Russian sawmills hit hard by sanctions
Already in May 2022, Russian sawmilling companies were able to largely feel the impact of sanctions [...]
June 24, 2022
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe / Russia
Plywood plants of Russian Sveza work at 20-40% of capacity
Aleksey Mordashov, head of the board of directors of Severstal, which also owns the leading Russian birch plywood producer Sveza [...]
June 22, 2022
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IKEA to sell its four plants in Russia
The Swedish retailer IKEA plans to sell its plants in Russia. The [...]
June 21, 2022
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood Furniture / Europe / Russia
Russian timber industry is looking for ways to export through Belarus and Turkey
Russian lumber companies, forced to halt exports to the EU due to sanctions, doubled supplies to China and Kazakhstan in [...]
June 20, 2022
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Lithuania plans timber export ban as sanctions cause raw material shortage
Due to the export of Lithuanian timber, the local industry is experiencing an increasing shortage and price of raw materials [...]
June 16, 2022
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No sales market for Russian pellet exporters starting July
From July 10, the Russian wood pellet exports to Europe, the main market for Russian companies, will be completely stopped [...]
June 16, 2022
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Skyrocketing wood prices in Japan due to Ukraine war
The war in Ukraine has inflated the cost of timber in Japan. Russia’s retaliatory measures [...]
June 16, 2022
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Strong demand in Finland’s timber market as imports collapse; wood prices will rise
Finland's wood market has begun to pick up in recent weeks. Purchase volumes and prices of wood have risen [...]
June 13, 2022
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Global port congestion improves, freight rates will remain high
High freight costs, congestion at terminals, earlier peak seasons and due to strict Covid-19 lockdown measures have had a [...]
June 13, 2022
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Some sawmills in Russia expected to curtail production from July
The decline in export volumes due to EU sanctions against the backdrop of rising transportation tariffs and a stronger ruble [...]
June 10, 2022
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