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Russian Government introduces duties on the export of timber with a moisture content of over 22%
June 15, 2021 ` 10:19
The duty rates for softwood and oak timber will be 10% but not less than €13 and €15 per 1 m³ respectively. Earlier, there were no duties for these categories. The export duty rates on beech and ash... 
Russian Timber Journal 05-2021: Interview with Vadim Vodolazko, General Director of Schmidt & Olofson; The European Commission introduces temporary anti-dumping measures against the import of birch plywood from Russia; Russian Government introduces duties on the export of timber with a moisture content of over 22%; Smurfit Kappa to invest over 1 billion rubles to expand its production in the Leningrad region; Segezha Group and the Republic of Karelia confirm intention to construct a pulp and paper industrial complex
June 14, 2021 ` 21:06
Russian Timber Journal 05-2021: Vadim Vodolazko, General Director of Schmidt & Olofson: “According to our estimates, 10-15% of harvested timber is lost en route from the forest log depot to the mill log yard”; information on preliminary anti-dumping duties... 
Wood pellets export from Russia increased by 21.9% in 1Q 2021
June 11, 2021 ` 20:24
According to the Federal Customs Service, wood pellets export from Russia in 1Q 2021 increased by 21.9% YoY to 527,200 tons. The main buyers of Russian pellets in January 2021 were: Denmark — 205,700 tons (+21.4%), Belgium —... 
Russia reduced its export of sawn timber by 5.2% in January-April 2021
June 10, 2021 ` 16:33
In January-April 2021, the volume of sawn timber exported from Russia reduced by 5.2% YoY and totaled 6.8 million m³, as reported by the Federal Customs Service of Russia. The value of foreign sawn timber shipments from Russia... 
Wood pulp export from Russia decreased by 5.6% in January-April 2021
June 10, 2021 ` 15:56
In January-April 2021, the volume of wood pulp export from Russia decreased by 5.6% YoY, reaching 720,100 tons, as reported by the Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation. The value of foreign supplies increased by 15.2% to... 
In January-April 2021, Russian plywood export increased by 9.9%
June 10, 2021 ` 15:22
In January-April 2021, Russia increased its plywood export volume by 9.9% YoY, reaching 1.062 million m³, as reported by the Federal Customs Service of Russia. In value terms, for the reporting period, Russian plywood supplies increased by 26.4%... 
Mayr-Melnhof Holz invests in CLT production in Austria
June 8, 2021 ` 17:06
Mayr-Melnhof Holz is investing €150 million in its plant in Leoben and wants to create an additional 50 jobs there. The plan is for the new cross-laminated timber plant to go into full operation in just under two... 
Segezha Group and the Republic of Karelia confirm intention to construct a state-of-the-art pulp and paper industrial complex
June 3, 2021 ` 23:59
On June 3, at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF 2021), Mikhail Shamolin, President of Segezha Group (a Sistema company), and Arthur Parfenchikov, Head of the Republic of Karelia, signed a letter of intent for the implementation... 
Plyterra commissioned the second plywood production line in Mordovia
June 1, 2021 ` 19:48
Artem Zdunov, Acting Head of Mordovia, participated in commissioning a new automatic veneer drying and sorting line. The investment value was 2.25 billion rubles; 999 million of these are loans at 1% per annum from the Industrial Development... 
Södra to raise price of NBSK to $1,380/tonne
June 1, 2021 ` 17:52
Södra Cell is increasing the price of its northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) pulp in Europe to $1,380, effective 1 June 2021. “In Europe a robust demand for NBSK is outpacing supply. This announcement reflects the overall market... 
4.4 billion rubles will be invested in plywood factory construction in the Pskov Region
June 1, 2021 ` 00:44
Lesprom is going to invest 4.4 billion rubles in building a plywood factory with a capacity of 60,000 m³ per year. This investment project was approved by the expert panel chaired by Mikhail Vedernikov, Governor of the Pskov... 
Karelia DSP paid its salary debts in full
June 1, 2021 ` 00:39
The salary debt at Karelia DSP plant in Pindushi settlement has been paid in full, as reported by Artur Parfenchikov, Head of Karelia, on his VKontakte page. “They are now preparing to upgrade the production site, implementing environmentally... 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.
