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Largest producers of sawn timber in Russia in 2012-2013, thousand m3

26 July 2014 ` 14:28  
In the following table, the largest producers of sawn timber in Russia in 2012-2013 are shown, in thousand m3. Source: RosStat, company data, WhatWood estimations. More on the topic in the Russian Forest Industry Annual Review. Company Region...

Chinese timber industry: Wood Guangzhou conference materials

23 July 2014 ` 21:03  
WhatWood analytic agency published materials of the conference held on 12 May in the framework of Wood Guangzhou exhibition in China. Among the speakers were Chinese businessmen and officials, as well as Norvik Timber CEO Sampsa Auvinen and...

EIA accused Japanese companies of importing products made of illegal Russian timber

20 June 2014 ` 11:14  
Significant quantities of illegal timber products from the forests of Siberia and the Russian Far East are flowing into Japan, according to a new report by the US-based non-profit Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA). The report, “The Open Door:...

WhatWood’s annual review: In 2013, Russian timber industry found its growth points

The last year has not brought any fundamentally new trends to the forest industry of Russia: companies tried to reduce the high cost of log procurement and production, also looking for new points of growth. Eventually export demand...

WhatWood: On the Russian OSB market, DOK Kalevala competes in the middle-price segment with Egger

10 June 2014 ` 02:18  
The growth of OSB imports from Romania into Russia last year occurred due to the increase of capacities at the mills of Egger and Kronospan. The latter completed an investment project in September 2013 worth EUR 40 million...

Perm pulpmill group: Containerboard market in Russia is close to saturation

10 June 2014 ` 02:41  
The total output of Russian containerboard in 2013 amounted, according to the Perm pulpmill group (PTsBK), to 3.094 million tonnes (+8.7% on 2012), and the increase is almost entirely provided by recycled grades. The production of virgin-fibre board...

Russian timber industry development strategy & practical guide: Monograph by Dr. Sukhanov published in Germany

7 June 2014 ` 14:40  
In February 2014, Palmarium Academic Publishing (Germany) published the monograph “Strategy and tactics of timber industry development in Russia” by Doctor V. Sukhanov. The book is designed for timber merchants, professionals, businessmen, investors, engineers, scientists, and teachers of...

Timber exports from Russia to China through Suifenhe sharply increased in Q1

25 April 2014 ` 14:02  
In January-March 2014, a sharp increase was registered in the imports of wood from Russia through the border town of Suifenhe (Heilongjiang province), as Xinhua agency reported. Deliveries of roundwood increased by 38% year-on-year up to 990 thousand...

80 ideas of Russian Wood & Timber 2014

15 April 2014 ` 01:46  
For the third time already, WhatWood analytic agency has held twitter broadcast from Russian Wood & Timber forum. Traditionally, we have collected the most interesting thoughts expressed at the conference in a summing-up material. Boris Tarasyuk, Investlesprom, Head...

Investlesprom: wooden housing market in Russia rose by 30% in 2013

15 March 2014 ` 00:01  
In 2013, Investlesprom holding has reduced deliveries of plywood to the European market that fell into crisis and refocused on the domestic market (up to 60% of the total deliveries), which boosted company’s revenues, as said in the...

Key topics of PAP-FOR 2014 forum announced

14 March 2014 ` 17:44  
The arrangers of PAP-FOR RUSSIA 2014 business forum announced key topics of the conference, which will take place on 28-29 October 2014 at the exhibition center Expoforum (St. Petersburg) within the framework of the XIII International Exhibition PAP-FOR...

In 2013, DAF prices of Russian timber in China decreased

16 January 2014 ` 03:08  
During eleven months of 2013, average export prices for timber shipments from Russia to China at various shipping points were in the range of $77- $165 per m3 on DAF conditions. The average price of pine lumber on...