Russian timber industry under pressure due to mild winter
Due to the abnormally warm winter in Russia, a shortage of wood raw materials has formed. Logging equipment sometimes could [...]
March 31, 2020
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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 to change [...]
March 26, 2020
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Latest roundwood price developments in Russia
At an average of 2,488 RUB/m3 (36,09 EUR/m3) in December 2019, softwood [...]
February 26, 2020
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Coronavirus: Russia suspends timber trains to China
Since January 31st, all railway transport between Russia and China is suspended except for Beijing-Moscow round-trip [...]
February 18, 2020
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Russian forest industry in crisis due to warm weather that impedes logging
The forest industry in Russia is currently in a crisis situation because of the abnormally warm weather this winter. The [...]
February 12, 2020
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Overview of the Russian plywood market and price evolution
Plywood sales in the Russian market fell from 1.7% to 12.9% per year from 2014 to 2018. Russian [...]
February 10, 2020
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Russian softwood logs exports collapse in 2019
Russian softwood logs exports dropped by 27% in the third quarter of last year; with exports [...]
February 10, 2020
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Russian wood pellet production continues to grow
Russia’s wood pellet industry will continue to increase production and exports in response to growing demand from European countries [...]
January 23, 2020
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Huge timber reserves in Russia’s Far East unexploited sufficiently
Almost half of the lands of the forest fund of the Russian Federation (556.2 million ha, 49%) and a [...]
January 16, 2020
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Current trends in Russia’s wood pellet market
Wood pellet production in Russia has steadily increased over the past decade, largely driven by exports to Europe where European [...]
December 19, 2019
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