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The Constitutional Court put an end to indefinite inclusion in the Bad Faith Forest Users Register
November 6, 2020 ` 17:41
Legislators are supposed to introduce amendments to the Forest Code by January 1, 2021, under the ruling by the Constitutional Court. The Constitutional Court recognized art. 98.1 of the Forest Code (Register of Bad Faith Tenants of Forest... 
Russia is implementing a tool of growing private forests on agricultural lands for the first time
November 5, 2020 ` 19:03
New Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1509 of September 21, 2020 “On features of using, safeguarding, protecting and reproducing forests located in agricultural lands” permits forest management activities, including timber harvesting, in agricultural lands;... 
EU27 tropical sawnwood imports down sharply from all major supply countries
November 6, 2020 ` 17:30
EU27 imports of tropical sawnwood declined sharply from all major supply countries in the first eight months of 2020; down 17% YoY from Cameroon to 182,500 m³, 24% YoY from Brazil to 82,200 m³, 16% YoY from Gabon to 67,900... 
Russia: share of laminated PB vs PB
November 5, 2020 ` 17:47
Laminated particleboard is present in the product portfolio of almost all Russian producers. The exceptions are Altai Forest, Ufa FPK, Chaadaevsky plant, Lestekh (PLPK). In 2019 the volume of laminated particleboard, production amounted to 5.9 million m³, or... 
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... 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.
