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In 1H 2021, wood pulp export from Russia decreased by 3.2%
August 12, 2021 ` 15:49
In 1H 2021, the volume of wood pulp export from Russia decreased by 3.2% YoY, reaching 1.049 million tons, as reported by the Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation. The value of foreign supplies increased by 30.2%... 
In 1H 2021, Russian plywood export increased by 12.9%
August 12, 2021 ` 12:58
In 1H 2021, Russia increased its plywood export volume by 12.9% YoY, reaching 1.587 million m³, as reported by the Federal Customs Service of Russia. In value terms, for the reporting period, Russian plywood supplies increased by 40.7%... 
In 1H 2021, Russia reduced its export of sawn timber by 0.3%
August 12, 2021 ` 12:51
In 1H 2021, the volume of sawn timber exported from Russia reduced by 0.3% YoY and totaled 15.413 million m³, as reported by the Federal Customs Service of Russia. The value of foreign sawn timber shipments from Russia... 
Segezha Group increases pellet production and exports to Europe
August 10, 2021 ` 14:41
In 1H 2021, KsyloTech-Siberia, the Company’s pellet asset in Krasnoyarsk Krai at the Lesosibirsk Sawmills and Woodworking Plant (LLDK No. 1), produced 43,400 tons of pellets, a 17% YoY increase. Between January and June 2021, 40,200 tons of pellets... 
Pratt plans $400 million recycled paper mill in the U.S.
August 2, 2021 ` 20:27
Pratt Industries and Kentucky state officials today announced the company will build its sixth 100% recycled paper mill in the U.S. The project will break ground next year and is slated to start up in fall 2023. Pratt... 
Kama Group started producing two-side coated cardboard
July 30, 2021 ` 18:57
Two-side coated cardboard will be produced on cardboard machine 9 at the plant in Krasnokamsk (Perm Region); the product conforms to GC1 certification and is called Kama Bright. The first specific weight of the first batch is 250... 
The first loan under a program of subsidized funding for timber enterprises was granted in the Khabarovsk Region
July 30, 2021 ` 18:44
Forpostles is planning to purchase new drying kilns to reduce sawn timber moisture content to 12-15% with the subsidized loan, in order to export its products in the future. The upgrading is going to cost approximately 40 million... 
By 2025, Smolensk Woodworking Plant is planning to increase its plywood output to 50,000 m³ per year
July 30, 2021 ` 18:19
The new owner invested 1 billion rubles in repurposing the plant for birch plywood (exterior grade plywood) production. Plywood lamination line and RUF fuel briquettes production was also started up. Prior to the reconstruction that finished in 2018,... 
Segezha Group is increasing its paper packaging production in Rostov Region
July 30, 2021 ` 12:08
In 1H 2021, the branch of Segezha Packaging LLC (Segezha Group) in Salsk, Rostov Region, produced 81 million units of industrial paper packaging, doubling production volumes compared to the same period last year. By the end of this... 
Microtec is going to install Finscan sorting systems at Pinezhsky LPK
July 29, 2021 ` 18:07
Finscan is an automatic sawn timber sorting system using Buzzard – an artificial intelligence-based application. Besides identifying wood defects, the system is capable of identifying knots and rot with high precision, improving the quality and output of produced... 
The USA is becoming the biggest importer of Russian OSB
July 28, 2021 ` 21:12
Based on April 2021 performance, OSB export from Russia to the USA reached unprecedented volumes – 9,568 m³ by volume and $4.53 million by value. As a result, the US share in the export structure of Russian OSB... 
A woodworking enterprise was launched in the Pskov Region
July 28, 2021 ` 21:03
Osko-Invest launched edged boards production in Spasovshchina village in the Pskov region within the first stage. The investment value was 1.5 billion rubles, about 150 jobs were created. The plant had been previously working in a test run... 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.
