WhatWood started preparation of the 4th annual review Russian Forest Industry 2014

The timber industry analytics agency WhatWood started preparation of the 4th annual analytical review “Russian Forest Industry in 2014”. As usual, at this time of the year we summarize the results of the past year. The market conditions for the Russian forestry sector in 2014 changed dramatically. The difficult economic situation in Russia and the tumultuous events in the global politics has closed almost all possibilities for large-scale credits and equipment modernization.

Simultaneously, the strong devaluation of the ruble has allowed export-oriented Russian forest industry to get extra profits. It is obvious that under new economic conditions the forest sector is becoming a subject of increased attention for the state, possibly an additional source of budget income.

However, the price situation on the timber export markets remained difficult throughout 2014, and according to estimations for 2015, further stagnation and increased competition is expected. Such factors as stagnating construction market in China, strong growth for roundwood prices in Russia, increase of tariffs for railway transportation by 10%, indexation of forest lease payments create an unfavorable background for operations.

We invite you to take a look at the results of 2014 for the timber industry of Russia.

Russian Forest Industry in 2014

Language: Russian, English
Pages: over 100
Format: PDF
Price: EUR 800
Release date: March 2015

The review will present a detailed analysis of the timber industry sectors and its major trends; key indicators of industry performance (dynamics of output, consumption, imports, exports, prices in terms of regions and enterprises), as well as comments of market players.

• The state of the Russian economy and its influence on forestry and forest industry of Russia, the positioning on the global market;
• Changes in the forest legislation of the Russian Federation in 2014;
• Analysis of the annual dynamics of the main forest product indicators (output, imports, exports, prices) in 2005-2014;
• Capacity changes in the processing industry;
• Approved and launched priority investment projects in the forest industry;
• The main industry development trends in 2014;
• Production in terms of the following products: roundwood, sawn timber, wood-based panels (particleboard, OSB, fiberboard, MDF, plywood), pulp, paper, cardboard, packaging, biofuels; dynamics in terms of regions;
• Overview of the largest producers of forest products;
• Key events in the Russian forest sector in 2014.

To order the review please write our analysts at research@whatwood.ru. If you have questions about this publication, you can also call us at +7 905 704 5133 (Moscow GMT +3).