Tag: Russia

Global Trends Review, December 15-28, 2014: Softwood lumber prices declined in Sweden and Germany; Italy plans to double VAT on pellets

The producer price index of softwood lumber in Germany fell 1.6 points in November, marking the strongest decline within one month since December 2011, said Holzkurier quoting German official statistics. The index now stands at 114% (2010 =...

Global Trends Review, December 01-14, 2014: Global pattern of softwood lumber demand in 2014

Demand for softwood lumber has been steadily increasing on a worldwide basis since the great recession. As a result, lumber shipments in 2014 are the highest since 2007 by far, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly. Lumber prices...

Softwood lumber exports from Russia grew 8% in Jan-Sep 2014

Deliveries of Russian softwood lumber to the export markets for the first nine months of 2014 increased by 8% to 16.3 million m3, according to analysts of WhatWood agency. The highest growth was shown by Egypt (+23% to...

WhatWood study: Kronospan launched Russia’s fourth OSB production

Kronospan holding has launched Russia’s fourth OSB mill in in Egorievsk, Moscow region (after Hillman, Novovyatsky LK and DOK Kalevala) with a capacity of 350,000 m3, this is stated in the updated study by WhatWood agency “OSB market...

Global Trends Review, October 20 – November 02, 2014: global lumber outlook by the International Softwood Conference speakers

The sawmill industry feels very different by the two sides of the Atlantic: while North American producers report a good year, European sawmillers are preparing for possible prolonged Holiday season stoppages and maintenance works due to overproduction and...

45 ideas of St. Petersburg International Forest Forum 2014

A traditional WhatWood agency’s rendition of most interesting quotes from another major event for the Russian timber industry, the St. Petersburg International Forest Forum held on September 30 – October 01, 2014. Photos courtesy of Restec exhibition company....

Global Trends Review, September 08-21, 2014: Japan feels oversupply of lumber, China to develop wooden housing

With continuing demand slump in Japan, port inventories of imported Russian lumber like red pine 30×40 mm remain high and the arrivals have not declined yet so supply glut feeling is heavy in the market, ITTO reported. The...

Russian government tightened conditions for obtaining priority investment project status

The Russian government has made changes in the rules of granting subsidies to the forest-based enterprises for implementation of investment projects. The corresponding regulation #862 dated 27 August 2014 was published on the official website. Experts draw attention...

Global Trends Review, July 28 – August 10, 2014: political risks create market problems in Russia and Turkey; log supply-demand structure in Japan

Canadian panel producer Norbord reported EBITDA of $33 million in the 2Q 2014 which is 22% higher than in 1Q, but 68% lower than a year-ago indicator. OSB prices and deliveries have grown in North America. Shipments in...

Foreign investments into fixed capital of Russian timber companies reduce

Investments from abroad into the Russian forest-based industries are reducing, as the analytic service of WhatWood agency reported. In particular, the volume of foreign investments into the woodworking sector in the first quarter of 2014 fell by 42%...

Largest logging companies of Russia in 2012-2013, thousand m3

In the following table, the largest logging companies of Russia in 2012-2013 are named, in thousand m3. Source: RosStat, company data, WhatWood estimations. More on the topic in the Russian Forest Industry Annual Review. Company Region 2012 2013...

Largest OSB importers into Russia in 2013

In this table, the largest OSB importers into Russia in 2013 are shown. Source: Customs data, WhatWood. More on the matter in the Russian OSB market review. Company Volume, thousand m3 Value, thousand USD Kronospan LLC 78.8 25917.0...