RUSSIAN FORESTRY

A Paradise Lost?

A Comprehensive Review of the Russian Forest and Forest Industry Sectors - Past, Present and Future

Gareyev-Sheveiko-Hale
DANA Publishing

"I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle, wrapped up in a mystery, inside an enigma. But perhaps there is a key. That key is the Russian national interest" (Winston Churchill, 1939). Has anything changed by 1997?

Russia is vast. So are its forests. The country spans 11 time zones. It has 23% of the world’s forest area. It holds 22% of the world’s wood inventory, including 55% of the inventory of coniferous forests.

Russia should be dominating global wood production, processing and trade. But it is not. Wood production has actually fallen to only 30% of its level in 1989 - or has it? What is going on? Has the bottom been reached?

RUSSIAN FORESTRY - A Paradise Lost? provides a comprehensive Review of the history, overview, data interpretation, industry details, volume and price trends, future demand/supply projections for the Russian forestry sector and many of its industries, and investment issues and case studies. The Review fronts up to the reasons for many of the industry’s present difficulties. It includes 16 Chapters, and 170 tables and figures in its 250 pages.

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*ISSUES ADDRESSED INCLUDE*
Statistics	How reliable are Russian forestry statistics?
Introduction	Russia in a global, economic, social and an international benchmark performance context (country risk, economic performance and freedom , country corruption).
Forests	Resources (Total, North West, West and East Siberia, Far East), by volume species, growth rates, inventory, changing Allowable Cut data (including new projections).
Environment	Environmental problems. The 1997 Forest Code, and its implications. How does environmental performance compare with the United States?
Harvests	Historic, current, future harvest projections, by region.
Log Exports	Volumes and prices, costs (including the impact of "extra costs"). Projected exports to Europe and Asia. Is Russia a future threat to European and Asian suppliers?
Woodchips	Details of Russian exports to Japan by company/port. Why have exports languished?
Sawmilling	Industry production and export trends. Largest 40 sawmilling companies.
Panel Products	Recent production history. MDF plant locations/capacities. Projections to 2005.
Pulp and Paper	Details of 89 mills. Production trends, 1980-1996, projections to 2005. 1997 P&P Report.
Investment Climate	"Russian business has been dominated by ‘robber capitalism’ since the fall of the Soviet Union" (George Soros). How bad is it? Will it improve? How? Details of investment climate, regulations, funding, joint venture projects, case studies.
Forests	Resources (Total, North West, West and East Siberia, Far East), by volume species, growth rates, inventory, changing Allowable Cut data (including new projections).

The two major authors, Runar Gareyev and Sergey Sheveiko, are both Russian nationals, who have been living and working in the United States for some years. Both make regular trips back to Russia,. They have developed a wide network of industry sources in Russia where, it is said, that reliable information appears to be so precious, it tends to be rationed. They are well qualified to filter Russian language written and verbal industry data, both official and unofficial, to produce a frank and focused Review, with discussion, interpretation and predictions of future directions in the industry. Dr. Samuel Hale, Jr, a major contributor to the Review, has experience in natural resource management throughout Russia.

The Director of DANA Publishing has visited Russia to investigate possible forestry joint ventures on behalf of a forest products company. He has also recently researched details of Russian log and chip exports to Europe, and Japan, and the growing costs of tree farm projects in the Russian Far East.

TABLE OF CONTENTS SUMMARY

Table of Contents
Table of Figures
Acknowledgments
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Chapter 1 Introduction

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Geography

1.3 Climate

1.4 Macro-economics

1.5 Benchmarks

Chapter 2 Forest Resources

2.1 Forest Land

2.2 Forest Resources

2.3 Species

2.4 Forest Protection

2.5 Fiber Supply

Chapter 3 Forest Industry

3.1 Wood Production

3.2 Geographical Spread

3.3 Forest Industry Outline

3.4 Organization

3.5 Federal Regulations/Structure

3.6 Industry Location/Capacity

3.7 Timber Production

3.8 Furniture Production

3.9 Markets And Prices

3.10 Forest Roads/Transportation

3.11 Foreign Trade

Chapter 4 Export Trade

4.1 Future Challenges

4.2 Timber Purchasing

4.3 Institutional Problems in Trade

4.4 Technical/Infrastructure Problems

4.5 Export Data

4.6 Exports to Finland

4.7 General Situation/Trends

4.8 Furniture Market

4.9 Russian-Japanese Trade

4.10 Use of Lumber in Japan

4.11 Conclusion and Outlook

Chapter 5 Wood-based Panels

5.1 Plywood

5.2 Particleboard

5.3 MDF Plants/Capacity

5.4 Price Trends

Chapter 6 Pulp and Paper

6.1 Trends, 1980-96

6.2 Foreign Investment

6.3 Consumption

6.4 Market Highlights/Prospects

6.5 Competitive Analysis

6.6 Domestic Production

6.7 Imports

6.8 Market Access

6.9 Import Climate

6.10 Business Practices

6.11 Financing

Chapter 7 Business Climate

7.1 International Investment

7.2 Business/Investment Climate

7.3 Politics and Economics

7.4 Evolution of Commercial, Legal and Accounting Framework

7.5 Tax Policy and Structure

7.6 Policies and Attitudes

7.7 Federal/Regional Governments

7.8 Foreign Exchange

Chapter 8 Foreign Investment

8.1 Patterns of Foreign Direct Investment

8.2 International Sources of Capital

8.3 Private Financial Institutions

8.4 Multilateral Lending Organizations

8.5 Bilateral Lending Organizations

8.6 Political Risk Insurance

Chapter 9 Russian Capital and Expertise

9.1 Russian Financial Sector/Investors

9.2 Financial Intermediaries

9.3 Countertrade

Chapter 10 Investment Opportunities and Experience

10.1 Forestry

10.2 Pulp and Paper

10.3 Lumber and Engineered Products

10.4 Attitudes and Customs

10.5 Domestic Competitors

Chapter 11 Sustainable Forestry

11.1 Introduction

11.2 Problems of Sustainable Forestry

11.3 Environmental Regulations

11.4 Comparison of US and Russian Environmental Compliances

Chapter 12 European Region of Russia

12.1 European Region Forest Resources

12.2 Northwest Russia Forest resources

12.3 Land Ownership Structure

12.4 Wood Harvesting in the Northwest

12.5 Wood Supply and the Forest Industry

12.6 NW Forest Industry Sector

12.7 Employment and Social Infrastructure

12.8 Overview - Republic of Karelia

12.9 Overview - Archangel Oblast

12.10 Exports and Prices/Levies

12.11 Exports from the Republic of Karelia

12.12 Investments and JV’s

Chapter 13 Western and Eastern Siberia

13.1 Forest Resources

13.2 Forest Sector Overview

Chapter 14 Russian Far East

14.1 Forest Resources

14.2 Regional Forest Sector Overview

14.3 Timber Distribution

14.4 Export Activity

14.5 Industry Analysis

14.6 Joint Venture/Investment Projects

14.7 Future Outlook and Conclusion

Chapter 15 Conclusions

Appendices

Sources of Information

Forest Code

Scandinavian Wood Import Statistics

Japan Wood Import Statistics

Japan Log Price Trends

Pulp and Paper Mills

Major Sawmilling companies

1996 Timber Industry Survey

Timber Company Stock Market Survey

.. And More

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