Woodworking enterprises and their place in the economy of the country

Our country is at one of the leading places in world timber reserves. The reason for this is the combination of qualitative and quantitative diversity of raw materials throughout its territory. That is why great importance in the Russian economy was acquired by woodworking enterprises, which produced a huge variety of products. It is difficult to list the range of products produced at the plants of this industry: sleepers, furniture with sawn timber, containers with matches, skis, kitchen implements, and musical instruments, etc. In short, everything that can be obtained and processed from wood produces woodworking Enterprises in numerous branches.

A bit of history

In Russia, woodworking has been practiced for a long time. The roots of this activity stretch from subsistence farming, when man created mostly handicrafts. Gradually, this craft began to take shape in production. And already at the beginning of the eighteenth century, woodworking enterprises began to gain momentum. In the eastern regions, small furniture factories, sawmills, match factories, etc. were opened. Large woodworking enterprises were mainly located in Siberia, where the taiga, which produced the main raw materials, was growing. At the beginning of the nineteenth century, there was a significant increase in production in this industry, but its material and technical base was not yet sufficiently developed. Therefore, for the most part, the production of sawn timber predominated, and complex wood products were still created manually by handicraftsmen.

In the USSR, woodworking enterprises working with this environmentally friendly raw materials were created throughout the territory. The most powerful plants were located in the Far East, in Karelia, in the Sverdlovsk Region. A scientific approach has also begun to be widely applied: several research institutes have been established that have been studying the properties of raw materials, drying technologies, and the conditions for its storage.

Woodworking enterprises of Russia

In the post-perestroika period, when the active growth of business began to be observed, this industry received a new impulse for development. The share of private production increased, especially that of furniture, implements, and containers. Approximately one third of all the timber produced has been exported for some time. However, for several years now the Russian government, having reduced the export of unprocessed forest, began to stimulate the deep processing of raw materials within the state.

Industry today

Woodworking enterprises in our country, related to the forest industry, carry out the processing of raw materials by mechanical or chemical means. They are represented by sawmill production - factories that produce sawnwood, as well as technological chips, sleepers or billets. The second type of their activity is the production of prefabricated wooden houses or standard detailed sets of parts for their construction. Many factories are engaged in the production of wood fiber, more commonly known as fiberboard, or chipboard - chipboard, as well as construction parts and joinery.

Primary raw materials for the release of almost twenty thousand items are round assortments - sawlogs, swords, balance, etc. It is processed in sawmills and shpalkilnyh production, using for the production of plates, plywood and matches.

Many Russian woodworking enterprises are located near logging sites. The largest of them are in the Urals and North-West, as well as in the Siberian and Far Eastern districts.