Belarus timber flows to EU circumventing sanctions via Central Asia
Belarus is circumventing EU sanctions by exporting its timber to EU countries using false documents claiming that the wood comes [...]
December 26, 2022
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Asia & Middle East / Europe / Russia
PEFC extends Russian and Belarusian conflict timber “indefinitely”
The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) has clarified that the validity of the conflict timber clarification has [...]
December 16, 2022
Latest Trends / Forestry / ...Russia
One of the largest Baltic wood product groups suspends business in Belarus
After stopping the construction of a new plant in Vitebsk, one of the largest wood and [...]
June 7, 2022
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Furniture / Europe
Belarus: Wood processing companies reorienting exports to Russia and China
In the context of Western sanctions, Belarusian wood processing companies are developing exports to Russia and China. [...]
April 20, 2022
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China / Europe / Russia
UK timber industry advised to cease trading with Russia and Belarus
With the invasion of Ukraine ongoing, Timber Development UK (TDUK) is advising all members to cease [...]
March 14, 2022
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Europe / Russia
Timber from Russia and Belarus considered ‘conflict timber’ by PEFC
All timber originating from Russia and Belarus is ‘conflict timber’ and therefore cannot be used in PEFC-certified products, the [...]
March 8, 2022
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe / Russia
IKEA ceases operations in Russia and Belarus
IKEA has decided to temporarily pause operations in Russia. This means that: Inter IKEA Group has taken the decision to [...]
March 7, 2022
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Wood Furniture / Europe / Russia
EU to ban wood, lumber imports from Belarus
The European Union has banned most imports from Belarus over its involvement in Russia's invasion [...]
March 4, 2022
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe / Russia
Latvia’s timber industry concerned about trade with Belarus
Latvian timber industry has recently raised alarm that the Latvian banks are being overly cautious regarding [...]
September 20, 2021
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Europe
EU could sanction wood trade with Belarus
EU member states want to quickly introduce economic sanctions against Belarus for arrest of journalist Roman [...]
June 1, 2021
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
