Finland’s plywood exports are on the rise

In January-July, Finland's plywood exports decreased by one percent from a year ago, and production by the same amount. Exports of softwood plywood increased by two percent in January-July, while hardwood plywood decreased by two percent. The decline in the export of sheet plywood was influenced by the reduction in the production of birch plywood, a consequence of the diminished availability of birch logs due to the cessation of Russian birch log imports. According to PTT Finland's Pellervo Economic Institute, this year, plywood exports from Finland are expected to increase by one percent, but due ...