Russia

Ponsse to adjust operations: “Russian market too big to replace”

Finnish forest machine manufacturer Ponsse will start personnel negotiations next week.    The negotiations will focus on [...]

Rebound in China’s log imports expected from August

Generally, in June there is a supply and demand imbalance in China as the seasonal demand drops during the Chinese [...]

Negative sentiment remains among Russian timber market participants

On the Russian timber market, predominantly negative sentiment remains among market participants, which is reflected in weak business activity and [...]

China’s demand for logs depends on lockdown easing; but hopes are high from August

China softwood log inventory has risen steadily to 5.6m. Considering significant parts of China have been in lockdown, log [...]

Russia plans measures to support the timber industry in the context of sanctions

    At present, Russia's forest products industry is facing a series of consequences caused by EU [...]

Global CLT expected to more than double in 5 years

    The global cross-laminated timber (CLT) market size was US$1.1 billion in 2021, and [...]

UK birch plywood market impacted by Russia trade sanctions

    Birch plywood is the largest single UK timber product category which will be directly affected by [...]

China’s log imports fall sharply through April

In April 2022, the import volume of logs in China was 3.84 million m³, a year-on-year decrease [...]

UK wood pellet market looking for new suppliers

Changes to global supply chains brought on by the crisis in Ukraine, as well as increased demand across Europe, have [...]

Life after FSC: Russian introduces the certification system “Forest Standard”

On May 18, 2022, an online presentation of the new Russian system of voluntary forest certification "Forest Standard" took place [...]