Timber industry research & analytics News 
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Segezha Group agrees to acquire forestry assets in Siberia for $515 million
October 11, 2021 ` 16:47
Segezha Group will acquire 100% of the share capital of Inter Forest from Bonum Capital Ltd for $515 million. Segezha Group will finance the acquisition with funds from a new issue of RUB-denominated exchange-traded bonds as well as... 
Ivan Lepikhov, CEO, Vigvam.ru construction firm: “It is now crucial to work in short cycles”
October 8, 2021 ` 18:43
Russia is undergoing a boom of country houses construction (specifically, those made of wooden structures) that began in 2020 because of the pandemic and continued in 2021. The Russian house construction market is therefore facing an acute shortage... 
Sveza’s facility in St. Petersburg resumes operation after scheduled equipment maintenance
October 8, 2021 ` 17:51
Sveza’s facility in St. Petersburg has completed its scheduled preventive equipment maintenance and is now back in operation. The full scope of maintenance — 16 types of activities, affecting almost the entire production process — required 2 weeks... 
US softwood lumber prices rise further
October 8, 2021 ` 15:50
As the end of September approached, the demand and sales of construction framing dimension softwood lumber commodities improved significantly, enough for prices to rise somewhat. This is an unusual time of year, after Labour Day, for solid wood... 
Segezha Group Has Shipped Products through Singapore for the First Time
October 6, 2021 ` 18:08
Segezha Group has started commercial activities through its representative office in Singapore, Segezha International Pte. Ltd. The new company sells the entire range of the Group’s products directly to customers in the region: kraft paper, industrial and consumer... 
Segezha Group completes consolidation of ownership of Novoeniseisk Wood Chemical Complex
October 1, 2021 ` 18:16
Segezha Group announces that Lesosibirsk LDK (a Segezha Group company) has exercised an option agreement with Non-core assets Bank “Trust” for the acquisition of a majority stake in Tegli Holdings Ltd (the parent company of Novoeniseisk Wood Chemical... 
Russian Forest Federal Agancy: the ban on exporting unprocessed logs may affect the activity of 4,000 organizations
September 28, 2021 ` 08:01
As of January 1, 2022, unprocessed and roughly processed softwood and precious hardwood logs may no longer be exported from the Russian territory. This ban will affect the activity of around 4,000 organizations that were involved in timber... 
Kronospan is purchasing an area within Ufimsky industrial park for 133.8 million rubles
September 27, 2021 ` 08:18
On August 2, 2021, the Commercial Court of Bashkiria compelled Development Corporation of the Republic of Bashkortostan to sign a purchase and sale contract for lands in Kirillovo Selsovet, Ufimsky District, Bashkiria, with Kronospan Bashkortostan, as reported by... 
A plant with a full wood processing cycle is being built in the Tyumen Region
September 24, 2021 ` 21:32
The investment project on timber harvesting and wood processing in the Isetsky District is being implemented by TekhnoModel LLC, as reported by the local mass media. By the end of 2021, a wood pellets production line is supposed... 
Solomensky Sawmill LLC will increase sawn timber output by 30%
September 24, 2021 ` 21:26
This is reported by the official web portal of Karelia. The investment will reach 2.5 billion rubles. This project is on the list of priority investment projects in the forest sector. It involves upgrading sawmilling assets and increasing... 
A big OSB production venue will open in the Krasnoyarsk Region
September 24, 2021 ` 19:25
Angara Les LLC will start producing OSB in Kodinsk, as reported by Interfax Real Estate quoting the company’s Director, Sergey Tarasyuk. 3.1 billion rubles will be invested in this project with the production capacity of 100,000 m³ of... 
Igorevsky DOK restored the lamination line
September 23, 2021 ` 20:22
Kronospan invested 226 million rubles in restoring the lamination line at Igorevsky DOK located in the Kholm-Zhirkovsky District of the Smolensk Region. Peter Kindl, the owner of Kronospan Group, had previously declared his intention to invest 1.5 billion... 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.
