Russia

Segezha Group sent first lumber container train from Russia to China

    On May 21, the Arkhangelsk-based company Onega Sawmills - part of the Segezha Group - sent its [...]

Analysis: Russia’s log export ban impact on global wood markets

    Russia’s proposed log export ban in 2022 will have a far-reaching impact on global [...]

Russia sets new duties on export of green lumber

From July 1, 2021, Russia introduces new duties on the export of green lumber with a moisture content  exceeding 22 [...]

China mills struggling with higher import log prices

The rate of increase in log prices has slowed with some mills in China now struggling with the higher log [...]

Russian government confirms log exports ban starting 2022

The Russian government is not considering lifting the ban on the export of logs, which will enter into force in [...]

EU Commission sets provisional anti-dumping duties on Russian birch plywood

    Back in October 2020, The European Union launched an anti-dumping procedure for the import of [...]

China: Imbalance between strong demand, poor supply favors New Zealand log exporters

While most industry insiders were expecting flat or slightly export prices for May, New Zealand log export prices rose at [...]

Kaamos Timber invests in a new sawmill in Belarus

    Kaamos Timber, the Estonian wood industry company founded in 2003, has announced it is investing in [...]

China will have a supply gap of almost 9 million m3 of logs by 2022

Even if China increases imports from Europe and New Zealand, there will be a gap of of 8.66 million [...]