Belarus: Wood processing companies reorienting exports to Russia and China
In the context of Western sanctions, Belarusian wood processing companies are developing exports to Russia and China.   [...]
April 20, 2022
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Race to replace Russia will increase the demand for Finnish softwood lumber
The next few years will see a major change in the Finnish forest industry, as Russia [...]
April 18, 2022
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List of Russian wood products banned by the EU
The European Union has agreed on a new sanctions package, including an embargo on Russian wood imports for invading Ukraine [...]
April 15, 2022
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The race to replace Russia to increase the demand for Finnish softwood lumber
The next few years will see a major change in the Finnish forest industry, as Russia [...]
April 15, 2022
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Japan bans the import of Russian timber
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida recently announced that he will stop importing some Russian timber products from this week.  [...]
April 15, 2022
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Fears that Russian birch reaches Europe through China
UK's Timber Trade Federation has issued a new trade note on birch plywood [...]
April 13, 2022
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Could Russia and China increase log and softwood lumber trade?
Before the onset of the global financial crisis , Russia was China’s primary softwood log supplier [...]
April 13, 2022
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FSC Russia to break relations with FSC International; starts own certification scheme
In March, the International Board of FSC International decided to suspend all Russian FSC trade certificates indefinitely. The decision comes [...]
April 12, 2022
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Shortage of nails: German pallet industry fears production downtime
A report by the German Federal Association of Wooden Packaging, Pallets, Export Packaging (HPE) shows how intertwined the European and [...]
April 12, 2022
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Current state of China’s log import market
While it appears that the upward pressure on shipping prices has abated, the China log demand has come off from [...]
April 11, 2022
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