The Russian Forest Industry Sector Review (2007 Edition)

The Russian Forest Industry Sector Review, 2007 Edition is written by Runar Gareyev and Dennis Neilson, and published by DANA Publishing. The 2007 Review is the 2nd edition.

DANA published its first Review of the Russian Forest Industry Sector in late 1997. At that time, and especially a year later in 1998, Russia was in very bad economic shape. The country was not long out of the Soviet era, and much of it was still being run on Soviet principles. After the Government defaulted on rouble- denominated debt In 1998, global financial markets (prematurely) wrote off Russia as being a credible economic force in the foreseeable future.

Well, what a difference a decade makes! Russia is now a political and economic powerhouse. What has not changed in the last decade, however, is the fact that Russia holds more than 20% of the world's timber resource, which is more than Canada and Brazil, combined. New Russian policies are set to radically change the landscape of much of the global forest industry, especially in Scandinavia and Western Europe, and in Asia.

The 2007 Review traces the steps of the sector since 1998, profiles its existing positon and makes several predictions about it future direction.

Issues addressed include:

• Introduction - Changes to Russian economy in last decade, statistics, FX reserves, policy changes
• Forests - Species, AAC, commercial harvest potential, regional resources
• Harvesting - Harvest changes, regional patterns, illegal logging - its scale and future
• F.P. Trade Patterns - Log export trends impact on Europe-Scandinavia-Asia. Illegal logging and tax implications, forest product exports/imports, regional trade patterns to the West and East
• Sawmilling - Statistics, existing industry, domestic and international investments on expansions
• Panel Products - Statistics, existing industry, domestic and international investments on expansions
• Pulp and Paper - Statistics, existing industry, domestic and international investments on expansions. Is Russia ready for billion dollar + P & P industry investments?
• Investment Climate - Log Taxes, New Forest Code, business practices, transport, banking, comparative investment attractiveness....and more