About UNION

      Union of Timber Manufacturers and Exporters of Russia (the Union) is a non-profit organization which brings together on a voluntary basis, either directly or through the regional unions, more than 70 percent of enterprises and organizations of the forestry industry. The current members of the Union are organizations working in more than 50 regions of Russian Federation.

      One of the main objectives of the Union - the development of public-private partnerships in the timber industry, the development and implementation of measures to address the major problems of the industry, creating an enabling legal-regulatory and financial-economic conditions for businesses, developing and facilitating timber exports, attracting investment into the forest industry , capacity and effective use of industrial, scientific and technical potential of the industry.

      The Union cooperates with international agencies such as the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the European Association Of the Sawmill Industry (EOS), the European Association of Plywood (FEIC), European Association of Paper Industries (CEPI) and foreign associations of Great Britain, China, Finland, Austria, Sweden, Latvia, etc.

      Within the work on protection of the interests of the forestry business The Union on behalf of the employer of the industry is a signatory to the General Agreement between the National Associations of Employers, Trade Unions and the Government of the Russian Federation. President of the Union is a member of the Russian tripartite commission on regulation of social and labor relations.