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 26, 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 25, 2022
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Pressure on N. American lumber market as exports from Europe are redirected
Russia's ban on the export of forestry products until the end of 2022 will rattle an already tight North [...]
May 24, 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 19, 2022
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Japanese govt 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 lumber, following the government [...]
May 18, 2022
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Logging volume in Russia decreased 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 meters to [...]
May 17, 2022
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Stora Enso completes exit from Russia
Finland's Stora Enso has divested the last of its Russian operations, three corrugated packaging plants, to local management, the [...]
May 17, 2022
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New Zealand’s timber exports could face disruption as Russia seeks to expand to China
The ongoing war in Ukraine has the potential to disrupt New Zealand’s timber exports, as Russia looks to expand [...]
May 12, 2022
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Stora Enso’s CEO: Company’s plants will continue to be located in the Nordic region
The majority of Stora Enso's mills will continue to be located close to raw materials, ie in the Nordic [...]
May 11, 2022
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Russian factories continue to produce IKEA’s furniture under their own brands
Once IKEA left Russia, the local furniture factories continued to produce IKEA’s furniture under their own brands. [...]
May 9, 2022
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