Polish wood industry faces crisis as illegal Russian and Belarusian impact domestic market

The Polish wood industry is in dire straits as it grapples with an influx of illegal Russian and Belarusian wood-based products that bypass customs duties and sanctions, severely impacting the domestic sector. Bartosz Budnicki, a member of the management board of companies within the Paged group and the managing director of sales and marketing, shed light on this crisis in an interview offered for the Polish media. These illicit imports, coupled with State Forests' policy changes, have pushed the industry to the brink. Budnicki emphasized that Russia and Belarus have been exploiting sanctions by using third countries to ...