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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... 
VTB Bank gave Uvadrev-Holding LLC a loan of 7.3 billion rubles
September 23, 2021 ` 20:15
VTB Bank opened a line of credit to Uvadrev-Holding LLC — one of the biggest companies in Udmurtia’s wood processing industry. The loan of over 7.3 billion rubles is issued for the term of up to 10 years... 
In September 2021, US sawn timber prices increased 7% compared to the previous month
September 23, 2021 ` 13:44
According to Madison’s Lumber Reporter, in the week ending September 10, 2021 the wholesaler price of benchmark softwood timber commodity item Western S-P-F KD 2×4 #2&Btr was $480 ($311/m³). This is up by +$50, or +12%, from the... 
U.S. single-family housing starts decline further in August 2021
September 22, 2021 ` 20:51
Overall housing starts advanced 3.9% MoM to a rate of 1.615 million units in August 2021. Data for July was revised up to a rate of 1.554 million units from the previously reported 1.534 million units. Housing starts... 
Segezha Group launches commercial production of white paper
September 21, 2021 ` 15:03
Segezha Group has launched commercial production of two new products: white semi-flexible and white high-porosity paper. These are manufactured at the company’s flagship Segezha Pulp and Paper Mill (Karelia). The new products are supplied both to the Group’s... 
Ilim Group posted revenue of over USD 1.26 billion in 1H 2021
September 21, 2021 ` 14:51
In 1H 2021, the Company delivered 1.839 million tons of products. Owing to an extensive upgrade of the Bratsk Mill and rebuild of the softwood pulp line of the Ust-Ilimsk Mill completed in 2020, the Company intends to... 
In January-July 2021, wood pulp production slightly increased in Russia
September 21, 2021 ` 12:53
According to the data of the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) in January-July 2021, the output of Russian wood pulp increased by 1% YoY to 5.1 million tons. Paper and cardboard production increased over the reporting period by... 
Russia increased wood-based panels production in January-July 2021
September 21, 2021 ` 12:40
According to data from the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) in January-July 2021, plywood production in Russia increased by 10.9% YoY to 2.6 mln m³. The output of fiberboard (including MDF/HDF/flooring) also increased by 20.7% YoY to 420... 
ULK Group will spend 5 billion rubles to upgrade its harvesting machinery
September 17, 2021 ` 19:17
In July 2021, the Group signed contracts with Scania and Ferronordic — the authorized dealer of Volvo in Russia. 60 Scania log trucks with the hauling volume of 160 m³ and two experimental vehicles for 200 m³ of... 
Government of the Russian Federation left two railway border crossing stations for roundwood export
September 17, 2021 ` 19:09
On July 20, 2021, the Government of the Russian Federation adopted Decree No. 1225 stipulating the points of crossing the Russian state border for exporting from the Russian territory the commodities classified under commodity item 4403 of the... 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.
