Tag: export

Sveza increases supplies to Egypt in 2025

Sveza Group increased its shipments to Egypt by more than 10% in 2025, strengthening its position in the local market. Demand remains concentrated in the furniture industry, while a smaller share of supplies is used in construction. The...

Segezha Group launches production of new plywood for South Korea

Vyatsky Plywood Mill (Kirov, part of Segezha Group) has started producing a new type of birch plywood under the Improved brand for the South Korean market, the company’s press service reported. The product was developed with local quality...

Segezha Group enters the Mexican market

Segezha Group has delivered its first trial shipment of birch plywood to partners in Mexico, the company’s press service reported on its Telegram channel. Among the new clients are furniture and flooring manufacturers, playground equipment producers, and construction...

Ilim Group launches Polar Bear pulp for premium paper and packaging

Polar Bear, a bleached softwood kraft pulp, meets the highest quality standards and is designed for the production of premium paper and packaging. The new product was developed in response to growing demand for high-quality pulp and the...

Russia abolishes mandatory repatriation and sale of export proceeds

The Russian government has abolished the requirement for exporters to repatriate and sell their foreign currency earnings. The corresponding decree was signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. The decision comes amid a stronger and more stable ruble, as...

VLP Group is consolidating its position in the Uzbekistan market

VLP Group signed two new contracts for supply of 6,500 m³ (50 railcars) of sawn timber at the UzBuild Tashkent 2025 Exhibition. These complemented the already existing partnership agreements with Uzbek buyers. According to the Group’s management team,...

Over 9 months of 2024, roundwood and sawn timber transportation by railway reduced by 3%

According to TransLes Analytics Center, the total volume of roundwood and sawn timber transportation by railway in Russia (including container transport) reduced by 3% YoY in January–September 2024, down to 21.9 million t. Over the reporting period, domestic...

Luzales will start supplying wood pellets to China

Luzales-Tikhvin signed a contract with Chinese partners for supplying wood pellets, as reported by Luzales’s press office. This deal is supposed to help load the facilities of the enterprise’s wood pellet production site by 100%, increase the company’s...

More than 3 million m³ of sawn timber has been exported from the Krasnoyarsk Region since the beginning of 2024

As of October 4, 2024, the Krasnoyarsk Region has exported 3.1 million m³ of sawn timber since the beginning of the year, according to the regional Administration of Rosselkhoznadzor. Over the reporting period, the key buyer was China...

Birch plywood export from the Kirov Region to China increased by 5 times

From January 1 through September 25, 2024, the Kirov Region exported to China 64,400 m³ of birch plywood, which is 5.2 times more than over the same period of 2023 (12,300 m³), as reported by the Administration of...

In H1 2024, 636,000 m³ of timber was exported from the Vologda Region

In H1 2024, Vologda enterprises exported 636,000 m³ of timber, as reported by the Northwestern Inter-Regional Administration of Rosselkhoznadzor. According to WhatWood, sawn timber accounts for most of the shipped product. The greatest amount (426,000 m³) was supplied...

Segezha Group: the Chinese market remains one of the company’s priority sales destinations

Most of the company’s products are represented in the Chinese market, as shared by Segezha Group’s press office in the corporate Telegram channel. This is primarily sawn timber, for which China is in fact the key market, accounting...