Tag: plywood

Russia has been increasing plywood exports at the fastest pace since 2016

According to customs statistics, in 1Q 2020, plywood exports increased by 11.4% to 735,300 m³. This rise is caused by the desire of producers to supply plywood in foreign markets due to subsidence in demand in the domestic...

In 1Q 2020, China’s plywood exports fell 85%

According to China Customs, in 1Q 2020, China’s plywood exports were 1.85 million m³ valued at US$787.6 million, a drop of 85% and 82% respectively over the same period in 2019. The main markets for plywood exports in...

The situation on the forest products market in 2019 – 1Q 2020 in Russia and the world

In 2019 slowdown in the global economy, geopolitical tensions have pulled a decline in demand for forest products. Prices for most forest products remained at low bases. Only to 1Q 2020, prices on world markets for pulp, plywood,...

Russian Wood Resources Price Bulletin 04-2020 has published

Uncertainty in the timber harvest market is increasing. Interviewed WhatWood industry participants continue to maintain a moderate-downbeat mood. In February-March, mills actively bought the necessary raw materials from the market, saturating its stock exchanges. Russian particleboard, MDF, plywood...

In Q1 2020, plywood production in Russia declined by 6.2%

In Q1 2020, the production of plywood in Russia fell by 6.2% to 972.900 m3 yoy. The main drop was recorded in January (-12.3% m/m). 84% of all Russian plywood production is concentrated in three Federal Districts: Volga...

Russian Forest Industry during the pandemic

The Russian timber industry slowed down in 2019, but not as much as it could have decelerated in such circumstances. However, export earnings of the Russian timber industry in 2019 decreased by 8.36% totaling $12.27 billion. The output...

Sveza may suspend plywood production

During the coronavirus pandemic, Sveza is considering several options for stress testing its plywood business, starting from a 20% cut production to a complete shutdown. Anatoly Frishman, CEO of Sveza, said this in an interview to RBC. In...

Brexit “awful for the UK plywood market”

“Brexit has been awful for the market, with uncertainty affecting demand, projects delayed and households deferring spending,” said a UK plywood importer. “Merchants are saying it’s quieter, which in turn affects us as importers.”, reports ITTO. UK plywood...

For 18 years Sveza has increased the volume of shipment of plywood in sea containers by 30 times

July became for «Sveza» in Uralskiy as record month for the shipment of plywood in sea containers, the press service of the company. More than 350 units with plywood went to twenty foreign ports. Among these markets are...

In the first half of 2019, investments in the modernization of Sveza in Uralskiy exceeded 1.1 billion rubles

For the last 6 months at the plant they carried out replacement of the equipment on conveyors of production on giving of raw materials, automated processes on loading of raw materials and packages on plywood production, replaced part...

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...

The investment project, the cost of which to 154.5 million rubles, launched in Primorsky Krai

The woodworking company “Zhunda” started production of OSB and plywood. The project was implemented under the agreement on investment activities in the free port of Vladivostok with Far East Development Fund JSC, 8 jobs were created, the number...