OREANDA-NEWS. September 29, 2009. Woodworking volume in January-August 2009 decreased by 24.4% compared to the similar period of the previous year, as Russian Ministry for Economic Development and Trade informed Lesprom Network.
 
Production volume of hard wood fiberboard fell by 35.8%, of wood particleboard – by 27.8%, of plywood – by 27.8%, of sawnwood – by 16.5%, of door and window units – by 34.6% and 47.8% respectively. Timber harvesting volume shrank by 15.1%.

Pulp and paper sector lost 7.4%. In particular, market pulp production fell by 19%, paperboard and cardboard manufacturing – by 11.2%, paper production – by 6.5%.