Russian Timber Journal 06-2023: interview with Vitaly Demidenko, Sales Director at Sveza; in 2022, Russian timber harvesting volumes dropped to the lowest level in the last 9 years; Russian timber exporters were able to reimburse up to 80% of their costs of product transportation via sea ports in the Northwestern Federal District; Federation Council suggested introducing prohibitive duties on furniture and paper from unfriendly countries; Essity has exited the Russian market; Luzales plans to open new plywood plant in the Omsk region; Russian plywood output increased in June 2023
Russian Timber Journal 06-2023: Vitaly Demidenko, Sales Director at Sveza: “The period when the demand for birch plywood surpassed the supply in the available markets is over. The approach to sales changed too.”; According to the Rosleskhoz, in 2022, the Russian timber harvest dropped by 13% YoY, down to 194.6 million m³ — the lowest since 2014; The Government of the Russian Federation adopted a decree that stipulates government support for transporting timber industry products via sea ports located in the Northwestern Federal District; The Federation Council suggests that the Cabinet of Ministers introduce prohibitive import duties on several types of furniture, paper, and packaging from unfriendly countries; Essity has completed the divestment of its operations in Russia for a purchase price of approximately $117 million or RUB 10.6 billion; Luzales will build a plywood plant in the Omsk region with a capacity of 60,000 m³ per year; in June 2023, the plywood output grew by 3.5% compared to June 2022, when Russian plywood mills were still able to export their products to EU countries.
Featured Article:
— Interview with Vitaly Demidenko, Sales Director at Sveza;
— In 2022, Russian timber harvesting volumes dropped to the lowest level in the last 9 years;
— Russian timber exporters were able to reimburse up to 80% of their costs of product transportation via sea ports in the Northwestern Federal District;
— Federation Council suggested introducing prohibitive duties on furniture and paper from unfriendly countries;
— Essity has exited the Russian market;
— Luzales plans to open new plywood plant in the Omsk region;
— Russian plywood output increased in June 2023.
Global Timber Markets News:
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— Ponsse to sign retail agreement with PacWest Machinery in US
— Sawn timber production drops in Canada
— Vietnam’s wood product exports rise in June
— Duties on China’s hardwood plywood and engineered wood flooring continue
— As July Wanes, US Lumber Prices Flatten
— EU27 tropical wood imports back to ‘normal’ levels
— Orders for Italian wood and furniture equipment down by 17.8% in Q2/2023
— Mercer to temporary curtail its Celgar pulp mill in Canada
— Andritz to supply TMP line for Norske Skog Skogn
— Mondi to acquire West Fraser Timber’s Hinton pulp mill
— UPM to close paper mill in Germany
— U.S. housing starts pull back in June
— New housing construction in Japan fell by 4.8% in June
— Pellets in Germany again more expensive in July 2023
— Homag Group’s sales rise in H1 2023
— Weyerhaeuser reports Q2 2023 net sales of $2 billion
— Egger reports higher turnover for the 2022/23 financial year
— Södra posts lower result due to deteriorating market conditions
— Canfor Corporation reports Q2 results
— West Fraser Timber reports Q2 results
Russian News:
— Biofuel, cardboard, and paper are included in the list of recycled products whose producers will receive additional government support
— President of the Russian Federation signed a law simplifying interactions between timber businesses and the authorities
— Import duty rate on plywood from unfriendly countries was increased to 50%
— Rosleskhoz: illegal harvesting reduced by 36% in Russia over 6 months of 2023
— 30 regions have completed entering forest borders in the Unified State Register of Immovable Property
— A survey by Roslesinforg shows that 35% of harvesting enterprises are ready to purchase forestry machinery made in Russia
— Metsä Group may surrender lease on forest areas in the Leningrad Region
— In H1 2023, over 4 million electronic accompanying documents were procured for timber transportation
— Technonicol purchased a timber enterprise in Belarus
— Plywood mill restoration is planned in the Vologda Region
— Sveza is planning to switch to low-waste plywood production by 2024
— Segezha Group increased paper bags output at its plant near Moscow
— Mikhail Mishustin announced the need to create new pulp & paper mills in Russia
— Sibtara Company is planning to increase its production capacity
— Segezha Group is developing reverse engineering for pulp & paper production
— Kama presented new coated cardboard for the pharma industry
— Almost every fifth Russian saves money for furniture after buying real estate
— Ormatek will start producing furniture and mattresses in the Rostov Region
— Association of Furniture and Woodworking Enterprises of Russia: the growth of melamine prices is now under control
— VLP Group shipped the first batch of sawn timber to India
— Moscow Stock Exchange is launching futures on Segezha Group shares
— Rosleskhoz: in H1 2023, state-funded organizations sold 1.8 million m³ of timber at the exchange
— The volume of production of timber products in H1 2023 compared to the same period last year
— Export of unprocessed wood continues to decrease, according to Roslesinforg
— Sveza will start pilot tests of the Timber Industry Federal State Information System
— Mondi Syktyvkar has finished rebranding its professional printing paper types under the “Komi” umbrella brand
— Sveza has been able to increase its sales share among Russian suppliers of birch plywood to Africa since the start of 2023, reports the company’s press office
— On July 16, 2023, the first batch of cardboard was made at Ust-Ilimsk Pulp-and-Cardboard Mill
— Askona Group is discussing the possibility of opening its stores at the venues freed up at MEGA shopping malls after IKEA stores closed
— In January–May 2023, turnover in the Furniture category on the SberMegaMarket marketplace surged by 3.6 times compared to the same period in 2022
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