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.
Upak Group is planning to produce packaging in the Krasnodar Region
January 17, 2024 ` 20:10
Upak Group LLC and the Administration of Armavir have signed an investment agreement that stipulates building a packaging materials plant with a total investment value of 580 million rubles and 140 new jobs. The company produces and sells... 
Construction of a packaging plant worth 19 billion rubles began in the Moscow Region
January 17, 2024 ` 20:02
L-PAK started building Phase I of the corrugated cardboard and packaging products production plant in the Kashira Special Economic Zone. The investor has already procured the corresponding permit. This was reported by the press office of the Ministry... 
Ilim Group completed the construction of a pulp-and-cardboard mill
January 17, 2024 ` 19:55
The construction of a pulp-and-cardboard mill by Ilim Group finished in Ust-Ilimsk, as reported by the State Residential Construction Supervision Authority of the Irkutsk Region that issued a statement of compliance with the facility’s design documentation requirements. The... 
Half of wood pellets produced in Russia remains in the domestic market
According to WhatWood estimates, the wood pellet output in Russia was around 185,000 t in November 2023 and 1.7 million t over 11 months of 2023. The total 2023 wood pellet output in Russia will stay at the...
Russia may increase the number of border security checkpoints for transporting roundwood from Belarus
January 16, 2024 ` 19:09
Moscow sees no reason not to increase the number of checkpoints equipped for roundwood export from Belarus across the Russian territory; it only requires the corresponding infrastructure. This was announced by Alexey Overchuk, Deputy Prime Minister of the... 
Rates of timber harvest decline relative to 2022 are decelerating
January 15, 2024 ` 21:14
After 9 months of 2023, the difference was -6% (-5% for softwood and -7% for hardwood harvesting), but after 10 months of 2023, the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) has recorded a difference of -4% (-4% for softwood... 
Financial performance of the Russian timber industry began to improve but is still far from the 2021 peaks
January 15, 2024 ` 20:59
Q1 2022 saw the historic high of timber enterprises’ quarterly revenue (740 billion rubles). The financial performance began to deteriorate drastically starting from Q2 2022 as European markets became unavailable. According to an estimate by WhatWood, in 2022,... 
Russian Timber Journal 11-2023: Segezha Group’s financial and operating results for Q1-Q3, 2023 and scenarios for 2024; Financial performance of the Russian timber industry began to improve but is still far from the 2021 peaks; Rates of timber harvest decline relative to 2022 are decelerating; Russian plywood production reached 3 million m³ over 11 months of 2023; Construction of a packaging plant worth 19 billion rubles began in the Moscow Region; Ilim Group completed the construction of a pulp-and-cardboard mill
January 15, 2024 ` 10:40
Russian Timber Journal 11-2023: Segezha Group shared its performance over 9 months of 2023, WhatWood quotes the company’s key production and financial performance indicators and presents an adapted management report; According to an estimate by WhatWood, in 2022,... 
A large particleboard production site is planned in the Penza Region
December 27, 2023 ` 19:04
RIA-Invest-Group LLC is planning to implement an investment project on building a woodworking plant in the Kuznetsky District of the Penza Region. During the first phase, the company intends to start up a laminated particleboard production line with... 
Russian roundwood price growth accelerated in November
December 27, 2023 ` 18:58
The WhatWood agency was regularly receiving reports about the growing pricing activity in the roundwood market throughout November. Traders from the Volga and Central Federal Districts do not think this price change is an upward trend. This is... 
Russian Timber Journal 10-2023: Interview with Andrey Krivoshein, Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Komi; Russia’s wood pellet industry: from a rapid growth to challenging times; US housing starts unexpectedly rise to a six-month high; Russian roundwood price growth accelerated in November; A large particleboard production site is planned in the Penza Region; Russian plywood output increased in October 2023; Komi is planning to double its wood pellet consumption due to boiler houses upgrading
December 27, 2023 ` 15:59
Russian Timber Journal 10-2023: Andrey Krivoshein, Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Komi: “Conversion from fuel oil and coal to biofuel will have a huge synergy effect”; Russia’s wood pellet industry: from a rapid growth to... 
Duration of expert review of changes in Forest Land Use Plans was reduced
December 18, 2023 ` 20:44
Regional timber agencies shall now review changes in Forest Land Use Plans within 11 working days for timber harvesting and no longer than 8 working days in all other cases. They could previously review amendments in these Plans... 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.
