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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.
Global timber market review #3-2015
February 26, 2015 ` 12:42
– On the background of oil prices being misbalanced, Canadian forestry is flourishing. – In 2014, British Columbia’s softwood lumber exports to China have fallen for the first time in nearly a decade. – The forest business in... 
Leading Chinese purchasers of logs and lumber to gather at Wood Guangzhou 2015
February 12, 2015 ` 11:08
Wood Guangzhou organizing committee announced that the top 100 Chinese purchasers of wood and wood products will attend the exhibition on May 9-11 and invited timber suppliers to attend the event. Currently, the country is building up ten... 
WhatWood started preparation of the 4th annual review Russian Forest Industry 2014
February 9, 2015 ` 14:35
The timber industry analytics agency WhatWood started preparation of the 4th annual analytical review “Russian Forest Industry in 2014”. As usual, at this time of the year we summarize the results of the past year. The market conditions... 
Ivan Luketina, New Zealand: The country is unlikely to switch to lumber exports to China
February 10, 2015 ` 14:14
New Zealand competes with Russia on the Chinese market of raw wood, although at the expense of having problems in its own forest industry. What will be the logging volume in the coming years and does the country... 
Russian timber industry news #2-2015
February 10, 2015 ` 14:03
RusForest announced preliminary 2014 results: sawlog harvesting in Magistralny decreased 10.7% to 278,896 m3, compared with 312,228 m3 in 2013. For large-scale modernization of Arkhangelsk LDK-3, an increase in the allowable cut to 2 million m3 will be... Global timber market review #2-2015
February 10, 2015 ` 13:57
Improved lumber orders from Chinese buyers allowed Canada’s Western Forest Products to reopen its sawmill in January. China, Indonesia, Brazil, Portugal and Australia face allegations over cheap uncoated paper imports to the US, EUWID Paper reported. In 2014,... Russian timber industry news #1-2015
January 28, 2015 ` 15:51
-In 2014, Lesozavod 25 increased production of export-grade lumber by 19.36% -RusForest has engaged Hekotek to build a wood pellet plant at the Magistralny sawmill -LesResurs company opened a pellet production in the Irkutsk region -Belozersky forest enterprise... Global timber market review #1-2015
January 28, 2015 ` 15:44
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Kommersant: Mordashov asked the President of state support in Sveza’s pulpmill project
January 23, 2015 ` 13:42
As became known to Kommersant business paper, Alexey Mordashov has asked President Vladimir Putin to support the project of his Sveza Group on creation of a pulpmill in the Vologda region worth $2 billion. The plant should become... 
Happy New Year 2015!
January 1, 2015 ` 21:37
Dear colleagues, Happy New Year 2015! We wish everyone a clear perspective, stable investment climate, credible partners and energy to succeed in every project you start! 
In 2014, lumber output in Arkhangelsk region remained at 1.5m m3
December 31, 2014 ` 03:43
The expected volume of wood harvesting in the Arkhangelsk region, according to the preliminary results of 2014, will be 11.5 million m3, which is slightly more than last year, said the head of the regional forestry at the... 
New amendments to the legislation will facilitate collection of wastepaper
December 31, 2014 ` 03:40
The State Duma adopted amendments to the federal law “On wastes of production and consumption”, which will greatly facilitate the collection of raw materials for the production of recycled cardboard, according to the League of wastepaper processors (part... 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.
