Timber
Vitaly Lipsky, Director General of the National Forestry Agency for Development and Investment (NLARI), presented his vision of the situation in the industry
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Despite the significant narrowing of sales channels for Russian timber products over the past year, Russia remains part of the global wood product market, and, accordingly, is subject to trends in the global economy.
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According to the results of last year, the export of Russian timber decreased by 70%, to 3.8 million m3. Such a sharp drop is due to the decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 396 dated 03/18/2021 on restrictions on the export of softwood and hardwood timber
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Financial indicators of timber companies in Russia reached their peaks in 2021, which was due to the recovery of consumer demand after the covid 2021, extraordinary prices for lumber and the growth of housing construction.
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Despite the decline in the volume of real estate sold, the China Timber and Wood Products Distribution Association cannot say that the market of finishing materials and furniture was bad, because over the past 6 years, more than 1.6 billion square meters were commissioned annually.
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The statistics of production and trade of wood products reflect goods that have historically been the main products obtained from forests, and for which there are established markets. For many forest owners and forest managers, wood products are by far the most important source of income and employment
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Starting from the second quarter of 2022, the financial indicators of timber companies have been steadily falling by 13-16% quarterly and falling back to the level of three years ago.
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Russia is one of the world's three largest producers of softwood and hardwood lumber, behind China and the United States. The volume of sawn timber production in Russia in 2022 is expected to decrease.
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The plant «Plyterra» in Mordovia (Russia) has launched a new sawmill with a capacity of about 30 thousand cubic meters per year, according to the website of the government of the republic.
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