Russian Timber Journal 06–2025: Interview with Vladimir Kerchensky, head of sales at the Housing Construction Development Directorate, Novotorzhsky LPK JSC; Federal Forestry Agency releases final 2024 regional timber harvesting figures; Rosstat: Timber harvesting down in first five months of 2025; Russian plywood production falls 3.2% in May; Bumprom urges Ministry of Industry and Trade to convene meeting amid industry crisis; Arkhbum Liner to build recycled containerboard plant in Moscow Region; Russian pulp, paper, and board output declines in May; Ministry of Industry and Trade to reimburse up to 50% of sea freight costs for new export routes; Segezha Group reports Q1 2025 operational and financial results
Russian Timber Journal 06–2025: Interview with Vladimir Kerchensky, head of sales at the Housing Construction Development Directorate, Novotorzhsky LPK JSC; Federal Forestry Agency releases final 2024 regional timber harvesting figures; Rosstat: Timber harvesting down in first five months of 2025; Russian plywood production falls 3.2% in May; Bumprom urges Ministry of Industry and Trade to convene meeting amid industry crisis; Arkhbum Liner to build recycled containerboard plant in Moscow Region; Russian pulp, paper, and board output declines in May; Ministry of Industry and Trade to reimburse up to 50% of sea freight costs for new export routes; Segezha Group reports Q1 2025 operational and financial results
Featured Article:
— Interview with Vladimir Kerchensky, head of sales at the Housing Construction Development Directorate, Novotorzhsky LPK JSC;
— Federal Forestry Agency releases final 2024 regional timber harvesting figures;
— Rosstat: Timber harvesting down in first five months of 2025;
— Russian plywood production falls 3.2% in May;
— Bumprom urges Ministry of Industry and Trade to convene meeting amid industry crisis;
— Arkhbum Liner to build recycled containerboard plant in Moscow Region;
— Russian pulp, paper, and board output declines in May;
— Ministry of Industry and Trade to reimburse up to 50% of sea freight costs for new export routes;
— Segezha Group reports Q1 2025 operational and financial results.
Global Timber Markets News:
— European Commission imposes measures on multilayer wood flooring from China
— European Commission issues preliminary anti-dumping decision on Chinese hardwood plywood
— In January–May 2025, industrial timber harvesting in Finland Increased by 8%
— Vietnam’s wood and wood product exports grew in H1 2025
— Brazilian exports of wood-based products decreased by 12% in May
— Sawn timber production in Canada declined in April
— Lumber sales in North America were suspended in early July due to national holidays in the U.S. and Canada
— Imports of wooden furniture into China declined in Q1 2025
— Slow recovery in European furniture production
— U.S. housing starts in May 2025 drop to five-year low
— Housing starts in Japan continued sharp decline in May
— Sappi Europe initiates a consultation process for partial restructure at its Alfeld Mill Germany in response to market conditions
— Germany: Pellet price remains stable in July
Russian News:
— In January-April 2025, the federal budget received 23.6 billion rubles in forest revenues
— Rosleskhoz: 8 investment projects approved for forestry industry development since the beginning of the year
— ULK Group has started selling a large batch of used equipment
— KRMZ has started supplying components for digital wood accounting
— Plitwood initiates production of NORDECO plywood in new dimensions for formwork applications
— VLP Group to boost annual sawn timber production capacity at “LDK No. 3” by 85,000 m³
— Yugorsky LPK plans to build furniture factory
— “KAMA” optimizes production processes through mini-transformation
— “Volga” achieves stable production of containerboard
— First Tetra Pak recycling line launched in Ulyanovsk Region
— Ilim’s Ust-Ilimsk Mill commissions new pulp baling line
— Office paper production under Svetogorsk PPM brand launched in Kazakhstan
— Kappa Rus expands corrugated packaging production in Leningrad Region
— KAMA PPM products used in children’s book publishing
— Glued laminated timber house kits production opened in Nizhny Novgorod Region
— First export shipment dispatched from Vologda Region via new container terminal
— In 1H 2025, Krasnoyarsk Krai exported 1.8 million m³ of timber
— In 1H 2025, Komi exported nearly 800,000 m³ of sawn timber
— LVL-Yugra increases veneer exports
— Sveza increased fuel briquette production to 28,000 tons per year in five years
— CFMK completes preparations for launch of fuel briquette production
— Production of equipment for biofuel boiler houses and mini-CHPs to be launched in Vologda Region
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