Russia

Russia to become world’s largest softwood lumber exporter in 2019

    Russia has surpassed Canada to become the world’s largest exporter of softwood lumber in 2019 [...]

Sawlog prices falling in most major markets around the world

A plentiful supply of logs coupled with declining demand moved sawlog prices downward in most major markets around the world [...]

Segezha Group to start building a new plywood plant soon

Russian Segezha Group plans to commence construction of its new birch plywood plant at the location in Galich (Kostroma Oblast [...]

Moody’s to change Ilim Timber’s outlook to negative; forecasts cyclical downturn in the global timber industry

Moody's Investors Service has changed Ilim Timber's outlook to negative from positive. At the same time, Moody's [...]

Analysis of current trends in the Russian wood pellet trade and prices

    The production and trade of wood pellets are highly dynamic in Russia for some years now [...]

IHC 2019: Hardwood industry marked by trade tensions and economic slowdown

On November 20-21 the 2019 edition of the International Hardwood Conference (IHC) took place in Berlin. The international meeting [...]

Which countries are most affected by the current timber trade war?

Which countries are most affected by the current timber trade war (2016-2018) and how the new trade policies have [...]

Global cross-laminated timber (CLT) production capacities in 2020

    In 2020, worldwide CLT production will amount to over 2 million m³ due to numerous large [...]

Current demand in the global wood pellet industry

    The size of the global wood pellet market for 2019 was estimated to be valued at [...]