Russian Pulp and Paper industry seems to be getting out from decline

Russia keeps the first place in the world woodfigures show that market pulp production was 1,3
reserves (25% of the total volume of woods).mln.t - 81% compared to respective period of
Woods are covering about 40% of its territory -2008, board-2,2 mln.t- 88,8%, paper- 2,6 mln.t-
722 mln. hectares. But if we look at the Russian93,5%. First four months 2009 production figures
pulp and paper industrial ranking in the world wewere 74,1, 84,2 and 90,5% respectively.
will find (data PPI) that Russia is producing onlyBut the situation is not equal at every plant.
3% of worlds pulp and paper products - 8 timesAccording to RAO Bumprom factories located in
less than USA, 6 times less than China, 2,5 timesArkhangelsk region in Jan. - July 2009 reduced pulp
less Japan. Total 2008 PPI production in Russiaand market pulp production by 19,2 and 31,4%
according to recent report of RAO Bumpromrespectively, paper production was down by
(Russian Association of Pulp and Paper industry) 22,9%.
totaled 9 962,4  thousand tons. But at the sameAt the same time many Russian Pulp and Paper
time the economic crises impact on Russian PPIfactories managed to maintain 2008 level of
was much less than in European Pulp and Paperproduction. Good results were shown by
industry, as practically all the players on EuropeanSvetogorsk plant (International Paper), Siktivkar
market according to EUWID Pulp and PaperComplex (Mondi paper), Ust-Ilimsk and Bratsk
reported losses in 2009 Jan.- June net profits.plants (Ilim group) et ali.
On September 15 the Russian Federal StatisticsNow it is the right time to step into the Russian
Service published the report on industrialindustrial market with new equipment and
production Jan. 2009 - August 2009). According totechnologies. For professional assistance and more
published data  the situation in Russian Pulp andinformation, please, visit AC-Consulting-Russia
Paper industry is improving. 8 month productionwebsite.