Timber industry research & analytics News 
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.
Conference: Russia’s timber and sawn wood market
April 6, 2021 ` 16:42
MAXConference invites you and your colleagues to take part in the VI conference «Russia’s timber and sawn wood market». Date: April 22-23, 2021 Venue: 22 Tverskaya Street, Moscow, Intercontinental Tverskaya Hotel. Among the key topics on the conference’s agenda are: — Trends in the international markets regarding Russia’s wood... 
IDF approved a loan to Rustrans DV to increase the output of wood pellets
April 5, 2021 ` 19:33
The loan was approved in the framework of the federal and regional program Development Projects. With the loan, the company will upgrade its wood pellet production facility in the Khabarovsk region, which will help to quadruple the output... 
Stora Enso exits dissolving pulp business
April 5, 2021 ` 17:02
As a consequence of its strategic direction, Stora Enso is in the process of exiting the segment of dissolving pulp for viscose production globally. This segment is not core for company and stands for only a small part... 
Pavlovo-Posadskiy Gofrokombinat commissions a new building for storing products in the Moscow region
April 5, 2021 ` 19:26
Pavlovo-Posadskiy Gofrokombinat (the town of Pavlovsky Posad in the Moscow region) has commissioned a new building of 12,500 m² for storing raw materials and finished products. Investment in the construction amounted to 200 million rubles. The new building... 
Sveza’s plant in St. Petersburg invested 689 million rubles in its investment projects in 2020
April 2, 2021 ` 18:38
A significant share of the funds – 591 million rubles – was invested in the construction of a mini CHP plant as well as in the switching of the production processes to steam. The crosscutting site was also... 
A new plywood mill to open in the Irkutsk region in 2023
April 2, 2021 ` 18:32
Pulp-Nord (Bokhansky district of the Irkutsk region) is going to launch a new plywood mill with a capacity of 18,000 m³ per year. The investments will amount to 203 million rubles. The investment project is supported by the... 
Segezha Group and Bellmer to build new paper machine at major production site in Vologda Region
April 2, 2021 ` 18:02
Segezha Group (a subsidiary of Sistema PJSFC) and machine manufacturer Bellmer have agreed to build a new paper machine at the Group’s paper factory in Sokol, Vologda Region. The new machine will come online in 2023. This project... 
Chinese hardwood log imports fell 17% in 2020
April 1, 2021 ` 19:08
Chinese hardwood log imports in 2020 fell 17% to 12.64 million m³ (21% of the national total log imports). The average price for imported hardwood logs in 2020 was $232/m³ (CIF), down 6% on 2019. 
Switzerland: Stable pellet prices in March 2021
March 30, 2021 ` 19:13
The pellet prices in Switzerland fell slightly on average in March 2021. On average, they’ve reached a value of 360 CHF / t (-0.1%) – after an increase of 0.3% to 360.2 CHF / t in February 2021.... 
Unscheduled stops at two UPM pulp mills in Finland
March 30, 2021 ` 18:22
The tightness that can be witnessed on the European pulp market has been aggravated after two pulp mills of UPM had to temporarily stop production. Due to technical problems, UPM had to suspend production at two Finnish pulp... 
German Federal Council agrees to restrict logging
March 29, 2021 ` 19:31
On March 26, the German Federal Council approved the draft ordinance on the restriction of regular logging in the forestry year 2021 (HolzEinschlBeschrV2021). Thus, the permissible standard logging of spruce in the current forestry year – from October... 
Segezha Group creates a think tank of the pulp and paper industry at the premises of Giprobum in St. Petersburg
March 26, 2021 ` 19:35
Segezha Group acquired Giprobum CJSC, an institution specializing in the design of pulp and paper mills, in early 2020. At the premises of the institute in St. Petersburg, the Group is creating its own “think tank” for improving... 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.
