Russian plywood deliveries to the EU totaled EUR 504 million in 2018, a 13% rise compared to the EUR 447 million reported in 2017.  In the twelve months of 2018, Germany (+21%), Latvia (+16%), and Italy (+10%) all imported more plywood than in the same period of 2017. Deliveries to the UK also performed well (+9%),  as well as those to Poland.  European importers report that availability of Russian birch plywood has been good throughout the year. However, Russian plywood production was temporarily affected late last year by unseasonably warm weather delaying the start of logging ...