Sanctions on Russia negatively impact Australia’s construction industry
With supplies of key laminated veneered lumber (LVL) and engineered wood products (EWPs) imported from Russia and Belarus, which accounted [...]
June 23, 2022
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Russian sawmills hit by sanctions
Already in May 2022, Russian sawmilling companies were able to largely feel the impact of sanctions and restrictions on their [...]
June 21, 2022
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Plywood plants of Russian Sveza work at 20-40% of capacity
Aleksey Mordashov, head of the board of directors of Severstal, which also owns the leading Russian birch plywood producer Sveza [...]
June 20, 2022
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IKEA plans to sell its four plants in Russia
The Swedish retailer IKEA plans to sell its plants in Russia. The group said its retail [...]
June 16, 2022
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Russian timber industry is looking for ways to export through Belarus and Turkey
Russian lumber companies, forced to halt exports to the EU due to sanctions, doubled supplies to China and Kazakhstan in [...]
June 15, 2022
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Top global softwood lumber producers
In 2021, the 25 biggest softwood sawmills in the world produced more than 85 million m³ of lumber, which corresponds [...]
June 14, 2022
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Lithuania plans timber export ban as sanctions cause raw material shortage
Due to the export of Lithuanian timber, the local industry is experiencing an increasing shortage and price of raw materials [...]
June 13, 2022
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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 13, 2022
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Skyrocketing wood prices in Japan due to Ukraine war
The war in Ukraine has inflated the cost of timber in Japan. Russia’s retaliatory measures [...]
June 13, 2022
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Global port congestion improves, freight rates will remain high
High freight costs, congestion at terminals, earlier peak seasons and due to strict Covid-19 lockdown measures have had a [...]
June 9, 2022
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