Tag: sawn timber

Biolesprom LLC to establish new OSB and sawn timber production facilities in Vologda region

The official portal of the Vologda Region government reported that the wood processing company Biolesprom LLC plans to set up production capacities for 60,000 m³ of OSB boards and 90,000 m³ of sawn timber in the Verkhovazhsky municipal...

Elit LLC project included in the list of priority investment projects in wood processing

The Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade has included Elit LLC’s project for the modernization of wood processing facilities and the establishment of a chemical-thermomechanical pulp (CTMP) production line in the list of priority investment projects. This was...

Sawn timber sales remain weak in July

In late July and early August 2025, sawn timber producers surveyed by WhatWood reported weak sales and no signs of demand recovery. A representative of a company from the Siberian Federal District noted: “I’m managing to sell volumes...

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...

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...

More than 1.9 million m³ of sawn timber was exported from the Krasnoyarsk Region in H1 2024

In H1 2024, 3.3 million m³ of timber (roundwood and sawn timber) was hauled from the territory of the Krasnoyarsk Region under supervision of the regional Administration of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision (Rosselkhoznadzor). The...

WhatWood: Positive trends of improving prospects for Russian sawn timber exporters emerge in the Chinese market

Firstly, the stock of imported sawn timber in China’s major sea ports has been continuously declining for 6 consecutive months. Secondly, industry sources in the port of Taicang report that in January 2024, the daily sales of sawn...

90% of Russian sawn timber is sold in two markets—the domestic and the Chinese

Nowadays, Russia is probably a unique case in the global market of sawn timber. Russian Sawn Timber Market, a monthly price review by WhatWood, reports that, on the one hand, the country is separated from the cash-flush European...

A sawn timber production project by Kizirlesprom worth over 3 billion rubles was recognized as a priority project

In March 2023, Yenisey Siberia Development Corporation announced the launch of a major investment project on sawn timber production in the south of the Krasnoyarsk Region. In January 2024, the Ministry of Industry and Trade included this project...

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...

VLP Group shipped the first batch of sawn timber to India

Four containers of sawn timber produced at VLP’s woodworking plants were shipped to India for the first time, reports the corporate press office. According to Andrey Fialkovsky, Director for Sales of Sawn Timber and Biofuel at Vologodskiye Lesopromyshlenniki...