No sales market for Russian pellet exporters starting July
From July 10, the Russian wood pellet exports to Europe, the main market for Russian companies, will be completely stopped [...]
June 16, 2022
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Some sawmills in Russia expected to curtail production from July
The decline in export volumes due to EU sanctions against the backdrop of rising transportation tariffs and a stronger ruble [...]
June 10, 2022
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Ponsse to adjust operations: “Russian market too big to replace”
Finnish forest machine manufacturer Ponsse will start personnel negotiations next week. The negotiations will focus on [...]
June 10, 2022
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Negative sentiment remains among Russian timber market participants
On the Russian timber market, predominantly negative sentiment remains among market participants, which is reflected in weak business activity and [...]
June 8, 2022
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Russia plans measures to support the timber industry in the context of sanctions
At present, Russia's forest products industry is facing a series of consequences caused by EU [...]
June 3, 2022
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UK birch plywood market impacted by Russia trade sanctions
Birch plywood is the largest single UK timber product category which will be directly affected by [...]
May 30, 2022
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Life after FSC: Russian introduces the certification system “Forest Standard”
On May 18, 2022, an online presentation of the new Russian system of voluntary forest certification "Forest Standard" took place [...]
May 27, 2022
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Finland: Many challenges can arise in replacing Russian wood
After the end of Russian wood imports, the Finnish forest industry will be looking for substitute wood mainly from Finland [...]
May 25, 2022
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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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