Mr. Sviatoslav Bychkov is involved with forestry, pulp & paper and wood working industry for the past 15 years. He is currently working for the biggest Russian sawn wood and softwood plywood producer with extensive international operations in Germany and strong presence on all major international sawn timber markets focusing on China. He is primarily responsible for Public Affairs, Government Relations and Strategic business development.
Mr. Bychkov is actively participating in a number of industry related activities:
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Member of the Working Group on Forestry State Policies within Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of Russia;
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Member of the Forest based industries section of Biotech 2030 program under Ministry of Ilim Timber Industry and Trade;
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Chairman of the Council of the Russian Economy in Germany;
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Member of Russia Working Group within European Organization of the Sawmill industry.
Ilim Timber Industry (www.ilimtimber.com) has over 3,000 employees and is a leading global manufacturer of sawn goods, deep processed timber products and softwood plywood. ITI was established in 2007 as a spin-off of the former woodworking assets of Ilim Pulp, the largest Russian pulp and paper company, as part of the JV arrangements with International Paper. The consolidated capacity of Ilim Timber is about 2.65 million cubic meters of sawn timber and 240 thousand cubic meters of softwood plywood. Production facilities are located in Russia and Germany.
Presentation Outline:
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Major trends in log supply and capacity utilization in Russian saw mill industry as well as timber export dynamics from Russia.
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Devaluation of Russian Ruble and it's effect on timber exports and investments into new projects.
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New initiatives of Russian government including unified control e-system of timber turnover.
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