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Russian wood pellet exports hit record high in Q3/2020

Russian wood pellet exports hit a quarterly high in July-September this year, extending the trend in the first half [...]

November 30, 2020

Russia: Export prices for wood pellets down 40% since the beginning of the year

The downward trend if wood pellets prices in Russia continued in October 2020. Export prices have dropped within [...]

November 23, 2020

Russia: Rising roundwood price trend reversed in September 2020

After a sharp recovery in the summer months from the Covid-19 negative impact, roundwood prices in Russia have started [...]

November 19, 2020

European bark beetle logs fill China’s wood hunger

The world wood market has become very chaotic due to the outbreak of the coronavirus which seriously impacted [...]

November 17, 2020

Global CLT production forecast to double by 2025

CLT has become popular in Europe, Japan, North America and Oceania. The global production of CLT (cross-laminated [...]

November 13, 2020

China: Softwood logs and lumber imports update in Jan.-Sep. 2020

Softwood log stocks at China’s main ocean ports totalled 4.6 million m3 at the end of September 2020 [...]

November 11, 2020

Sharp drop in China’s sawnwood imports

According to China Customs data, China imported 17 million cubic metres of sawnwood in the first half of [...]

November 2, 2020

China’s raw material sourcing to be substantially impacted by Russia’s 2022 log export ban

Softwood log exports from Russia have been in steady decline for the past 15 years and could reach [...]

October 28, 2020

Russian plywood producer Sveza bets on Asia and doubles sales in 2020

Despite difficult economic conditions, Russian plywood producer Sveza managed to double its sales in East and Southeast Asia [...]

October 28, 2020

Segezha produced its first CLT panel at new Sokol plant

The Russian Segezha Group has produced its first CLT panel measuring 3 by 6 meters at its new [...]

October 27, 2020

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