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From Russian Forests to World Markets. A Competitive Analysis of the Northwest Russian Forest Cluster

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  • Dudarev, Grigori
  • Boltramovich, Sergey
  • Efremov, Dmitry

Abstract

This study examines the Northwest Russian forest industry, traditionally the regions most important industry, its competitiveness and future prospects. The transition to the market economy and privatization have left their mark on the industry. Demand and markets have changed, requiring new strategies, operation models and industrial policy. The book analyzes competitiveness employing the so-called cluster analysis approach. The competitiveness of the Northwest Russian forest industry is currently based on production factors, whose conditions have, however, deteriorated during the reform process. Machinery and equipment are outdated, productivity is low and production consists mainly of products with low value added. In principle, the Northwest Russian forest cluster has all the necessary elements that, if developed and improved, could make the cluster competitive. Such developments and improvements require substantial investments and cooperation amongst companies. The book also introduces the most important forest industry companies of Northwest Russia. For many companies export revenues are the main source of income. Investments in production and infrastructure are needed to keep exports at their present level and to increase them. Foreign investors can play a very important role in the development of the Northwest Russian forest industry, if the risks associated with, and barriers to, investment are reduced. Tutkimus käsittelee Luoteis-Venäjälle perinteisesti tärkeää metsäteollisuutta, sen kilpailukykyä ja tulevaisuudennäkymiä. Venäjän siirtyminen markkinatalouteen ja yksityistäminen ovat jättäneet jälkensä metsäteollisuuteen. Kysyntä ja markkinat ovat muuttuneet; nyt tarvitaan uusia strategioita, toimintamalleja ja elinkeinopolitiikkaa. Tutkimuksessa analysoidaan kilpailukykyä ns. klusterianalyysin avulla. Tällä hetkellä kilpailukyky perustuu tuotannontekijöihin, joiden tila on uudistusten myötä kuitenkin heikentynyt. Koneet ja laitteet ovat vanhentuneita, tuottavuus alhainen ja tuotanto keskittyy jalostamattomiin tuotteisiin. Periaatteessa Luoteis-Venäjän metsäklusterilla on kaikki peruselementit, joita kehittämällä siitä voisi tulla kilpailukykyinen. Uudistuminen vaatii mittavia investointeja ja yhteistyötä yritysten kesken. Tutkimuksessa esitellään Luoteis-Venäjän tärkeimmät metsäteollisuusyritykset. Monille yrityksille vienti on pääasiallinen tulonlähde. Myös sen pitäminen nykyisellä tasolla ja kasvattaminen edellyttävät investointeja tuotantoon ja infrastruktuuriin. Ulkomaisten investoijien merkitys metsäteollisuuden uudistamisessa voi olla suuri, jos investoinnin esteitä ja riskejä saadaan pienennettyä.

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  • Dudarev, Grigori & Boltramovich, Sergey & Efremov, Dmitry, . "From Russian Forests to World Markets. A Competitive Analysis of the Northwest Russian Forest Cluster," ETLA B, The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy, number 195.
  • Handle: RePEc:rif:bbooks:195
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    1. Jarmo Kortelainen, 2008. "Performing the Green Market—Creating Space: Emergence of the Green Consumer in the Russian Woodlands," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 40(6), pages 1294-1311, June.
    2. Torniainen, Tatu Juhani & Saastamoinen, Olli Juhani & Petrov, Anatoly Pavlovich, 2006. "Russian forest policy in the turmoil of the changing balance of power," Forest Policy and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 9(4), pages 403-416, December.
    3. Toppinen, Anne & Tatti, Natalia & Toivonen, Ritva & Mutanen, Antti & Goltsev, Vadim, 8. "Business environment and strategies of woodworking companies in Northwest Russia – results from a pilot study in Leningrad and Vologda regions," Scandinavian Forest Economics: Proceedings of the Biennial Meeting of the Scandinavian Society of Forest Economics, Scandinavian Society of Forest Economics, issue 41, May.

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