Development of the Sawmill Industry in Russia
Development of the Sawmill Industry in Russia
Development of the Sawmill Industry in Russia
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Future <strong>Development</strong> - Structural Change<br />
• Labor <strong>in</strong>tensive and out-<strong>of</strong>-date harvest and production<br />
• Accord<strong>in</strong>g to governmental plans, <strong>the</strong> roundwood that has been<br />
exported so far will have to be processed domestically – requir<strong>in</strong>g<br />
additional capacities<br />
• Increas<strong>in</strong>g demand both domestically and <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> CIS countries<br />
• Inefficient cost structure <strong>in</strong>ternational competitiveness<br />
Urgent need for action<br />
• Infrastructure and transports as well as policy framework only gradually<br />
improv<strong>in</strong>g<br />
• Modernization <strong>of</strong>ten difficult as <strong>in</strong> many regions <strong>the</strong> sawmills are <strong>the</strong> only<br />
employer<br />
• Construction and start-up times not comparable with Central Europe<br />
• Markets for sawmill residues are <strong>of</strong>ten nonexistent<br />
Structural change will drag on over several years
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