Russian plywood mills may be forced to stop production due to resin shortage

A number of Russian plywood producers may stop production or significantly raise prices for products, Kommersant reports . This situation on the market was caused by the shortage of a key component for the production of plywood - phenolic formaldehyde resin, the newspaper writes. According to Kommersant, the Association of Furniture and Woodworking Industries (AMDPR) asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation to resolve the issue of supplying phenol (the main component for the production of phenolic formaldehyde resin) to the domestic market, proposing to limit its export. “If the ...