Tag: Russia

Declining of sawn timber exports from Russia: 2008-2009 Vs 2020

In the global financial crisis the downward trend lasted for six consecutive quarters in 2008-2009 (from Q4 2007 to Q1 2009). The strongest decline was in the European direction: exports from Russia dropped by 27% (which was the...

Logs exports from Russia to Finland is declining a moderate pace

In 1Q 2020, softwood and hardwood logs exports from Russia to Finland decreased by 8.8% to 1.12 million m3. However, exports of hardwood raw materials almost did not change: there was just a slight decrease of 1.4% to...

Russia cut wood-based panels production in January-May 2020

According to the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat), plywood production in Russia in January-May 2020 decreased by 5.9% YoY to 1.6 million m³. The production of fiberboard (including MDF / HDF / floorings) also decreased by 15.2% YoY...

Russia: logs and woodworking products exports have been declining for two quarters

Two quarters in a row there is a decrease in Russian logs and woodworking products exports. In 4Q 2019, the decline was 6% YoY, and in 1Q 2020 was -7% YoY. It’s forecasted, 2Q 2020 is also disappointing...

In January-April 2020, Russian wood pulp exports grew by 8.4%

According to the Federal Customs Service of Russia, in January-April 2020, the volume of wood pulp exports increased by 8.4% YoY to 767,600 tons. In value terms, exports fell by 18.2% YoY to $ 325.5 million. Over the...

In 1Q 2020 Russian sawn timber exports to China decreased by 15%

The volume exports of Russian sawn timber to China in 1Q 2020 decreased by 15% QOQ to 3.9 million m³. The decrease in consumption in the Chinese market due to the restrictions introduced, against the backdrop of the...

Russia: sawn timber exports is falling at the high rates over the past 5 years

According to customs statistics, in 1Q 2020 the decline in sawn timber exports amounted to 7.7% to 6.83 million m³. The reason was the decrease in consumption in the Chinese market due to the restrictions introduced, against the...

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,...

Why Russia can not refuse to export round timber

The Russian Government has set a target indicator: by 2024 Russian forest industry exports should reach $ 17 billion ($ 12.3 billion by the end of 2019). Under these conditions, the question of the introduction of lumber duties...

World Forest Sector during the Pandemic: China

According to the figures provided by the National Bureau of Statistics of China (NBS), the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) in the manufacturing sector of China rose from a record low of 35.7 in February to 52 in March....