Russia

Production in the Russian timber industry could drop by 30%.

    The Russian construction industry may contract by almost 50% in 2021 and its revival will take [...]

Russia plans to stimulate exports of wood pellets

The Russian government expects to reduce the amount of wood waste by stimulating exports of wood  pellets.    [...]

German spruce lumber puts pressure on Finnish and Russian exports to China

After February, a large volume of German spruce lumber was reported at the Chinese ports, with imports reaching approximately 340 [...]

Russia’s sawn timber and logs exports fall sharply in Jan.-May 2020

During January-May 2020 Russia’s export of sawn timber made 7.3 mn tons, down 9.8% year-on [...]

Global forest products trade remained strong despite pandemic

    Although the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted supply chains for many industry sectors worldwide, the [...]

ULK Group to start construction of its mega sawmill in Russia this month

Russia's largest timber industry complex will be built in the village of Karpogory, Arkhangelsk region. Russia's ULK Group [...]

Segezha Group boosts sales of sawn softwood

The volume of sawn-softwood sold by Segezha Group in the first quarter was 9.0 % higher than a year [...]

Abolishment of periodic customs declaration to slow down Russia’s wood exports

    In June, Russia abolished periodic customs declaration of wood and wood products (TN VED 44). The [...]