INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FOREST COMPLEX OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOMI: STATUS AND PROSPECTS

Abstract

Global manufacturers of timber products and specialized research institutes are actively developing innovative materials and improving production processes. The fastest growing groups include innovative packaging materials, innovative building materials, biodegradable polymers and biofuels. The aim of the article is to form a theoretical and methodological basis for the innovative development of the forestry complex of the Komi Republic. The subject of the research is theoretical and methodological aspects of innovative development of the forestry complex. Methods used in the study: historical method, methods of verification of theoretical positions (morphological analysis of the content and relationship of categories, principles and laws, assessment of the correspondence of historical facts to theoretical hypotheses), methods of analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction, logical method (hypothetical and axiomatic approaches), comparison method. Research hypothesis. The innovative development of the forestry complex in Russia is associated with forest chemistry. In particular, tall oil rosin and tall oil fatty acids in the markets of Russia and Asia are considered the most priority segments for Russian manufacturers. Presentation of the main material. Analysis of the current state of the forestry complex of the Komi Republic revealed an extremely low level of innovation activity. Over the years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, development proceeded along the extensive path of increasing the production and export of forest products of primary and secondary levels of redistribution, and the share of innovative products in the commodity and industry structure was measured at the level of statistical error. Originality and practical value of the research. The production of innovative products of the second generation is a promising direction for the development of the timber processing industry in the Komi Republic. The main ones are: bioconversion of cellulose-containing raw materials; biomass torrefaction technology based on plant waste; production of sulphate turpentine; highly active preparations for agriculture from pine needles. Conclusions of the study. It is planned to implement these directions by increasing the output of products with high added value, organizing new production of innovative products, commissioning medium and small innovative enterprises for the production of wood flour, biosorbents and other products, and developing regional wooden housing construction.