Japan to offer financial aid to companies switching from imported to domestic lumber
Japan's Forestry Agency plans to offer financial aid to companies switching from foreign to domestic [...]
May 24, 2022
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Logging in Russia drops due to export restrictions; lumber prices drop
During the first quarter of 2022, logging in Russia fell by 2.4%, from 70.7 million cubic [...]
May 19, 2022
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UK’s lumber imports return to pre-Covid levels
A slow-down in house-building and housing repair in the first quarter of 2022 is being reflected in lumber [...]
May 11, 2022
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Consequences of the war in Ukraine on Poland’s timber industry
Poland's wood industry expects a shortage of wood raw materials mainly caused by the current war in Ukraine.   [...]
May 9, 2022
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Lost Russian supply forcing Estonian companies to buy expensive wood from Nordics
Replacing timber previously imported from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine cannot happen overnight, while the material is more expensive in Europe [...]
April 26, 2022
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Lumber price growth in Latvia expected to continue due to sanctions on Russia
The situation on the Latvian lumber market in 2021 was dictated by price increases, reaching historically [...]
April 26, 2022
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China: Q1/2022 softwood log imports crash, softwood lumber purchases rise 12.5%
In the first three months of 2022, China imported 4 million m³ of softwood lumber, recording an increase of 12 [...]
April 25, 2022
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Race to replace Russia will increase the demand for Finnish softwood lumber
The next few years will see a major change in the Finnish forest industry, as Russia [...]
April 18, 2022
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List of Russian wood products banned by the EU
The European Union has agreed on a new sanctions package, including an embargo on Russian wood imports for invading Ukraine [...]
April 15, 2022
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The race to replace Russia to increase the demand for Finnish softwood lumber
The next few years will see a major change in the Finnish forest industry, as Russia [...]
April 15, 2022
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