Russia reoriented lumber exports from Europe to China
The transformation of the global economic situation in the world has led to changes in partnership and market relations between [...]
October 25, 2022
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The Russian timber industry is in a difficult situation, but not critical
On October 11 and 12, 2022, the 24th St. Petersburg International Forest Industry Forum was held. At the event, several [...]
October 21, 2022
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Substitutes for Russian birch plywood in the European market
Global plywood production was around 105 million m3 in 2021. The Asia-Pacific region is the biggest plywood producer, followed [...]
October 7, 2022
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Russian timber evades US sanctions via Vietnam and China, says environmental group
Russian birch wood continues to flow to US consumers disguised as Asian products, despite US economic [...]
October 4, 2022
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Ukraine war creates new opportunities in the EU market for some tropical wood products
Between April and June this year, EU27 import value of tropical wood and wood [...]
September 7, 2022
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Sanctions dramatically bring down wood product manufacturing in Russia
In July, wood products manufacturing in Russia fell 20.4% y-o-y according to data [...]
September 1, 2022
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Russian plywood industry in crisis
The Russian plywood industry, hit hardest by EU sanctions, continued to decline. Russia's domestic plywood market has seen excess [...]
August 26, 2022
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Russian energy roulette threatens the German forest industry
Energy prices have risen sharply since Russia launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine in February of this year. The [...]
August 17, 2022
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Russian birch plywood enters the European market through China
Several birch plywood importers from the UK have reported an increase of offers from the far east in recent weeks [...]
August 16, 2022
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Russian timber, timber product exports likely to see double-digit decline in second half
Russian sawn timber exports, which have been sanctioned by the EU along with other wood products since July 10, were [...]
August 5, 2022
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