RFP Group

What RFP Group does

RFP Group is a privately held, vertically integrated forest industry holding headquartered in Khabarovsk, in the Far East of the Russian Federation. The company operates the full wood value chain — from harvesting leased forests covering 4.5 million hectares (annual allowable cut of 4.5 million m3) through deep processing and through to ocean freight via its wholly owned Amur Shipping Company fleet of 100+ vessels (1.3 million tons annual transport capacity). It is the largest forestry holding in the Russian Far East, the fourth-largest in Russia by annual allowable cut, and the seventh-largest by revenue among Russian forestry companies as of 2017.

The company's core product mix comprises five lines manufactured primarily at the Far Eastern Advanced Wood Processing Center in Amursk: roundwood (larch, spruce, fir, birch), sawnwood (240,000 m3/year, launched 2017), rotary-cut larch veneer from the largest softwood veneer plant in Russia (up to 300,000 m3/year), industrial wood pellets (100,000 tons/year, expandable to 135,000 tons), and wood chips/peeler cores as byproducts. Processing equipment is sourced from world-leading manufacturers including Springer, Seihoku, and Sojitz. Products carry stacked sustainability credentials — PEFC (covering 4.1 million hectares), FSC, SBP (first in the Russian Far East), JAS-1751 for Japan, and ISO 9001/14001 plus OHSAS 18001 — making them saleable into Japan, the EU, and ESG-mandated biomass markets.

RFP sells business-to-business through its centralized RFP Trading House to international buyers across China (where it holds a 20%+ share of Russian roundwood exports), Japan (via the IIDA Group Holdings partnership), South Korea, Europe, and New Zealand. Customer relationships include a 12-year industrial pellet off-take with ENGIE for Japanese power generation (up to 90,000 tons/year, extendable to 2036) and exports structured through RFP's own fleet. Since January 2022, the company has been majority-owned by Japan's IIDA Group Holdings (75%), with the Russian-Chinese Investment Fund retaining 25%, aligning the ownership base with the company's Asian end-market strategy.

Name

RFP Group

Legal name

RFP Group

Website

https://rfpgroup.ru

Company type

Private

Founded year

1930

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

RFP Group is a vertically integrated Russian Far East forest industry holding producing roundwood, sawnwood, veneer, wood pellets, and chips for export to China, Japan, South Korea, and Europe, with majority ownership since 2022 by Japan's IIDA Group Holdings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Forest Products and Wood Processing

NAICS

Forestry and Logging (113), Logging (1133), Timber Tract Operations (113110), Support Activities for Forestry (1153)

SIC

Forestry (800), Sawmills & Planting Mills, General (2421), Lumber & Wood Products (No Furniture) (2400)

akta.pro primary industry

Logging & Timber Harvesting (IMAMAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Custom/Contract Sawing & Portable Sawmilling (IMAMABAC), Plywood & Panel Products Distribution (Plywood, OSB, MDF, Particleboard) (IMAMAIAC), Timberland Operations Planning & Contractor Management (AFAMAKAE), Sawmilling & Lumber Production (IMADADAA)

Keywords

• Forest products holding
• Industrial wood processing
• Softwood timber exports
• Wood pellets production
• River sea shipping logistics

Headquarters

HQ city

Khabarovsk

HQ country

Russia

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Roundwood sales: Sale of softwood (larch, spruce, fir) and hardwood (birch) roundwood. Primary export product to China. Leader in Russian roundwood export to China with 20% market share.
2. Sawnwood production and sales: Production and sale of spruce and larch sawnwood. Capacity of 240,000 m3 per year. Exported to South Korea, China, Japan, Europe.
3. Veneer production and sales: Production of rotary-cut veneer from Dahurian larch. Largest softwood veneer plant in Russia with capacity of 240,000 m3 per year. Exported to Japan, China, South Korea, Europe, New Zealand.
4. Wood pellets production and sales: Production of wood fuel pellets from spruce and larch wood chips and sawdust. Capacity of 100,000 tons per year (expandable to 135,000 tons). Long-term supply agreement with ENGIE for Japan. Joint venture RFP Wood Pellets (51% owned by RFP Group).
5. Transportation and logistics services: Shipping and logistics services through Amur Shipping Company. River and sea transportation, port cargo handling. Annual transportation capacity of 1.3 million tons.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

RFP Group is a vertically integrated forest industry holding that harvests timber from 4.5 million hectares of leased forest in the Russian Far East and produces roundwood, sawnwood, rotary-cut veneer, wood pellets, and wood chips at its Amursk wood processing complex. The company exports primarily to Asia-Pacific markets (China, Japan, South Korea) and Europe, and operates an in-house river and sea shipping fleet through Amur Shipping Company for direct delivery to buyers.

Product overview

RFP Group is a vertically integrated forest industry holding operating across the full wood processing value chain. The company offers five core product lines: Roundwood (logs for export), Sawnwood (lumber from spruce), Veneer (rotary-cut larch veneer), Wood Pellets (biofuel), and Wood Chips/Peeler Cores (byproducts). These products are manufactured at the company's Amursk Advanced Wood Processing Center in Khabarovsk region, Russia, which integrates veneer, sawnwood, and pellet production facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Roundwood Quality round wood (logs) supplied to Asian and domestic markets, including softwood species (larch, spruce, fir) and hardwood species (birch). Products are PEFC certified for legality.
• Sawnwood High-quality sawn wood from Yezo spruce produced at the Amursk plant launched in 2017 with 240,000 m³ per year capacity. Products include KD and shipping dry spruce sawn wood used for decking, flooring, roofing, and packaging.
• Veneer Premium quality softwood rotary-cut veneer from Dahurian larch produced at the Amursk plant with capacity up to 300,000 m³ per year (currently 240,000 m³). Used for structural plywood, LVL production, furniture, and door panels.
• Wood Pellets High-quality wood fuel pellets produced from wood chips and sawdust (spruce and larch) at the Amursk plant with 100,000 tons per year capacity (expandable to 135,000 tons). Certified Grade A1, I1-I2 of European classification with PEFC Chain of Custody and SBP certification.
• Wood Chips and Peeler Cores Wood chips (thickness <20mm, length <50mm) and peeler cores (2000mm length, 50mm diameter) produced as byproducts. Wood chips shipped to China; peeler cores used for landscape gardening and pulp and paper production.
• Transportation and Logistics Services (Amur Shipping Company) Integrated river and sea shipping, port cargo handling, and multimodal transport services through the Amur Shipping Company fleet of 100+ vessels with annual capacity of 1.3 million tons, offered to internal business units and external customers in the Russian Far East.

Quantifiable outcome

• 20% market share in Russian timber exports to China
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• WWF RussiaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 May 2020Agreement on protection of High Conservation Value Forests (HCVFs) in Khabarovsky province. Over 110,000 hectares of unique forests given HCVF status where industrial logging is banned. 20 unique forest areas delineated as HCVFs including subalpine hardwood forests, rare tall grass spruce forests, and peat swamp forests.
• ENGIEcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020International energy company entered 12-year agreement (extendable to 2036) for supply of up to 90,000 tons of industrial pellets annually from RFP Wood Pellets. First long-term biomass transaction between Russia and Japan. Pellets destined for power generation segment in Japan.
• Prospect Co. Ltd.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 May 2018Japanese investment and development firm (TSE: 3528) partnered in joint venture RFP Wood Pellets. RFP owns 51%, Prospect owns 49%. Joint venture constructing pellet production plant with capacity up to 135,000 tons per year. Tokyo Stock Exchange listed company with renewable energy focus.
• DALA-GRIPEN (Sweden)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial dealer of forestry equipment products. AO RFP Lesozagotovka is official dealer of DALA-GRIPEN (Sweden) and Formiko Hydraulics (Latvia) for logging machinery parts.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Mondi Group: Global packaging and paper group with significant Russian timber assets and large-scale forestry operations. Comparable as a diversified forest products incumbent with international export reach.
• IIDA Group Holdings: Japanese housing conglomerate and RFP's 75% controlling shareholder since 2022. Comparable as both strategic customer for RFP's sawnwood/veneer and as a vertically integrated end-buyer of Far East timber.
• UPM-Kymmene: Global forestry and biomaterials company with own forest assets, sawn timber, plywood, and biofuels. Comparable to RFP in combining certified forestland ownership with downstream value-added wood products.
• Stora Enso: Nordic forest products major with integrated timber, sawnwood, pulp, and biomaterials operations. Comparable to RFP on the deep-wood-processing, sustainability-certified, and export-oriented model.
• Weyerhaeuser: US timber REIT with large owned timberland base and wood products manufacturing. Comparable to RFP on integrated timberland-management-plus-processing business model, though US-domestic focused.

Direct peers

• Segezha Group: Largest vertically integrated forest holding in Russia, with timber harvesting, plywood, sawnwood, and pellet operations. Directly comparable to RFP's full-cycle model in the same Russian regulatory and export environment.
• Canfor: Major North American lumber and pulp producer with significant Asia-Pacific export focus. Comparable to RFP on sawnwood production scale and end-market exposure to Japanese and Chinese buyers.
• Enviva: Largest global producer of wood pellets for industrial energy markets. Directly comparable to RFP Wood Pellets on production model, SBP/PEFC certification, and long-term utility offtake structure.
• Interfor: One of the world's largest lumber producers with operations across North America and export sales to Asia. Comparable to RFP on sawnwood capacity, Asian export orientation, and PEFC/FSC certified supply.

Others

• Drax Group: UK-based biomass power generator and major industrial pellet offtaker. Comparable as a counterpart buyer defining the demand side of the same global industrial wood pellet market in which RFP Wood Pellets competes.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/rfpgroup

Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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