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Technonicol purchased a timber enterprise in Belarus
August 23, 2023 ` 11:35
Technonicol closed the deal on purchasing SWOODS Export, a subsidiary of VMG Group (Lithuania) in Borisov (Minsk Region), as reported by the corporation’s press office. The company is considering the possibility of implementing technologies for production of planed... 
Rosleskhoz: illegal harvesting reduced by 36% in Russia over 6 months of 2023
August 23, 2023 ` 11:33
The top 5 regions by illegal harvesting reduction are the Irkutsk Region (a reduction by 46,000 m³), the Amur Region (by 22,100 m³), the Tyumen Region (7,500 m³), the Sverdlovsk Region (by 7,000 m³), and the Zabaykalsky Region... 
Plywood mill restoration is planned in the Vologda Region
August 22, 2023 ` 16:40
The restoration of Kaduysky Plywood Mill (Kaduy settlement) will begin soon, says Svetlana Gracheva, Head of the Kaduy Municipal District. According to the official, Lokotrading LLC, the land area owner, applied to the Administration of the National Economic... 
Sveza is planning to switch to low-waste plywood production by 2024
August 22, 2023 ` 16:38
In 2023, the annual upgrading of the group’s plants enabled it to utilize 95% of timber residue. Next year, the company is planning to improve this performance indicator to 100%. A considerable share of bark, chips, and sawdust... 
In 2022, Russian timber harvesting volumes dropped to the lowest level in the last 9 years
August 22, 2023 ` 12:33
The Federal Forestry Agency (Rosleskhoz) published the final data on harvesting volumes in 2022. According to the Agency, in 2022, the Russian timber harvest dropped by 13% YoY, down to 194.6 million m³ — the lowest since 2014.... 
U.S. housing starts show substantial rebound In July
August 21, 2023 ` 19:28
The Commerce Department said housing starts surged 3.9% to an annual rate of 1.452 million in July after plunging by 11.7% to a revised rate of 1.398 million in June. Economists had expected housing starts to increase to... 
A survey by Roslesinforg shows that 35% of harvesting enterprises are ready to purchase forestry machinery made in Russia
August 21, 2023 ` 19:21
In June 2023, Roslesinforg conducted a survey about harvesting machinery use among Russian timber enterprises. Over 1,500 industry representatives completed the questionnaire. The timber machinery fleet of Russian harvesting enterprises is still mostly comprised of equipment made abroad.... 
Metsä Group may surrender lease on forest areas in the Leningrad Region
August 21, 2023 ` 19:13
Metsä Forest Podporozhye, a timber harvesting company that is part of Metsä Group (Finland), is planning to terminate employment contracts with all of its workers by mutual consent of the parties by October 2023, as reported by Novy... 
President of the Russian Federation signed a law simplifying interactions between timber businesses and the authorities
August 21, 2023 ` 19:08
The adopted law stipulates the implementation of a digital forest twin (FGIS LK, Timber Industry Federal State Information system) across the entire country starting from Q1 2024, Rosleskhoz reports. The electronic state timber register will be maintained electronically,... 
Södra invests in AI company
August 18, 2023 ` 16:40
Södra Ädla is a new partner of Nordic Forestry Automation (NFA). The company develops next-generation operator support systems for forest machines based on sensor technology from autonomous vehicles and AI algorithms. The investment is done together with Sveaskog and... 
Import duty rate on plywood from unfriendly countries was increased to 50%
August 18, 2023 ` 16:36
The Government of the Russian Federation introduced a 50% import duty rate on plywood from unfriendly countries, the press office of the Ministry of Economic Development reports. According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian... 
Biofuel, cardboard, and paper are included in the list of recycled products whose producers will receive additional government support
August 18, 2023 ` 16:32
As of March 1, 2024, Russian producers of biofuel, cardboard, and paper using recycled materials will be entitled to government support measures within the Industry Development and Competitiveness Improvement state program and the subsidized loans program by the... 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.
