The timber processing industry of the Leningrad Region includes enterprises engaged in wood processing, production of wood products, paper and paper products, as well as wooden furniture.
The Association "Timber Processing Industry Cluster" has been established in the Leningrad Region. Its goal is to create conditions for effective interaction among the participants of the timber processing industry cluster. The Association provides methodological, organizational, expert-analytical and informational support for the cluster's development.
Production dynamics of main product types by timber processing enterprises of the Leningrad Region:
Roundwood, million solid m³
3.2
Fuel pellets (pellets), thousand tons
45.4
Wood pulp and pulp from other fibrous materials, thousand tons
682.8
Paper and paperboard, thousand tons
1100
Corrugated paper or paperboard boxes, thousand tons
290.9
The timber industry complex of the Leningrad Region includes over 50 enterprises (excluding small businesses), employing about 13,000 people.
Volume of shipped goods of own production, works and services performed in the timber processing industry (billion rubles):
Paper and paper products
145.7
Wood and cork products, except furniture; articles of straw and plaiting materials; wood processing
31.9
Furniture
8.5
Volume of investments in fixed capital (million rubles):
Paper and paper products
7,384
Wood and cork products, except furniture; articles of straw and plaiting materials; wood processing
538
Furniture
56