Timber industry research & analytics Plywood exports from Russia grew 18% to 1.3m m3 in the first half of 2016
7 September 2016 ` 01:15
Out of Top 10 importers of Russian plywood, only Turkey cut delivery volumes by 7% down to 67,000 m3. The other leaders were ramping up imports steadily. The largest buyer were the U.S. with 169,000 m3 (+22% yoy), shifting Egypt to the second position (155,000 m3, +8% yoy).
Steady growth was also registered in Russian plywood exports to Latvia (+50% to 90,000 m3), United Kingdom (+42% to 63,000 m3), and the Netherlands (+56% to 40,000 m3).
| Country |
H1 2015, m3 |
H1 2016, m3 |
Change, % |
| U.S. |
137 796 |
168 759 |
22% |
| Egypt |
143 852 |
154 737 |
8% |
| Germany |
109 754 |
119 884 |
9% |
| Latvia |
60 053 |
90 252 |
50% |
| Turkey |
72 045 |
67 292 |
-7% |
| United Kingdom |
44 428 |
63 176 |
42% |
| Italy |
57 424 |
58 346 |
2% |
| Finland |
43 766 |
45 467 |
4% |
| Poland |
32 423 |
41 892 |
29% |
| Netherlands |
25 567 |
39 909 |
56% |
| Total |
1 068 899 |
1 256 989 |
18% |
An in-depth view of the Russian plywood market in WhatWood study
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