Europe’s plywood industry reacts to banned Russian birch plywood entering the market

In Europe there have been many rumours over the past year of birch plywood originating from Russia circumventing the current import ban on the product. The ban was part of the package of economic sanctions placed on Russia and Belarus due to the Ukraine conflict. But as the remaining already shipped legal supplies of Russian birch plywood reduced on the market, many large panel product traders reported that new streams of birch plywood were coming on stream – from unlikely sources. These sources included Turkey and Kazakhstan, nations not normally known for their expertise in birch plywood.  ...