Russian OSB market research

 Analytical report

 

 

 

 

 

Currently, the Russian OSB market is a quickly developing one. This is due to a general growth of economy, increasing purchasing power, changing customer demands and booming residential and, in particular, frame wood construction, which utilizes OSB and is the main OSB consumer in Russia.In Russia, OSB's are almost entirely consumed by construction (over 98%) and, to a much less significant extent, by production of furniture and machine building.The governmental forestry and customs policy encourages the development of high-level processing of timber. 

 

Language: Russian;

Date of issue: June 2008;

Number of pages: 44;

Quantity of tables – 11, quantity of figures – 15;

Type of document: Electronic document;

Price of English version : 10000 EUR.

 

 Contents:

Key Conclusions

1. Product Description

2. General Description of the OSB Market Situation in Russia

3. OSB Import to Russia

4. OSB Consumption in Russia

5. Impact of the Governmental Forest Policy on the OSB Market

6. Projects of OSB Production in Russia.

7. Status of the Low Rise Residential Housing Market and the Construction Industry in Russia

8. Situation in Russia's Woodworking Industry and Veneer Wood Market

9. Forecast for OSB Supply and Demand in Russia

Contact information

 

Table 1. Countries supplying OSB to Russia

Table 2. OSB imports by Russia's region

Table 3. Corporate suppliers of OSB to Russia

Table 4. Largest OSB importing companies in Russia

Table 5. Russian export duties on timber, Euro per cubic meter

Table 6. Projects for OSB Production in Russia

Table 7. Selected indicators of the development of the Russian economy in 2008 (% of the corresponding period of the previous year)

Table 8. Residential housing commissioning in Russia

Table 9. Numerical dynamics of Russian families by income level

Table 10. Structure of Population by Income and Eligibility for Mortgage Loans, 1^st quarter of 2008

Table 11. Veneer wood output at largest woodworking companies, thousand m3

Fig.1: Statistical customs value of OSB imports to Russsia,thousand dollars

Fig.2: Volume of  OSB exports to Russia,thousands cubic meters

Fig.3: Average statistical customs value of  OSB imports in the 1st quarter of  2008,dollars per cubic meter

Fig.4: Shares of countries in the volume of  OSB export to Russia in 2007

Fig.5: OSB  imports by Russia's region in 2007

Fig.6: Corporate OSB suppliers to Russia in 2007

Fig.7:  Amounts of mortgage loans granted (source: Central Bank of Russia)

Fig.8: Veneer wood output in Russia in 2002-2007,'000 m3

Fig.9: Glued wood output in Russia (by quarter),'000m3

Fig.10: Russian's regions importing veneer wood

Fig.11: Countries importing  Russian veneer wood

Fig.12: Average OSB-3 price development from December 2007 to April 2008, RUR/m3

Fig.13: Average veneer wood price development from December 2007 to April 2008, RUR/m3

Fig.14: Middle term OSB consumption forecast in Russia: 2 Scenarios, '000 cub.m

Fig.15: OSB output forecast  in Russia (without impirt and export), 2 Scenarios, thousand m3