Russian Timber Journal №10-2018: demand for Russian plywood in the Arab market; in 2018, the overall value of Russia’s forest product exports will reach $12 billion; and sales forest product exports from Russia in Jan-Aug 2018

Russian Timber Journal №10-2018

The demand for Russian plywood in the Arab market

In Russia, with the growth of plywood production capacities, companies are interested in scaling up and increasing the distribution channels for their products. In contrast to the markets of the USA, China and Western Europe, Arabian plywood markets are less developed, where for operation it is necessary to take many nuances into account. We asked Maksim Kolenko, independent expert on the markets of the Middle East, to tell about them.

– Maxim, please tell us, what is the position of Russian plywood in the world market today?

– At the moment, the Russian plywood industry is actively developing. In our country, the capacity of plywood enterprises is growing from year to year, new plants are being built, and existing production facilities are being modernized. Today, in the global market, the demand for plywood from Russia exceeds supply. This applies particularly to products of sizes 5×5 (1525mm × 1525mm) and 4×8 (1220mm × 2440mm).

Strangely enough, 5×5 plywood has long been recognized as an obsolete product, but the situation is totally different. I believe that last year many plywood enterprises were pleasantly surprised when the demand for 5×5 plywood significantly increased.

– Why square plywood continues to be in high demand?

– It is difficult to answer this question explicitly. Until last year, square plywood was traditionally in high demand in large markets such as…

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Within 8 months of 2018, the growth in wood processing was 8.4%, in furniture production — 6.6%, in the pulp and paper industry — 10.6%. By the end of this year, the volume of exports of the Russian timber industry products is expected to be at the level of $12 billion. The timber industry is one of the leading industries in Russia, along with metallurgy and the chemical industry”, comments Evgeny Ryzhov, Director of the Department of Light and Timber Industry of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia at the 9th Forest and Man International Forum which took place in Moscow on October 22, 2018.

About new investment projects of Ustyansky LPK, closing its Pomor Sawmill Company in Solombala and transports all equipment to the Pinezhsky district (Karpogory, Arkhangelsk region) and sales forest product exports from Russia in Jan-Aug 2018 — read in the latest issue of the analytical Journal of Russian Timber Journal №10-2018.