Timber industry research & analytics News 
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Roslesinforg signed agreement of intent with Finland’s Indufor Oy
January 17, 2013 ` 16:49
Moscow, January 17. Roslesinforg, a forest management organization under responsibility of Russian Forest Service, signed an agreement of intent with Finnish consulting Indufor Oy company. The agreement stipulates long-term collaboration in terms of theoretical, legal and management consulting... 
Estonian investors to build a sawmill in Kirov region
January 17, 2013 ` 16:43
Kirov, January 17. New lumber mill will be launched in Oparinskiy municipality of Kirov region. The project is originated by Lesnoy Put LLC and funded by private investors from Estonia. Total investment scope of the project is around... 
Pilomaterialy Krasnyi Oktyabr to launch new sawmill line in May 2013
January 17, 2013 ` 16:29
Perm, January 17. In May 2013, Pilomaterialy Krasnyi Oktyabr company (Perm region) is going to launch new sawmill line. Investments into the project exceeded 700 million Rubles (€17.4 million) and were mainly funded with state support. Sweden’s Söderhamn... 
UPM to close and sell Pestovo mill site in Novgorod region
January 14, 2013 ` 11:45
Novgorod, January 14. UPM announces a production curtailment at its Pestovo sawmill in Novgorod region and begins negotiations with employees. The negotiations will affect all of the approximately 180 sawmill employees. Starting today, production at the mill will... 
Papcel to build a paper mill for Zavod Gazetnoy Bumagi in Belarus for €69 million
January 14, 2013 ` 11:35
Mogilyov, January 14. Czech equipment producer Papcel signed the biggest contract in its history with Belarusian pulp and paper concern Zavod Gazetnoy Bumagi located in Shklov (Mogilyov region) on delivery of a complex line for production of fancy... 
Baikal pulpmill set on bankruptcy administration and received €11.4 million VEB’s credit
December 28, 2012 ` 08:29
Irkutsk, December 28. Arbitration court set bankruptcy administration at Baikal pulpmill until June 05, 2013 following the request of the external administrator. The mill is bankrupted, and Aleksandr Ivanov is appointed its insolvency administrator. At the court session,... 
Head of Arkhangelsk pulpmill board: next year will bring growth for pulp & paper industry
December 28, 2012 ` 08:21
Arkhangelsk, December 28. Head of Arkhangelsk pulpmill’s board of directors Heinz Zinner gave his forecast on the industry in 2013. Until recently, there was no possibility to evaluate clearly state of the pulp and paper industry, Dr. Zinner... 
Pulp & paper companies prepared amendments to the draft Forest Policy at the Adam Smith Conference in Vienna
December 21, 2012 ` 12:00
Vienna, December 21. Austria’s capital hosted 17th Adam Smith Conference “Pulp & Paper in Russia and CIS” in early December. Following the results of it, a workgroup will prepare a Resolution of the conference and send it to... 
Investors and Novgorod authorities agreed upon €15-million composite board mill
December 19, 2012 ` 06:09
Novgorod, December 19. Investors and Novgorod region governor Sergei Mitin agreed upon plans to build a composite wood & cement board mill in the region for €15 million, as regional administration press service reported. The enterprise will produce... 
Wood & cement board mill is to be build in Novgorod
December 13, 2012 ` 12:32
Novgorod, December 13. There are plans to build a wood and cement board mill in Novgorod region, as announced by vice governor Veronika Minina speaking in Amsterdam where she with Rabobank Group, Lesopererabatyvayushaya Innovatsionnaya Kompaniya and Eltomation, equipment... 
Wood-polymer composite mill launched in Krasnoyarsk region
December 13, 2012 ` 12:28
Krasnoyarsk, December 13. A mill producing wood & polymer composite materials from waste is started in Divnogorsk, Krasnoyarsk region. ‘’Wood & polymer casting is a new technology, and an environmentally friendly one, as it is a close-circuit method.... 
Ilim Group revealed details of the start of its coated paper production
December 13, 2012 ` 12:22
St. Petersburg, December 13. Ilim Group held a meeting with representatives of Russia’s largest printing offices and distributors of print media and paper products in order to familiarize them with the progress on construction of the first coated... 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.
