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.
Owners of Karelia DSP started repaying debts to power companies
December 1, 2020 ` 18:17
Upon signing a settlement between the plant owner, Lesprominvest and Regional Retail Company, production capacities were re-connected to electrical energy. Owners of Karelia DSP paid the first 1.5 million rubles out of 27 million rubles of debt to... 
Kronospan is going to launch production of bases for wood-based panels near Kaluga
December 1, 2020 ` 18:13
Kronospan intends to implement its second investment project on building a plant producing bases for wood-based panels from ready-made pulp by Ultra Decor Rus in the territory of Kaluga Special Economic Zone (SEZ). The respective agreement was signed... 
In January – September 2020, Sveza Tyumen reduced plywood production by 6%
December 1, 2020 ` 18:05
Sveza Tyumen (previously Tyumen Plywood Plant, part of Sveza Group) reduced plywood production by 6% YoY in January – September 2020, down to 59,500 m³. Whereas the plant increased product sales by 2% YoY, reaching 59,800 m³ over... 
A timber processing investment project was implemented in the Sverdlovsk Region
November 30, 2020 ` 18:36
Lesnoy Ural Lobva commissioned the second phase of value-added wood processing area. The company launched a continuous flow sawmilling shop with the capacity of up to 180 m³ of square edged timber per shift, a plant producing wood... 
Record-breaking volumes of laminated particleboard were produced at Vokhtogalesdrev in October 2020
November 30, 2020 ` 18:28
In October 2020, Vokhtogalesdrev (Vokhtoga village, Vologda Region) produced 1.2 million m² of laminated particleboard – this is record performance for the company. It is owned by Group Vologodskiye Lesopromyshlenniki and Cherepovets Plywood and Furniture Plant. 
Sveza may open a production venue processing pulplogs in the Leningrad Region
November 30, 2020 ` 18:18
This possibility was discussed by Alexander Drozdenko, Governor of the Leningrad Region, and Alexey Mordashov, Chairman of the Board of Directors at Sveza. Sveza is currently selecting the project and the Russian region where the new production venue... 
SCA to build new grading mill in Sweden
November 27, 2020 ` 18:41
The base of SCA’s new grading mill is being built. At the same time, preparations are being made for piling and other tasks to be able to complete the rest of the building. The building where the new grading... 
Pellet production in Europe increased by more than 7%
November 27, 2020 ` 18:20
In 2019, the production of wood pellets in the EU-28 countries increased by about 5% compared to the previous year and amounted to 17.84 million tons. In other European countries, the growth rate was 17% to 4.16 million tons. According... 
China-Europe container shortage causes major surge in freight rates
November 27, 2020 ` 16:32
The recovery in China’s manufacturing activity after the Covid-19 lockdown has surged progressively and after a halt caused by quarantine measure in the European countries, demand for Chinese products in Europe has increased. Thus, a shortage of containers... 
Sber is going to fund construction of a plywood plant in the Vologda Region for 11.9 billion rubles
November 26, 2020 ` 18:52
The Russian bank is going to fund construction of an export-oriented plant producing birch plywood in the Vologda Region at the premises of a joint venture of Plitwood created by Group Vologodskiye Lesopromyshlenniki and Cherepovets Plywood and Furniture... 
Mikhail Shamolin: “Stopping roundwood exports will not only increase processing within Russia but also deliver a serious blow to quasi-legal harvesting”
November 26, 2020 ` 18:44
Mikhail Shamolin, President and Chairman of the Board at Segezha Group, spoke about the prospects of banning roundwood exports from Russia as of January 1, 2022 in an interview with RBC. “It is undoubtedly a perfectly correct solution... 
Euro Graph: demand for magazine paper falls in Europe in September 2020
November 26, 2020 ` 18:22
According to the European Association of Printing Paper Manufacturers (Euro Graph), the demand for magazine supercalendered paper in European countries in September 2020 decreased by 8.3% YoY to 229,000 tons. Magazine paper supplies decreased by 12.1% YoY to... 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.
