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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 enters Poland under false documents, bypassing EU sanctions, new investigation reveals

Belarusian timber enters the EU market despite sanctions, being supplied to Poland…

Caution: Plywood offers from Russia via Turkey or Asian transit

Some GWMI members have received offers of plywood whose origin could be…

European sanctions hit Northwest Russia’s timber companies

Compared with last year, the volume of timber harvested and processed by…

Russian wood allegedly enters Estonia through other countries

After the sanctions on Russian timber came into force, Estonia began to…

Discussions in Germany that Russian birch plywood is entering EU market via China

A new EU sanctions package is intended to help prevent illegal timber…

China could wind back sanctions on Australian timber exports

China is preparing to wind back restrictions on Australian timber and other…

Exports of Russian lumber fall 25% in 2022 due to sanctions

Sanctions on timber imports introduced mainly by the European Union, the USA…

Substitutes for Russian birch plywood in the European market

Global plywood production was around 105 million m3 in 2021. The Asia-Pacific region is the…

Russian timber evades US sanctions via Vietnam and China, says environmental group

Russian birch wood continues to flow to US consumers disguised as Asian…