Tag: production

Furniture producers from the Kaliningrad Region are requesting to impose a bankruptcy moratorium

The Association of Kaliningrad Furniture Producers filed a request to Anton Alikhanov, Governor of the Kaliningrad Region, to impose a region-wide 1-year moratorium on initiating bankruptcy cases in relation to debtors from the furniture industry. Industry representatives note...

Russian plywood production increased by one-fourth in January 2024

According to the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat), the Russian plywood production surged by 25% YoY in January 2024, up to 254,000 m³. Such a high growth rate was caused by extremely poor performance in January 2023 (203,000...

Russian producers continue to report consistently high MDF/HDF sales

As of late December 2023, WhatWood estimates the Russian output of MDF/HDF and fiberboard in 2023 at 3.8 million m³ (+7% YoY), as reported in the monthly price review Market of Wood-Based Panels in Russia. This performance will...

Association of Furniture and Woodworking Enterprises of Russia: furniture production in Russia surged by 33% in 2023, up to 66.7 million pieces

Production of kitchen furniture (tables, cabinets, etc.) soared the most—by 81%. The output increased by 23% YoY in monetary terms, up to 438 billion rubles (it was 356 billion rubles in 2022). Furniture prices in the domestic market...

Komi started producing laminated MDF

A medium-density fiberboard plant in Zheshart, Komi, started producing laminated MDF. This is a new product and a new finishing material for the region as a whole. According to Vladimir Pelevin, Production Site Manager at Zheshart PBL, the...

Particleboard producers are trying to load their laminating facilities as much as possible

As of late December 2023, WhatWood estimates the 2023 particleboard output in Russia (including laminated particleboard) at 7.7 million m³ (+15 YoY). The annual utilization of production facilities was 86% (not counting non-operational facilities) compared to 74% in...

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...

Russian furniture output surged

In January—September 2023, the Russian furniture output surged by 27.3% YoY, reaching 46.7 million pieces, as reported by Rossiyskaya Gazeta referencing the Association of Furniture and Woodworking Enterprises of Russia. In September 2023, the furniture output increased by...

In January-October 2023, sawn timber production in Russia decreased by 5%

The volume of Russian sawn timber production in January-October 2023 decreased by 5% YoY, to 24.3 million m³, according to Rosstat. At the same time, the output of sawn timber in October 2023 increased by 6.6% compared to October...

Production of Russian plywood increased in October 2023

The production of Russian plywood in October 2023 increased by 7.3% compared to the previous month, according to Rosstat. This figure is even more impressive compared to October 2022: +16.5%. However, in January-October 2023, plywood output is still...

Association of Furniture and Woodworking Enterprises of Russia: In H1 2023, the Russian furniture output increased

Based on the H1 2023 performance, the furniture output in physical terms grew by 8.6% YoY, up to 28.8 million units, as reported by Kommersant referencing data from the Association of Furniture and Woodworking Enterprises of Russia. Particularly...

In January-July 2023, sawn timber production in Russia decreased by 9%

The volume of Russian sawn timber production in January-July 2023 decreased by 9% YoY to 17 million m³, Rosstat reports. In July 2023, sawn timber production decreased by 2.6% (+0.3% YoY) compared to the previous month.