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Figure 3 Russian forest products exports by country <strong>in</strong> 2001<br />

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Japan<br />

F<strong>in</strong>l<strong>and</strong><br />

Germany<br />

UK<br />

US<br />

Italy<br />

Kazakhstan<br />

Estonia<br />

Turkey<br />

Sweden<br />

Belgium<br />

France<br />

India<br />

Irel<strong>and</strong><br />

Iran<br />

Ukra<strong>in</strong>e<br />

Netherl<strong>and</strong><br />

Latvia<br />

Lithuania<br />

Hungary<br />

Other<br />

Source: Russian Trade <strong>and</strong> Investment Study conducted by A. Ptichnikov <strong>and</strong> A. Voropaev, WWF Russian<br />

Program Office, 2002.<br />

Two thirds of all harvested wood is exported as processed products. Ten Russian<br />

forest companies provide 25 percent of all harvest<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> process<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> Russia. 28 In<br />

2003, 40 percent of Russia’s wood exports went to the European Union, 24 percent to<br />

Ch<strong>in</strong>a, <strong>and</strong> 15 percent to Japan (see Figure 3). 29<br />

In 1999, at least 500,000 cubic meters of forest products were exported to Estonia<br />

<strong>and</strong> around 100,000 cubic meters to Latvia. 30<br />

Russian forest products exported to<br />

western Europe <strong>in</strong> 2002 were: F<strong>in</strong>l<strong>and</strong> 72 percent, Germany 10 percent, UK 4 percent,<br />

Sweden 3 percent, Italy 2 percent, other countries less (see Figures 4 <strong>and</strong> 5). 31<br />

28 WWF program office report,<br />

Moscow 2003.<br />

29 WWF database 2003.<br />

30 WWF databases, 2002.<br />

31 State Customs Committee of<br />

Russia 2002.<br />

Figure 4 Lead<strong>in</strong>g forest exporters to Europe <strong>in</strong> 2001<br />

thous<strong>and</strong> USD<br />

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300 000<br />

250000<br />

200 000<br />

150000<br />

100 000<br />

50000<br />

0<br />

Ilim Pulp Enterprise<br />

Volga<br />

Kondopoga<br />

Cont<strong>in</strong>ental<strong>in</strong>vest<br />

Syktyvkar LPK<br />

Solikamskbumprom<br />

Arkhbum-<br />

Arkhangelsk PPM<br />

Svetogorsk<br />

Thomesto<br />

Igirma-Tairiku<br />

Segezha PPM<br />

Lesosibirsk LDK<br />

No.1<br />

Solombala PPM<br />

Novoyeniseysk<br />

LHK<br />

LEMO Concern<br />

Permfankom<br />

Solombala LDK<br />

Ust-Ilimsk LDZ<br />

Gos<strong>in</strong>cor-Trad<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Tsepruss<br />

Source: Russian Trade <strong>and</strong> Investment Study, conducted by A. Ptichnikov <strong>and</strong> A. Voropaev, WWF Russian<br />

Program Office, 2002.<br />

yale school of forestry & environmental studies

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