Timber Industry

Vitaly Lipsky, Director General of the National Forestry Agency for Development and Investment (NLARI), presented his vision of the situation in the industry

African markets remain one of the most promising for the supply of timber industry products. However, in order for business to be successful here, it is necessary to understand the socio-cultural characteristics of the region.

On September 5th, 2024 China Global Wood Trade Conference was successfully held in Rizhao. The event attracted over a thousand representatives from enterprises, governments, international organizations, and research institutes across 17 countries

The timber business in Russia has gone through major changes over the past few years. The export directions of wood products have changed, and the construction industry in the country has received a new impetus for development.

In 2024, the traditional Forum of timber industry companies WoodWorld 2024 will be held from September 9th to 11th as part of the Lesdrevmash exhibition, Moscow. We invite businessmen involved in the trade of wood products to take part in the Forum!

Within the framework of the 20th Anniversary International Exhibition of machinery, equipment and technologies for the logging, woodworking and furniture industry LesDrevMash in Expocentre Fairgrounds, Moscow, September 9-11th, 2024, the next Forum of the timber industry companies WoodWorld-2024 will be held.

The Lesdrevmash International Exhibition of Machinery, Equipment and Technologies for the Logging, Woodworking and Furniture Industries is the main industry event in Russia that takes place in even-numbered years at EXPOCENTRE Fairground.

From September 9 to 12, 2024, the 20th International exhibition of machinery, equipment and technologies for the logging, woodworking and furniture industries LESDREVMASH-2024 will be held in Moscow at Expocentre.

Lumber production is the segment of the timber industry that forms a significant part of the export revenue of the industry in Russia. Unfortunately, Rosstat works in such a way that it does not provide data on small and medium-sized enterprises, so the assessment is based on NLARI agency data.

According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization for 2022, more than 50% of all forest resources are concentrated in 5 countries: Russia, Brazil, Canada, the USA and China. Russia ranks 2nd in the world in terms of forest resources – 82 billion cubic meters.