China: Cargo backlogs in Shanghai could cause next supply chain shockwave
Concern is growing that the spread of COVID cases and city lockdowns in China will have massive downstream effects for [...]
April 21, 2022
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EU expands sanctions to Russian paper products
The European Union has expanded the package of sanctions against Russia to include trade in paper, cardboard and pulp. Depending [...]
April 21, 2022
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Segezha’s oligarch on the list of British sanctions
The Russian timber giant Segezha Group is unaffected by the British sanctions against Vladimir Evtushenkov that came into effect on [...]
April 20, 2022
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Lumber prices surge in Japan as builders run out of Russian wood
Lumber prices have reached record highs in Japan since economic sanctions were imposed against Russia, leading to expectations of a [...]
April 20, 2022
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Belarusian wood processing companies reorienting exports to Russia and China due to European sanctions
In the context of Western sanctions, Belarusian wood processing companies are developing exports to Russia and China. [...]
April 19, 2022
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Current trends in the pellet market discussed at the European Pellets Conference 2022
The European Pellets Conference 2022 on April 6 in Wels, Upper Austria, as well as online, showed the more than [...]
April 18, 2022
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The 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 and Belarus are out [...]
April 13, 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 13, 2022
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Japan to ban the import of Russian timber
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida recently announced that he will stop importing some Russian timber products from this week. [...]
April 13, 2022
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Fears that ”conflict” Russian birch reaches Europe through China
UK's Timber Trade Federation has issued a new trade note on birch plywood. [...]
April 12, 2022
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