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

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...

WhatWood: In Q1 2014, average export price for Russian sawn timber rose 0.2%

The average price of sawn timber exported from Russia following the results of the first quarter of 2014 amounted to $176.3, which is 0.2% higher than a year ago. Compared to Q4 2013, prices increased by 1%. However,...

WhatWood editor will report on Russian wood & timber industry at Global Wood Industry Forum in Guangzhou

Wood Guangzhou arrangers announced the list of speakers at the Global Wood Industry Forum 2014 which will be held concurrently with the fair on May 12-14, 2014. WhatWood analytic agency editor Kirill Baranov will report on the Russian...

WhatWood: Pulpwood trade balance and logging cost structure in North-West Russia

Pulpwood balance in Vologda region is around +3.14 million m3, according to estimations of WhatWood analysts that were published in the special section of Russian Forest Industry Annual Review 2013. This is the highest rate among North-West Russia...

A detailed account on the Russian timber industry: WhatWood starts preparation of Annual Review 2013

WhatWood News & Analytics agency starts the preparation of Russian Forest Industry Annual Review 2013. Releasing this review for the third year in a row, we rely on our previous experience, however, we also introduce a number of...

WhatWood published summing-up wood and timber price charts for 2013

WhatWood News & Analytics agency has prepared the summing-up publication covering wood and timber industry prices in 2013 in Russia and its export markets, having collected all data available by year-end in 35 descriptive charts. In these charts,...

In 2014, WhatWood Weekly to change format and frequency, subscription cost to drop 25%

In December 2013, we have communicated with our Weekly subscribers and received very fruitful feedback. We have learnt, what topics draw the most interest and what relevant information was missing in this product, and based on these replies,...

Vienna commodity exchange, North America and Russia’s OSB imports: new prices in WhatWood Weekly

In #95 WhatWood Weekly, the editorial staff has expanded once again the price section, having added softwood lumber prices on the Vienna commodity exchange, average export prices of Canadian and American lumber on the markets of East Asia...

WhatWood News & Analytics launched online store and registration at its website

WhatWood News & Analytics agency (based in Moscow, Russia) has implemented major update of its website. Registration option is added, which gives a 5% discount for all WhatWood products as well as access to Knowledge Base which will...

WhatWood: Reduction of roundwood customs duties increased hardwood exports from Russia

Following the results of the first half-year of 2013, the volume of roundwood export from Russia increased by 3.3% compared to the first half of 2012 up to 8.4 million m3 (excluding the countries of Customs Union, e.g....

WhatWood: OSB imports into Russia grew despite launch of home mills

Following the results of seven months of 2013, OSB imports into Russia grew 30% year-on-year to 381,300 m3, as said in the study “OSB market in Russia in 2010 – Jan-Jul 2013” published recently by the analytic department...

WhatWood: Demand for Russian plywood on export markets will grow

Under conditions of restoring global economy, demand for Russian birch plywood will not show any signs of declining, with exports growing moderately, as said in the new study of analytic department of WhatWood News & Analytics, “Plywood market...