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Homag sees signs of recovery in 3Q 2020
November 5, 2020 ` 15:19
In 3Q 2020, the Homag Group recorded a significant improvement in incoming orders (+ 41%) and an economic recovery compared to 2Q 2020. Nevertheless, the nine-month figures are also shaped by the corona pandemic. “Like the entire mechanical engineering... 
Vologdaleskhoz (Vologda Region) reached its design capacity
November 3, 2020 ` 18:50
Wood processing capacities to produce 30,000 m3 of sawn timber and moldings have been created at the production site of Totma Forestry Enterprise The project’s investment value was 340 million rubles. A boiler house with 3MW capacity consuming... 
Segezha Group is gradually reducing export shipments of its sawn timber by water in packs
November 3, 2020 ` 18:44
Sawn timber transportation by water in packs accounts for 80% of the total volume of the Group’s export shipments. Segezha Group plants also ship finished products in containers within multi-modal transport. In H1 2020, Lesosibirsky LDK No.1 shipped... 
The Government of the Russian Federation established a Forest Sector Development Committee
November 3, 2020 ` 18:35
The government committee will consider issues of state forest supervision, fire supervision in forests, fighting illegal timber circulation, forest protection from pests and other unfavorable factors, developing a close-cycle economy in the forest sector and guaranteed provision of... 
TransLes and Sveza Group started implementing a project ensuring raw material deliveries to plywood mills.
November 2, 2020 ` 19:43
The project involves fleet integration, joint transport planning and application of contemporary shipping technologies. Cooperation took the form of exclusive service agreements on customer support at all transport stages. This commercial, technical and technological outsourcing of raw materials... 
A series of Ukrainian paper and cardboard producers will be granted access to the Russian market
November 2, 2020 ` 19:34
At a meeting with Government members on Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed with a proposal by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin to permit three Ukrainian companies to supply their products to the Russian Federation, TASS reports. This... 
Sveza Kostroma is reducing raw material consumption
October 30, 2020 ` 17:29
The company has commissioned a Japanese-made surfacing-and-jointing line for raw veneer; the investment exceeded 60 million rubles. Installation of this line will make it possible to splice small-sized veneer into full-size sheets. The equipment is an automated line... 
The Government of the Khanty-Mansiysk Region was again unable to sell assets of Ugra Timber Holding and Ugra-Plit through bidding
October 30, 2020 ` 17:17
The bids were declared void due to lack of qualified participants. This information is posted on the website of the Auction House of the Russian Federation. 100% of both companies’ shares were auctioned as a single lot with... 
WhatWood Agency has completed an update to its annual survey Russian Particleboard Market in 2019-2020
October 30, 2020 ` 14:53
The players of the domestic PB market in 2019 faced the somewhat sluggish demand for products in the domestic market. Money income of the population did not help to support the demand for furniture. For four years, starting... 
Wood pulp export from Russia grew by 7.5% in January — August 2020
October 29, 2020 ` 19:14
In January — August 2020, the volume of wood pulp export from Russia grew by 7.5% YoY, reaching 1.475 million tons, as reported by the Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation. The value of foreign supplies dropped... 
WhatWood Agency has completed an update to its annual survey Russian OSB market in 2019-2020
October 29, 2020 ` 16:46
Russian OSB market is quite young. The first imported products appeared in the late 1990s. In the period from 1997 to 2014 OSB demand has doubled annually (largely due to the low base effect). Until 2012 there was... 
Enviva Releases Its First Corporate Sustainability Report
October 29, 2020 ` 11:44
Enviva, a leading renewable energy company specializing in wood bioenergy, today announced the release of its first Corporate Sustainability Report. The report focuses on three key topics that define Enviva’s mission: people, forests, and climate change. The report... 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.
