Tag: export

In 2018, exports of forest products from Finland increased by 5%, and imports – by 34%

In 2018, the value of exports of forest products from Finland amounted to €13,20 billion, +5% yoy, according to Luke. For comparison: according to the calculations of the WhatWood agency, exports of forest products from Russia to 2018 amounted...

Investment project to create a new woodworking shop is being implemented in Bashkortostan

This was reported by the press service of the head of Bashkortostan Radiy Khabirov on March 01, 2019. In the village of Aleksandrovka Karaidel district LLC “Luch” implements an investment project for wood processing. The new workshop will...

In January 2019, the share of export of Russian timber and pulp and paper products amounted to 3.1 %

According to the Federal customs service of the Russian Federation on March 07, 2019, the share of exports of timber and pulp and paper products in January 2019 amounted to 3.1% (in January 2018-2.8%). In the commodity structure...

The US increased exports of pellets by 17 % in 2018

The US exported 6.04 million metric tons of wood pellets in 2018, an increase of about 17% compared to 5.14 million metric tons exported in 2017, according to data published by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service – the...

In the Vologda region timber producers exported products worth more than 56 billion rubles

According to the press service of the government of the Vologda region, all timber enterprises of the region last year shipped products worth more than 56.3 billion rubles, which is 15 billion rubles more than last year, in...

By 2025, the gross output of the forest industry in China will increase by 50 %

This is stated in the Directive issued recently by the state forestry and steppe management of China. According to the Chinese state news Agency “Xinhua”, by 2025 the volume of production of industrial forest products will reach 250...

The head of the Republic of Komi Sergey Gaplikov: “Komi Timber producers supported a complete ban on the export of plywood logs”

Komi timber companies have proposed to introduce a complete ban on the export of plywood logs from Russia – raw materials for the production of plywood, which is sorely lacking in domestic producers. This measure will stabilize the...

Matvienko urged Medvedev to impose an embargo on the export of forests

The speaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko has proposed to impose an embargo on the export of timber to restore order in this sphere. Interfax reported on February 12, 2019. “There is no control (in this sphere)....

The Ministry of industry and trade has distributed quotas for the export of birch plywood timber for 2019

 On December 20, 2018, the Ministry of industry and trade distributed the volumes of export quotas for the export of birch plywood timbers outside the EAEU, according to order No. 5118 of 20.12.2018 “on the distribution of quotas...

In the 4 months of 2017, sales of Russian birch plywood to the USA increased by 5% to 115,000 m3

Sveza group has become the largest supplier of birch plywood from Russia to the USA with an 18% share, Woodbridge International Holdings is in the second place with a 13% share, Syktyvkarsky FZ is third with a 10%...

Lumber Report No.5 (21): The Russian government strengthens requirements to sawnwood manufactures; in Japan, consumption of Russian sawnwood decreases; China sets records on demand

Read in the latest issue of the monthly review of the Russian sawmilling industry WhatWood Russian Monthly Lumber Report No.5 (21) – May 2017: Laws On May 12, 2017, the Russian government expanded the list of forest products, which are...

In March 2017, Russian softwood lumber exports reached its historic peak of 2.5 million m3 (+11% yoy)

In the first quarter of 2017, high demand for softwood lumber was registered in the global markets. Russian export sales grew 16% on-year to reach 6.1 million m3, worth $761 million (+26% yoy). Softwood lumber exports from Russia...