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CPM company completed the acquisition of Firma Vesta LLC

January 23, 2023 ` 13:51  
The enterprise will become part of Polotnyany Zavod Paper Manufacture, which will increase the output of corrugated cardboard, expand the range of products made from it and, in the future, become one of the leading domestic producers of...

Russian Wood Resources Report 12-2022: restoration of the equilibrium on the roundwood market is postponed to Q1 2023

January 23, 2023 ` 13:37  
Preliminary results for 2022 show that the roundwood market gradually adapted to market needs updating the lowest ever figures of demand for unprocessed wood almost every month since Q2 2022. During the entire year, the market of logs...

21 timber companies of the Krasnoyarsk region benefited from state support measures in 2022

January 23, 2023 ` 13:32  
In particular, companies were granted a deferral for forest area lease payments to be paid to the regional treasury as provided for by a law “On state support of timber enterprises of the Krasnoyarsk region” adopted in June...

The Russian Government adjusted rates of forest use fees

January 20, 2023 ` 17:14  
With its Decree No. 2405 dated December 23, 2022, the Russian Government set new multiplying factors to the rates of forest use fees for 2023–2026. Next year, the rates for timber harvesting will increase by 6.0% compared to...

Rosleshoz, together with the regional agencies, to address the issue of calculating forest area lease payments based on the actual amount of timber harvested

January 20, 2023 ` 16:46  
The corresponding instruction was given by Alexander Kozlov, Head of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, during a meeting of the committee of the Federation Council for the development of the forest sector held in Vologda. Rosleshoz...

In 2022, the rate of decline in Russian sawn timber exports significantly exceeded the dynamics of output reduction

January 20, 2023 ` 15:28  
The output of sawn timber in Russia predictably declined in 2022. If relying on the official data of Rosstat (the Federal State Statistics Service), the decrease was of 11%. Output figures began to slide down to negative values...

Rosleshoz authorized to provide forest areas for priority investment projects

January 19, 2023 ` 19:14  
On December 29, 2022, the President of Russia signed a law on authorizing Rosleshoz (the Federal Agency for Forestry) to provide forest areas for lease in the framework of the implementation of priority investment projects. According to the...

The Russian Government extended the increased rates of customs duties applied to exports of raw sawn timber until the end of 2025

January 19, 2023 ` 16:48  
According to Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 2484 dated December 28, 2022, increased rates of customs duties on the export of roughly processed timber were extended until the end of 2025. The increased rates...

Mayr-Melnhof Holz has sold a sawmill in the Leningrad region

January 10, 2023 ` 20:26  
Aspek-Les LLC (Aspek Group, Udmurtia) became the owner of 100% of the authorised capital of the sawmill LLC Mayr-Melnhof Holz Yefimovsky (MM-Yefimovsky, formerly an enterprise of the Austrian group Mayr-Melnhof Holz GmbH) in Boksitogorsk district, Leningrad region. According...

Russian authorities did not approve the sale of Mondi Syktyvkar

December 28, 2022 ` 18:51  
RBC reports, relying on one of the bidders for the asset and a source in the government, that the Russian authorities have not approved the sale of Mondi Syktyvkar LPK – the main asset of Mondi, an Austrian...

Roslesinforg: timber harvest in Russia decreased by 12.7% based on the results of the 10 months of 2022

December 28, 2022 ` 18:45  
According to Roslesinforg, the total amount of timber harvested in Russia in January-October 2022 decreased by 12.7% YoY and totaled 149.1 million m³. It declined the most in the regions of the Northwestern and Siberian Federal Districts: by...

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.