Tag: China

China: booming roundwood supplies from the Czech Republic and Germany in 2019

China’s log imports in 2019 totalled 60.57 million m3 valued at US$9.434 billion (CIF), a year on year increase of just 1% in volume but there was a decline in the value of imports by 14%. The average...

The Russian Government to slash duties on pulpwood of Far Eastern species to zero and increase export quotas by the end of 2020

Yury Trutnev, Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District, held a meeting on stimulating the timber industry in the Far East; the meeting took place in Moscow on March 26, 2020. The meeting...

Russian Timber Journal 01-2020: Russia: the strongest decline in exports of logs since 2008 continues; In 2019, exports of sawn timber from Russia to China exceeded 20 million m3; Uranium One Expands Geography of Wood Pellets Sales; Vietnam bans import of Chinese plywood

Russian Timber Journal 01-2020: Primary data on forest products production in 2019 shows a growth in the production of mechanically processed wood products amidst a decline in the pulp and paper industry by almost any measure. Russia continues...

Russian Timber Journal 12-2019: in 2019, plywood production in Russia showed a positive trend; U.S. and China reach “phase one” trade deal; WRQ: Q3’19 global softwood lumber trade on track to be higher than 2018; Moody’s 2020 outlook for the global paper and forest products industry remains negative

Russian Timber Journal 12-2019: in 2019, plywood production in Russia showed a positive trend; U.S. and China reach “phase one” trade deal; WRQ: Q3’19 global softwood lumber trade on track to be higher than 2018; Moody’s 2020 outlook...

Russian Timber Journal 10-2019: Top 100 Russian timber industry companies in 2018: the highest total revenue in recent history; Russian Government can introduce export customs duties on sawn timber; about 70% of China’s wood processing mills can be closed; Segezha Group to invest over 500 million rubles in timber harvesting in Siberia and Arkhangelsk Region

Russian Timber Journal 10-2019: WhatWood Timber Industry Analytics Agency has prepared a fresh annual ranking of the 100 largest timber companies in Russia. Their combined revenue in 2018 totaled 1.16 trillion rubles, which at current prices is 26%...

Russian Timber Journal 08-2019: Russian economy slows down; Rosleskhoz published data on timber harvesting by regions; The Far East is cutting log exports at a record pace

Russian Timber Journal 08-2019: In the 1 H 2019, the growth rate of the Russian economy slowed down; for 5 months 2019, the European Union reduced the volume of wood pellet imports; Rosleskhoz published data on timber harvesting...

China to levy tariffs on US wood products

China will impose additional tariffs on around US$75 billion worth of US goods. The Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council said extra tariffs of either 5% or 10% will be applied depending on the product imported from...

Russian Timber Journal 07-2019: Slowdown in Russian economic growth in H1 2019; for 5 months 2019, the EU has reduced the volume of import of pellets; Federal Forestry Agency: timber harvesting in the Russian constituent entities for 10 years; export of parquet from the European Union decreased; CEPI has published statistics on the securities industry for 2018

Russian Timber Journal 07-2019: Slowdown in Russian economic growth in H1 2019;  for 5 months 2019, the EU has reduced the volume of import of pellets; Federal Forestry Agency: timber harvesting in the Russian constituent entities for 10 years; export...

Japan: «The plywood market is undergoing major changes»

There are major changes taking place in Japan’s plywood importing sector brought on by falling production in Sarawak and to log supply issues in Indonesia, ITTO reports. The volume of May plywood imports dropped a massive 37% year...

Sveza increases the supply of plywood for LNG carriers to Korea

Sveza continues to increase production and sales of SVEZA Gas. It is the plywood intended for production of the insulating panels of the supertankers transporting the liquefied natural gas (LNG). Sveza is currently the only company in Russia...

Stora Enso to sell its stake in the Dawang paper mill to its joint venture partner Huatai

Stora Enso has signed an agreement to divest its 60% equity stake in the Dawang Mill in China, to its joint venture partner, Shandong Huatai Paper. The joint venture Stora Enso Huatai (Shandong) Paper Company Limited operates the...

Russian Timber Journal 06-2019: WhatWood interview with President of United Panel Group; downward pricing trend for logs continues; packaging industry: on the way to circular economy; In 2018, China is increasing trade in wood; WhatWood’s statistics of log price index in Russia

Russian Timber Journal 06-2019: WhatWood interview with President of United Panel Group; downward pricing trend for logs continues; packaging industry: on the way to circular economy; In 2018, China is increasing trade in wood; WhatWood’s statistics of log...