Keyword: Russia

ULK Group to build a mega sawmill in Russia

    Russia's ULK Group is investing more than Euro 400 million in one of the country [...]

Timber prices in Russia on an upward trend

    In April 2020, the export price of hardwood timber used for sawing and planing in Russia [...]

Russia’s exports of lumber, roundwood drop sharply in Q1/2020

In January-March 2020, Russian lumber suppliers reduced exports by 7.7%. The export volume amounted to 4.1 million [...]

Segezha Group to increase wood pellet production

At the industrial site of JSC Lesosibirsky LDK No. 1, the Russian Segezha Group launched the second phase of the [...]

Russia: Prices of roundwood fall sharply in February 2020

    Roundwood prices in Russia have dropped sharply in February 2020, indicating some first coronavirus impact on [...]

Segezha Group to build a large new plywood mill

Russian Segezha Group has received permission from the Galich city administration in the Kostroma region to build a plywood mill [...]

Russia: Exports of softwood lumber fall due to low demand in China

In the first two months, Russia exported 5% less softwood, including planed timber, compared to the same period in the [...]

Russia’s Far East exports of logs to be increased by tariff reductions

Recently, the Ministry of Development of the Russian Far East and the Arctic told the media that the Ministry of [...]

Russian timber industry under pressure due to mild winter

Due to the abnormally warm winter in Russia, a shortage of wood raw materials has formed. Logging equipment sometimes could [...]

Russian timber industry in search for new markets

Many exporters of the Russian timber industry are suffering losses because of the coronavirus. The majority were forced to change [...]