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Sanctions are testing the forest industry of Russia’s Karelia

The forest industry of the Republic of Karelia suffers from a lack…

Belarusian timber still allegedly finds its way to the EU, despite the sanctions

The EU banned imports of wood from Russia and Belarus in March…

German customs seize vessel carrying banned Russian birch plywood heading for USA

Customs authorities in Germany have seized a vessel carrying some €40 million…

Russian timber is transported to the EU also via China, new investigation reveals

Recently, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) released a report stating…

European sawmill industry requests ban in Japanese imports of Russian wood products

The European Organization of the Sawmill Industry (EOS) and the European Confederation…

Duties to be imposed on Russian birch plywood coming from Turkey and Kazakhstan

The European Commission is to impose duties on Russian birch plywood products…

European Commission investigation confirms illegal imports of Russian birch plywood

The European Commission has disclosed the findings of its anti-circumvention investigation into…

Red Sea situation hampers Europe’s plywood market; Russian birch ply still present

A UK plywood importer and distributor, who also sells into Ireland and…

Russian sawmill industry remains unprofitable for five consecutive quarters

According to official operational data from Rosstat, in 2023 the volume of…

Ponsse plans to reduce jobs, blames loss of Russian market

Ponsse is renewing its operating model worldwide. The Finnish forest machine manufacturer’s…