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Russia reduced sawn timber production in 2020
January 26, 2021 ` 17:50
According to data from the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) in 2020, Russia reduced sawn timber production by 4.4% YoY to 28.6 million m³. 
Russia reduced the production of wood-based panels in 2020
January 26, 2021 ` 17:35
According to data from the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) in 2020, plywood production in Russia decreased by 3.2% YoY to 4 million m³. The output of fiberboard (including MDF/HDF/flooring) decreased as well – by 7.1% YoY to... 
Sveza installs a new moisture meter in Tyumen
January 26, 2021 ` 15:51
The Tyumen mill of Sveza has installed a new moisture meter. Investment in the new measuring equipment amounted to around RUB 8 million. The new equipment can help to prevent parts of the high-moisture veneer from getting to... 
Wood pellet production to be started in the Irkutsk region with the support of the IDF
January 25, 2021 ` 19:48
Stroy Mek LLC is going to start the production of wood pellets with an output of 25,000 tons per year in Zhigalovsky district. The investment project is worth 139.7 million rubles, of which 69.7 million rubles can be... 
The Russian government considered a bill banning incomplete and periodic timber customs declarations
January 25, 2021 ` 19:38
As a ministerial decree (No. 724), this ban was introduced earlier – on May 21, 2020. The so-called “temporary periodic customs declaration of goods” of this group, i.e. submission of first a temporary customs declaration with fragmentary data,... 
Austrian timber companies fined in Romania for unfair competition
January 25, 2021 ` 19:23
Romania’s Competition Council fined 31 timber producers on the local market for anti-competitive arrangements in the auctions organized during 2011-2016 by the state forest management company Romsilva. The competition body found that 33 companies, out of the 96... 
Pervaya Mebelnaya Fabrika started the production of doors
January 22, 2021 ` 18:54
In 2020, Pervaya Mebelnaya Fabrika started the production of its new products – interior doors for special purposes and for residential spaces. It is planned to reach the design capacity of 10,000 doors per year in 2021. 
In January 2021, wood pellets price in Austria fell by 5.6%
January 22, 2021 ` 18:49
In January 2021, the average price of a ton of wood pellets in Austria fell year-on-year by 5.6% to € 231.4, the portal propellets.at reports. Compared to December 2020, pellets increased in price by 0.2%. For the supply... 
SCA to stop PM5 at Ortviken paper mill in Sundsvall
January 22, 2021 ` 16:52
SCA stops paper machine 5 at Ortviken paper mill in Sundsvall, Sweden. PM5 produced uncoated publication paper for newpapers, magazines and commercial print and had a capacity of 255,000 tonnes per annum. The paper machine started production in... 
The Ministry of Industry and Trade may introduce a temporary ban on the export of particleboards from Russia
January 21, 2021 ` 17:24
Vera Khmyrova, Head of the Department of Light Industry and Forestry Complex of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, informs that the problem with the supply of raw materials for furniture enterprises arose in September 2020, and the... 
Russian Timber Journal 12-2020: Andrey Konoplev, General Director of Group Vologodskiye Lesopromyshlenniki, on the implications of the roundwood export ban being introduced from 2022 onwards; Luzales plans to build an MDF plant worth 5 billion rubles; the Ministry of Industry and Trade may introduce a temporary ban on the export of particleboards from Russia; analysis of the current situation in the particleboard, laminated particleboard, MDF market
January 21, 2021 ` 16:19
Russian Timber Journal 12-2020: WhatWood interviewed Mr. Andrey Konoplev, General Director of Group Vologodskiye Lesopromyshlenniki, about the ban on the export of unprocessed timber to be introduced from 2022; Luzales agreed on the conditions for the construction of an MDF... 
In January-November 2020, Russia reduced imports of furniture
January 21, 2021 ` 11:11
In January-November 2020, the cost of furniture imports to Russia decreased by 5.2% YoY to 1.7 billion, according to the Federal Customs Service of Russia. 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.
