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In January-November 2020, Russia reduced imports of furniture

21 January 2021 ` 11:11  
In January-November 2020, the cost of furniture imports to Russia decreased by 5.2% YoY to 1.7 billion, according to the Federal Customs Service of Russia.

Furniture production in China decreased in January-May 2020 by 14.4%

28 July 2020 ` 15:56  
According to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, 309.75 million pieces of furniture were produced between January and May 2020, a decrease of 14.4% YoY. In May, the production of furniture fell by 3.5% yoy to 70.67...

Furniture sector in EU hard hit by pandemic

26 May 2020 ` 18:12  
It is far too early to assess the full impact of COVID-19 on EU furniture imports this year, but early signs are that the downturn will be at least as great as during the financial crises of 2008-2009....

The furniture and wood-based panels sectors are one of the most affected of the Russian timber industry during the COVID-19 period

25 May 2020 ` 16:38  
It appears that the most affected sectors of the timber industry remain to be the production of furniture and wood-based panels. Diminution in demand for furniture, interior design items, and finishes is forcing Russian producers of particleboards, MDF,...

World Forest Sector during the Pandemic: Poland

8 May 2020 ` 15:19  
The coronavirus pandemic may cause the collapse of Polish furniture manufacturers, which face many production curtailments. The five main Polish furniture manufacturers estimate that the economic risk would be equivalent to two points of GDP, and asks that...

Impact of Covid 19 on timber markets: Italy

5 May 2020 ` 11:50  
To cope with COVID-19, the country is going to allocate up to 20% of its GDP. With the quarantine, some furniture companies (Molteni, Poliform) cut back production. Natuzzi has also slowed down its operations and is looking for...

In Poland, Egger launched the 19th plant with a capacity of 650 thousand cubic meters of chipboard per year

11 July 2019 ` 19:46  
June 28, 2019 in the Polish town of Biskupiec plant for the production of chipboards and laminated chipboards has been launched that will allow to substitute imports of particleboard in Poland, one of the largest countries-manufacturers of furniture...

Russian Timber Journal 03-2019: volume of timber in Russia has exceeded in 2018 its historical peak; the WhatWood analytical review of the market pellet in Russia; China increased its imports of birch veneer logs; export OSB from Canada doubled; negative outlook Moody’s for the global timber industry complex in 2019-2020

8 April 2019 ` 15:00  
Russian Timber Journal No. 03-2019: the volume of logging in Russia exceeded its historical maximum in 2018; WhatWood Agency conducted a study on the pellet market in Russia; the downward trend in the export of unprocessed round timber...

To support the development of domestic furniture production, the terms of the decree No. 1072 on the ban on the import of foreign furniture to Russia are planned to be increased

28 January 2019 ` 14:00  
Last week, 22 January 2019 held a working meeting of Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Alexey Gordeev and the President of the Association of furniture and woodworking industry of Russia Alexander Shestakov. The meeting...

Russian plywood and panel industry in 2015-2016: financial status and capacities

17 February 2017 ` 16:00  
We publish the abstracts of WhatWood’s chief editor Kirill Baranov presentation at the conference “Panel industry of Russia”, which was held by the editorial board of the journal LesPromInform in October 2016 at Lesdrevmash Expo. During this time...

Russian timber industry news #14-15-2016

6 September 2016 ` 02:51  
– Egger launched an MDF/HDF production line in the Smolensk region with a capacity of 350,000 m3. It will produce MDF of standard quality and for deep milling (for hypermarket networks selling construction materials and for the furniture...

WhatWood: In 2015, competition intensified in the Russian MDF market; prices slipped

10 March 2016 ` 03:06  
WhatWood agency has completed the study “The market of solid fibreboard and thin MDF/HDF in Russia in 2014-2015”. According to agency analysts, the output of fibreboard and MDF/HDF in the Russian market in 2014 amounted to 2.5 million...