its ongoing... 
Moody’s – Outlook for the global paper and forest products industry changed to negative
April 11, 2019 ` 12:00
Global operating income will fall 2%-4% over the next 12 to 18 months. Input costs are rising, while demand for paper and prices for wood product and market pulp are falling. The outlook for the global paper and forest products industry has been... 
Finland was dynamically increasing supplies of birch veneer logs in 2018
April 10, 2019 ` 14:00
After a heavy 12% decline in round wood exports in 2017 (mainly in the segment softwood logs and pulpwood), sales to Finland in 2018 were at the level of the previous year. However, the product structure of sales has changed. In 2018,... 
Finland: Production and imports of wood pellets reached new records in 2018
April 12, 2019 ` 14:00
More wood pellets were produced and imported in 2018 than ever before. In addition, the exports of wood pellets from Finland increased. This information is shown by the latest wood pellet statistics of the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke). “A total of... 
Exports of birch veneer logs to China continued to grow in 2018
April 9, 2019 ` 14:00
Exports of birch veneer logs to China showed the highest dynamics of growth among all types of assortments of round wood. Sales of all assortments were generally reducing. Thus, exports of pine sawlogs in 2018 decreased by 20.2% (YoY) to 2.96 million m3,... 
Russian Timber Journal 03-2019: volume of timber in Russia has exceeded in 2018 its historical peak; the WhatWood analytical review of the market pellet in Russia; China increased its imports of birch veneer logs; export OSB from Canada doubled; negative outlook Moody’s for the global timber industry complex in 2019-2020
April 8, 2019 ` 15:00
Russian Timber Journal No. 03-2019: the volume of logging in Russia exceeded its historical maximum in 2018; WhatWood Agency conducted a study on the pellet market in Russia; the downward trend in the export of unprocessed round timber... 
WhatWood:”The downward trend of the export of unprocessed round timber from Russia is saved”
April 8, 2019 ` 12:00
According to the information and analytical agency WhatWood, the reasons for the decline in exports are the high demand for sawn raw materials within the country, especially in Siberia and the Far East after the introduction of new... 
In 2018, exports of forest products from Finland increased by 5%, and imports – by 34%
April 7, 2019 ` 10:00
In 2018, the value of exports of forest products from Finland amounted to €13,20 billion, +5% yoy, according to Luke. For comparison: according to the calculations of the WhatWood agency, exports of forest products from Russia to 2018 amounted... 
China reduces VAT on sawn timber and round timber from 1 April 2019
April 6, 2019 ` 14:00
VAT on some commodities and services has been reduced in order to stimulate the economy and the development of processing in the country. VAT on round timber is reduced from 10% to 9% sawn timber from 16% to... 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.
