Tag: sawn timber

In 2022, the rate of decline in Russian sawn timber exports significantly exceeded the dynamics of output reduction

The output of sawn timber in Russia predictably declined in 2022. If relying on the official data of Rosstat (the Federal State Statistics Service), the decrease was of 11%. Output figures began to slide down to negative values...

The Russian Government extended the increased rates of customs duties applied to exports of raw sawn timber until the end of 2025

According to Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 2484 dated December 28, 2022, increased rates of customs duties on the export of roughly processed timber were extended until the end of 2025. The increased rates...

Sawn timber transit through Kazakhstan is banned for Russian exporters

The corresponding document amends Decree of the Government dated July 15, 2010 and sets new standards of letting dried sawn timber across the Russian border: it can now be exported only by railway, to Belarus via the Russian–Belorussian...

Government of the Russian Federation is planning to set the priorities of sawn timber transportation eastwards by railway

On November 28, Viktoria Abramchenko, Deputy Chair of the Government of the Russian Federation, who supervises the timber industry, sent a letter to the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Transport, instructing them to consider,...

In January-August 2022, Russian sawn timber production decreased by 6.2%

Production of Russian sawn timber for 8 months 2022 decreased by 6.2% YoY to 20.2 m³, according to Rosstat. Production in August compared with July decreased by 1.9%.

Canada’s sawn timber production down 8.7% in June

Canadian sawn timber production decreased 3.2% from May 2022 to 4.5 million m³ in June. Production was down 8.7% from June 2021. Canada’s sawmills shipped 4.54 million m³ of sawn timber in June, down 1.5% from May 2022 and down 5.1% from June 2021.

In January-July 2022, sawn timber production in Russia decreased by 4.8%

According to Rosstat, the production of Russian sawn timber in January-July decreased by 4.8% YoY to 17.8 million m³. In July, sawn timber production continues to decline: -13.3% YoY, -6.4 MoM.

Russian sawn timber production down 1.9% in 1H 2022

According to Rosstat, sawn timber production in Russia in 1H 2022 decreased by 1.9% YoY to 14.7 million m³. In June 2022 sawn timber production down 9.4% from June 2021.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade suggests cancelling export duties on sawn timber with over 22% moisture content until the end of 2022

The Ministry of Industry and Trade suggests lifting export duties on sawn timber with over 22% moisture content (except oak, beech and ash sawn timber) until the end of 2022, as reported by Kommersant quoting the Ministry.  The...

Stora Enso divests its sawmills and forest operations in Russia

Stora Enso has entered into an agreement to divest its two sawmills in Russia. The Company’s Nebolchi and Impilahti sawmills will be divested to local management. In addition, the divestment includes Stora Enso’s Russian forest operation which through...

Russia increased sawn timber production in January 2022

According to data from the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) in January 2022, Russia increased sawn timber production by 2.3% YoY to 2.1 million m³.

Russian Timber Journal 12-2021: the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation discussed the industry’s acute issues with the biggest wood-based panels producers; Ukraine introduces anti-dumping duties on import of particleboards from Russia and Belarus; U.S. homebuilding increased to a nine-month high in December 2021; Kazakh investor is planning to start producing OSB in Russia; sawn timber prices remain at a consistently high level in Russia

Russian Timber Journal 12-2021: the biggest producers of wood-based panel products from Russia discussed their industry’s acute issues and potential solutions with high-ranking officials from the Ministry of Industry and Trade; the Interdepartmental Commission on International Trade of...