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Log export tariffs in Russia’s Far East could be reduced by 50%

Recently, the Ministry of Development of the Russian Far East and the Arctic told the media that the Ministry of [...]

April 3, 2020

Logging companies in difficulty in Russia due to warm winter; wood prices expected to rise 20%

Due to the abnormally warm winter in Russia, a shortage of wood raw materials has formed. Logging equipment sometimes could [...]

March 24, 2020

Coronavirus: Russian timber industry in search for new markets

Many exporters of the Russian timber industry are suffering losses because of the coronavirus. The majority were forced [...]

March 18, 2020

Russia: Roundwood price developments in December 2019

At an average of 2,488 RUB/m3 (36,09 EUR/m3) in December 2019, softwood sawlogs in [...]

February 6, 2020

Russia suspends ”timber trains” to China, amid fears of coronavirus spread

Since January 31st, all railway transport between Russia and China is suspended except for Beijing-Moscow round-trip [...]

February 4, 2020

Crisis in the Russian forest industry due to abnormally warm weather

Abnormally warm weather is causing a crisis in the Russian forest industry; Due to the warm [...]

January 30, 2020

Overview of the Russian plywood market; demand and price evolution

Russian plywood sales in the domestic market fell on average by 24.5% from 2014 to 2018; [...]

January 28, 2020

Russia: Softwood logs exports collapse in 2019

Russian softwood logs exports dropped by 27% in the third quarter of last year; with exports of spruce roundwood falling [...]

January 27, 2020

Russia wood pellet production continues to grow in response to growing European demand

Russia’s wood pellet industry will continue to increase production and exports in response to growing demand from European countries [...]

January 13, 2020

Russia’s Far East: Huge timber reserves are unexploited sufficiently

Almost half of the lands of the forest fund of the Russian Federation (556.2 million ha, 49%) and a [...]

January 6, 2020

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