Tag: wood pulp

WRI: The Coronavirus has not stopped the global trade of forest products

The Coronavirus Epidemic has negatively impacted the supply chains for numerous industry sectors worldwide the past few months. Many commodity products saw reduced trade during March and April, a result of reduced demand, closures of manufacturing facilities to...

In January-May 2020, wood pulp production in Russia increased by 5.7%

In January-May 2020, Russian wood pulp production increased by 5.7% YoY to 3.7 million tons, the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) reports. For five months, paper and cardboard production also increased by 5% YoY to 3.9 million tons....

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...

Russian Timber Journal 04-2018: In 2017, the production of plywood in Russia reduced for the first time in 9 years, VEB once again confirmed plans to invest into pulp production in the Krasnoyarsk region, Accounts Chamber of Russia found violations in exports of forest products on $210 million

In 2017, the plywood production volume in Russia reduced for the first time since 2009 by 2.2% (YoY) to 3.7 million m3. The main reason for the decline in production: deficit of wood raw materials caused by failure...