Timber industry research & analytics News 
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Segezha Group announces its unaudited consolidated financial and operating results for Q2 2023
August 31, 2023 ` 17:47
Revenue was up 13% QoQ to RUB 21.1 billion, driven by the increased sales volumes of the Group’s finished products. The weakening of the rouble against major foreign currencies also had a positive impact. OIBDA increased 2.7 times... 
Sibtara Company is planning to increase its production capacity
August 30, 2023 ` 17:03
Sibtara Company LLC (Altay Region) that produces corrugated packaging intends to commission a new production line by the end of 2023, reports Interfax Siberia referencing Yury Skhomenko, founder of Sibtara. After the expansion, the production output will increase... 
Association of Furniture and Woodworking Enterprises of Russia: the growth of melamine prices is now under control
August 30, 2023 ` 16:42
On July 6, an inter-agency meeting was held the Ministry of Industry and Trade, initiated by the Association of Furniture and Woodworking Enterprises of Russia and attended by the Department of Light Industry and Forestry Complex, as well... 
Ormatek will start producing furniture and mattresses in the Rostov Region
August 28, 2023 ` 16:53
Ormatek, a company producing and selling sleeping goods, is planning to start making mattresses and furniture in the Rostov Region by the fall of 2023, as was announced at the Innoprom Forum in Yekaterinburg. According to the Investment... 
Mikhail Mishustin announced the need to create new pulp & paper mills in Russia
August 28, 2023 ` 16:25
The Russian timber industry needs to upgrade its facilities for more value-added wood processing, which specifically involves creating modern pulp & paper mills, declared Mikhail Mishustin, Russian Prime Minister, at the Innoprom 2023 exhibition. Only a few large... 
30 regions have completed entering forest borders in the Unified State Register of Immovable Property
August 28, 2023 ` 11:18
Roslesinforg analyzed data from the Unified State Register of Immovable Property for current information on borders of forestry units and identified the 30 most disciplined regions that were the first to complete this procedure, thus implementing the corresponding... 
VLP Group shipped the first batch of sawn timber to India
August 25, 2023 ` 18:57
Four containers of sawn timber produced at VLP’s woodworking plants were shipped to India for the first time, reports the corporate press office. According to Andrey Fialkovsky, Director for Sales of Sawn Timber and Biofuel at Vologodskiye Lesopromyshlenniki... 
Kama presented new coated cardboard for the pharma industry
August 24, 2023 ` 17:30
A company from the Perm Region produced the first test batch of coated cardboard for pharmaceutical packaging. The new product named KAMA Pharma was successfully tested at the graphic arts printing facility of one of the market’s leaders... 
Almost every fifth Russian saves money for furniture after buying real estate
August 24, 2023 ` 17:24
According to a study by Yandex.Realty, buying an apartment forces 32% of respondents to start saving money primarily for renovation, 29% begin to think about traveling, and 18% of the surveyed start saving for furniture. For this reason,... 
In January-July 2023, sawn timber production in Russia decreased by 9%
August 24, 2023 ` 13:09
The volume of Russian sawn timber production in January-July 2023 decreased by 9% YoY to 17 million m³, Rosstat reports. In July 2023, sawn timber production decreased by 2.6% (+0.3% YoY) compared to the previous month. 
In January-July 2023, plywood production in Russia decreased by 12.2%
August 24, 2023 ` 12:50
According to Rosstat, the volume of Russian plywood production in January-July 2023 decreased by 12.2% YoY to 1.883 million m³. In July 2023, plywood mills produced almost 300,000 m³ of products, which is 3.1% lower than in the... 
Segezha Group increased paper bags output at its plant near Moscow
August 23, 2023 ` 11:41
Segezha Packaging (Lobnya, Moscow Region) ramped up the production of consumer paper bags. In 2022, the enterprise produced 52.5 million pieces, while the 2021 output was 29.8 million pieces. In H1 2023, Segezha Packaging made 35.2 million pieces.... 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.
