Swedish sawmill industry not much affected by the sanctions against Russia
Competition for wood products becomes tougher when European buyers, who have previously imported from Russia, and [...]
April 28, 2022
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Russian imported plywood will be ‘hard to replace,’ says US hardwoods group
As of April 8, the U.S. has suspended normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus [...]
April 28, 2022
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood-based Panels / North America / Russia
Lost Russian supply forcing Estonian companies to buy expensive wood from Nordics
Replacing timber previously imported from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine cannot happen overnight, while the material is more expensive in Europe [...]
April 26, 2022
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Stora Enso sells its sawmills and forest operations in Russia
Stora Enso has entered into an agreement to divest its two sawmills in Russia. The Company [...]
April 26, 2022
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Pulp & Paper / Sawmilling / Europe / Russia
Lumber price growth in Latvia expected to continue due to sanctions on Russia
The situation on the Latvian lumber market in 2021 was dictated by price increases, reaching historically [...]
April 26, 2022
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China: Q1/2022 softwood log imports crash, softwood lumber purchases rise 12.5%
In the first three months of 2022, China imported 4 million m³ of softwood lumber, recording an increase of 12 [...]
April 25, 2022
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China: Cargo backlogs in Shanghai could cause next supply chain shockwave
Concern is growing that the spread of COVID cases and city lockdowns in China will have massive downstream effects for [...]
April 25, 2022
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EU to expand sanctions to Russian paper products
The European Union has expanded the package of sanctions against Russia to include trade in paper, cardboard and pulp. Depending [...]
April 25, 2022
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Pulp & Paper / Europe / Russia
Segezha’s oligarch on the list of British sanctions
The Russian timber giant Segezha Group is unaffected by the British sanctions against Vladimir Evtushenkov that came into [...]
April 25, 2022
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Lumber prices rise in Japan as builders run out of Russian wood
Lumber prices have reached record highs in Japan since economic sanctions were imposed against Russia, leading [...]
April 25, 2022
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