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Russian Timber Journal 07-2024: Interview with Timur Irtuganov, Director General, AFWIER; Slow economic revival in the Russian timber industry is beginning to fade; Russian plywood production grew by 3.9% over 8 months of 2024; Legal liquidation of Baykalsky PPM is completed; Retail furniture sales in Russia grew by 10% in H1 2024; Timber trading volume at SPIMEX exceeded 4 million m³; More than 3 million m³ of sawn timber has been exported from the Krasnoyarsk Region since the beginning of 2024; Birch plywood export from the Kirov Region to China increased by 5 times
October 24, 2024 ` 20:38
Russian Timber Journal 07-2024: Interview with Timur Irtuganov, Director General, AFWIER; Slow economic revival in the Russian timber industry is beginning to fade; Russian plywood production grew by 3.9% over 8 months of 2024; Legal liquidation of Baykalsky PPM is completed; Retail... 
In January – September 2024, Kama PPM increased paper and cardboard production
October 23, 2024 ` 19:00
As reported by the press office of Kama PPM, (located in Krasnokamsk, Perm Region, and part of Sveza Group), the mill increased its output of FBB packaging coated cardboard by 13% YoY over 9 months of 2024, up... 
Russian plywood production grew by 3.9% over 8 months of 2024
October 23, 2024 ` 18:57
According to the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat), the plywood production volume in Russia increased by 3.9% YoY in January–August 2024, up to 2.248 million m³. In August 2024, Russian mills produced 286,000 m³ of plywood, thus increasing... 
Russian Timber Journal 06-2024: Interview with Chongqing Chensen Timber, a Chinese sawn timber trader; Rosleskhoz published final harvesting volumes performance by Russian regions; U.S. nearly doubles duty on Canadian softwood lumber; Sveza purchased Kama PPM; Segezha Group will issue new shares; Ministry of Industry and Trade included a wood processing project by Forest Travel LLC in the list of priority projects; new plywood production facilities were commissioned in the Khabarovsk Region; a Chinese investor will start producing veneer and plywood in the Perm Region by the end of 2024; furniture production in the Northwestern Federal District grew by over 20% in H1 2024
September 23, 2024 ` 15:58
Russian Timber Journal 06-2024: Interview with Chongqing Chensen Timber, a Chinese sawn timber trader: “The supply of sawn timber currently exceeds the demand”; Rosleskhoz published final harvesting volumes performance by Russian regions: the Russian timber harvest has been reducing for... 
KAMA purchased tank containers for chemicals transportation in China
September 10, 2024 ` 17:21
KAMA LLC (Krasnokamsk, Perm Region) purchased 64 tank containers from CIMC (China International Marine Containers) to transport hydrogen peroxide and caustic soda, as reported by the Russian company’s press office. It explains that the company is currently leasing... 
VLP Podporozhye reached its design harvesting capacity
September 10, 2024 ` 17:14
VLP Podporozhye is VLP Group’s harvesting enterprise in the Leningrad Region purchased from Metsä Group in May 2024. According to VLP’s press office, there are currently six harvesting machines involved in timber harvesting; the plan is to harvest... 
Rosleskhoz: the time of reviewing forest use reports reduced from 5 to 4 work days
September 10, 2024 ` 17:09
Starting from September 1, 2024, the procedure of filling out and submitting a forest use report will be different, according to the press office of the Federal Forestry Agency (Rosleskhoz). This industry-specific document previously had to be signed... 
Russian producers of wood-based biofuel are shifting their focus to wood briquettes
September 9, 2024 ` 22:32
According to a quick-look estimate by the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat), wood pellet production in Russia dropped by 16.4% YoY in H1 2024, down to 549,200 t. The greatest amount was produced in the Far Eastern Federal... 
Timber trading volume at SPIMEX reached 3.34 million m³ in January—July 2024
September 9, 2024 ` 22:29
In July 2024, 632,400 m³ of timber was sold in the Timber and Construction Materials section of the Saint-Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange, which surpasses last month’s performance by almost 2 times, according to the SPIMEX press office. The... 
Russian budget received 26.2 billion rubles for forest use in H1 2024
September 9, 2024 ` 22:39
In H1 2024, the total payments to the federal budget for forest fund use increased by 7% YoY, up to 26.2 billion rubles, according to the press office of the Federal Forestry Agency (Rosleskhoz). The top regions by... 
Segezha Group will issue new shares
September 6, 2024 ` 14:20
During a teleconference with investors about the Q2 2024 financial reporting indicators, Alexander Kreshchenko, President of Segezha Group, reported that the Group’s management team had decided to issue new shares. The details are to be provided in the... 
Sveza purchased Kama PPM
September 5, 2024 ` 17:51
Sveza announced the purchase of Kama PPM (Krasnokamsk, Perm Region), as reported by the press office of the world’s largest producer of birch plywood. The company has thus entered the market of pulp and paper products, which is... 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.
