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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 certifies deliveries and logging on FSC and PEFC systems

March 13, 2019 ` 14:00  
In 2018 all businesses Segezha Group (part of AFK “Sistema”) confirmed the compliance of its activities to the requirements of the voluntary forest certification according to FSC scheme (FSC-C133272). About it reported in a press release sent months...

Three years of Segezha Group sent to charitable projects 75 million rubles

March 12, 2019 ` 19:00  
It is reported by the corporate press service. In 2018 Segezha Group was allocated 25 million rubles for the implementation of charitable projects. Last year the timber group of companies Segezha Group (part of AFK “Sistema”) directed to...

UK: Brexit deal may affect the dynamics of the softwood lumber market in 2019

March 12, 2019 ` 16:00  
Last week held a conference on the trade of pine wood, which is organized annually by the Trade Federation’s forests (Timber Trade Federation, TTF). Experts shared their views on the development of the coniferous wood market in the...

IMAL-PAL Group will supply equipment for wood pellet production line to South Korea

March 12, 2019 ` 14:00  
In early 2019, the Italian manufacturer of machinery and equipment IMAL-PAL signed a contract with the Korean company Hanwha for the supply of equipment for a new pellet line with a capacity of 320 thousand tons per year...

USA: In January 2019, US housing starts climbed 18.6 %

March 11, 2019 ` 19:00  
On March 08, 2019, the U.S. Department of Commerce reported that in January 2019, the number of new home mortgages in the United States increased by 18.6%, after a decline observed in December last year, which exceeded the...

Büttner will supply a second drying line for Norbord’s OSB plant in Scotland

March 11, 2019 ` 16:00  
The Canada-based Norbord OSB-manufacturing company will be installing a second drying line at its plant in Inverness, Scotland.  The order for the supply of a new drying line OSB and power plant was received by the company Büttner,...

Ilim Group will invest more than 8.5 billion rubles in the environmental modernization of its plant in Bratsk

March 11, 2019 ` 14:00  
This was announced on March 07, 2019 by the Director of the branch Alexey Panshin at a meeting of the Deputy Commission on ecology in Bratsk. The integrated environmental improvement program is designed for three years from 2019...

The”forest plan” of the Volgograd region will spend about 3 billion rubles

March 10, 2019 ` 19:00  
In the Volgograd region has approved the “forest plan” for the 2019-2028. About 04 March 2019, reported the press service of the regional Duma. The document defines the goals and objectives of forest planning, as well as measures...

In Japan, Nippon Paper Industries will build a plant for the production of carboxymethyl cellulose

March 10, 2019 ` 16:00  
Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. announced the construction of a new plant for the production of functional cellulose product –carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC, product name SUNROSE ) at the factory Gotu (Gotu city, Shimane Prefecture). The company will invest...

By the end of May 2019, the Swanson Group sawmill in Oregon will be shut down

March 10, 2019 ` 14:00  
The Swanson Group has announced that it will permanently close its sawmill in Glendale, Oregon, which has been operated by the Swanson family since 1951. Back in October 2018, the company said that from March 04, 2019, the...

From April 2019 Valmet will own the North American GL & V

March 9, 2019 ` 19:00  
To strengthen its business in North America, Valmet acquires GL & V, a global provider of technology and services for the pulp and paper industry. It is reported by the press service of Valmet. On 26 February 2019...

Investment project to create a new woodworking shop is being implemented in Bashkortostan

March 9, 2019 ` 16:00  
This was reported by the press service of the head of Bashkortostan Radiy Khabirov on March 01, 2019. In the village of Aleksandrovka Karaidel district LLC “Luch” implements an investment project for wood processing. The new workshop will...

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.