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.
RusForest sold Arkhangelsk assets and may consolidate with Lesresurs
December 23, 2014 ` 17:19
Swedish company RusForest announced sale of Arkhangelsk assets in Northwest Russia for approximately $31 million, including the related debt. The company executed a definitive sale and purchase agreement with several buyers, including Lesozavod 25 (Arkhangelsk, belongs to Titan... 
Sveza Group: export share in Russian plywood sales grew in 2014
December 8, 2014 ` 20:05
The decline in consumption in the Russian market along with the favourable situation on export markets has led to a redistribution of trade flows, according to a message from Sveza Group. In the first half-year, domestic sales declined... 
Global Trends Review, December 01-14, 2014: Global pattern of softwood lumber demand in 2014
December 23, 2014 ` 16:59
Demand for softwood lumber has been steadily increasing on a worldwide basis since the great recession. As a result, lumber shipments in 2014 are the highest since 2007 by far, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly. Lumber prices... 
Kastamonu: MDF market capacity in Russia is estimated at 2.5 million m3
December 8, 2014 ` 20:01
Turkish company Kastamonu has presented products made at its new Russian mill located in the special economic zone “Alabuga” (Elabuga, Republic of Tatarstan). The presentation was held in the framework of the 26th international furniture exhibition “Mebel-2014” in... 
Kama PPM changed ownership and intends to increase LWC paper output
December 8, 2014 ` 20:14
Kama PPM, a former asset of Investlesprom, changed its owners to the Vice-President of PIK Industry Mikhail Tyasto and the top managers of Latvian Irita-Lat, Kommersant business paper reported. The sources of the newspaper believe that the ultimate... Global Trends Review, November 17-30, 2014: North America waits for housing recovery; EU architects presented construction outlook
December 8, 2014 ` 19:50
A slower than forecast recovery in the North American housing sector continued to dampen earnings among some of the continent’s largest timber producers, TTJ reported. Weyerhaeuser’s wood products division expected earnings to fall towards the end of the... 
Mostovdrev looking for investors for furniture production
November 26, 2014 ` 05:54
Mostovdrev JSC (Belarus) is looking for an investor for the development of furniture production, said the General Director of the company Sergey Ososov. The company has completed the implementation of the investment project of MDF/HDF mill and has... 
Softwood lumber exports from Russia grew 8% in Jan-Sep 2014
November 23, 2014 ` 19:04
Deliveries of Russian softwood lumber to the export markets for the first nine months of 2014 increased by 8% to 16.3 million m3, according to analysts of WhatWood agency. The highest growth was shown by Egypt (+23% to... Global Trends Review, November 03-16, 2014: Finnish sawmills scale down output as predicted; Chinese market outlook remains sluggish
November 23, 2014 ` 18:18
Due to the oversaturated lumber market, several Finnish sawmills reduce their outputs, Holzkurier wrote. Metsä Wood, Versowood, Stora Enso and Vapo Timber prepare prolonged winter vacation, temporary layoffs or short-time schedules. The favourable lumber export markets earlier this... 
Japanese Sojits Building Materials may participate in BM Sakhalin mill project
November 10, 2014 ` 21:38
The Japanese Sojits Building Materials Corporation may become a shareholder of BM Sakhalin, as Interfax – Far East news agency reported with a reference to the BM Sakhalin CEO Konstantin Beznosyuk. BM Sakhalin is now building a large... 
PMF and Alno to establish Russia’s largest kitchen furniture facility
November 10, 2014 ` 21:25
PMF (“First furniture factory”) belonging to entrepreneur Alexander Shestakov formed a joint venture (50/50) with the German furniture manufacturer Alno (belongs to Whirlpool concern), as reported by Delovoy Peterburg paper. During the year, the partners will invest €50... 
WhatWood study: Kronospan launched Russia’s fourth OSB production
October 28, 2014 ` 05:27
Kronospan holding has launched Russia’s fourth OSB mill in in Egorievsk, Moscow region (after Hillman, Novovyatsky LK and DOK Kalevala) with a capacity of 350,000 m3, this is stated in the updated study by WhatWood agency “OSB market... 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.
