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Orsted stops buying wood pellets from Russia

1 March 2022 ` 12:13  
The largest Danish energy company Orsted has announced a halt in purchases of Russian coal and biomass (including wood pellets) for its power plants. In 2021, Denmark became the largest consumer with a market share of 39% of...

Russian plywood production down 3.2% in January 2022

26 February 2022 ` 01:36  
In January 2022, plywood production in Russia decreased by 3.2% YoY to 345,000 m³, according to Rosstat. Fibreboard production (including MDF/HDF/flooring) increased by 7.3% YoY to 62.5 million conventional m², the production of particleboard (including OSB) increased by...

Kazakh investor is planning to start producing OSB in Russia

25 February 2022 ` 18:21  
Mega Smart, a producer of furniture from particleboard and MDF from Kazakhstan, intends to build an OSB production plant in Bashkortostan, Rustam Muratov, First Deputy Prime Minister of the Bashkiria Government, declared. According to him, the new enterprise’s...

In 2021, Russia increased the pellets export by 6.7%

24 February 2022 ` 12:24  
According to the Federal Customs Service of Russia, in 2021, the export volume of wood pellets from Russia increased by 6.7% YoY to 2.458 million tons. The main buyers of Russian pellets in the reporting period were: Denmark...

Wood pulp export from Russia decreased by 11.5% in 2021

8 February 2022 ` 23:59  
In 2021, the volume of wood pulp export from Russia decreased by 11.5% YoY, reaching 2.042 million tons, as reported by the Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation. The value of foreign supplies increased by 31.1% to...

Russia increased sawn timber production in 2021

3 February 2022 ` 19:07  
According to data from the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) in 2021, Russia increased sawn timber production by 4.5% YoY to 30.6 million m³.

Russia produced a record amount of plywood in 2021

3 February 2022 ` 17:58  
Russian plywood production in 2021 increased by 6.8% YoY to 4.5 million m³, according to Rosstat. Prior to this, 2019 was a record year, when Russian plywood production amounted to 4.1 million m³. Also in 2021, the production...

Over 10 months of 2021, the Russian sawn timber export to Europe increased by almost 1 million m³

26 January 2022 ` 20:57  
In January – October 2021, Russia grew its sawn timber export volumes to European countries by 26.6% YoY – up to 4.7 million m³. The key buyers of Russian sawn timber were: Estonia — 933,000 m³ (+37.4% YoY),...

Over 11 months of 2021, Russia equaled its record plywood output of 2019 – 4.1 million m³

26 January 2022 ` 19:41  
Russian plywood output increased by 5.2% YoY in January – November 2021, up to 4.1 million m³, as reported by the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat). Fiberboard output (including MDF/HDF/floorings) also grew by 7.8% YoY over the reporting...

In January-November 2021, wood pulp export from Russia decreased by 10.3%

17 January 2022 ` 16:44  
In January-November 2021, the volume of wood pulp export from Russia decreased by 10.3% YoY, reaching 1.873 million tons, as reported by the Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation. The value of foreign supplies increased by 34%...

Ukraine introduces anti-dumping duties on import of particleboards from Russia and Belarus

11 January 2022 ` 16:51  
The Interdepartmental Commission on International Trade of Ukraine introduced anti-dumping duties on particleboards (TN VED codes 4410 11 10 00, 4410 11 30 00, 4410 11 90 00) from the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation. The...

Russia increased sawn timber production in January-November 2021

23 December 2021 ` 19:33  
According to data from the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) in January-November 2021, Russia increased sawn timber production by 5.9% YoY to 27.6 million m³.