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Putin: It is necessary to abandon log exports
Russian President Vladimir Putin reiterated the need to ban log exports in a video conference on January 17.
"It is necessary to abandon the export of round logs, unprocessed raw materials, and ship all products to the domestic market. Products with high added value should be supplied to the internal market. All the objective reasons and capacities (for banning the export of logs) are in place," Putin said. , the process should now be expedited.”
According to the latest data released by Russia's Rosstat, the production of Russian plywood in 2022 has dropped to the lowest point in ten years.
The TASS report also shows that the logging volume in almost all Russian regions will decline in 2022. At the "Russian Forest" forum from December 7 to 9, 2022, Yuri Vorobjo, Deputy Chairman of the Federal Council, said: The husband also made it clear that Russia's logging volume has decreased by more than 13%.
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Zhangjiagang City: Imported logs exceeded 3.4 million cubic meters
On January 29, 2023, a ship docked at the wharf of Zhangjiagang Port Group Corporation to unload imported timber.
According to statistics, as the largest log unloading port in China's inland rivers, the total amount of timber imported by Zhangjiagang Port exceeded 3.4 million cubic meters last year, an increase of 8% year-on-year, which is equivalent to the size of four "Water Cubes" (National Swimming Center).
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my country's softwood lumber imports will drop by 13% in 2022
In 2022, my country's softwood imports will drop by 13% year-on-year to 16.7 million cubic meters;
The value of imports fell 10% to $4 billion;
The average price of softwood lumber rose 4% to $234 per cubic meter.
According to the data, Russia's softwood wood imports will account for 71% of China's total softwood wood imports in 2022.
Russia is the largest supplier of coniferous wood to our country, Finland, which ranks second, accounts for 5% of total exports, Canada and Sweden account for 4% and 4% respectively.
Supply from Finland increased by 33% to 882,000 cubic meters and that from Canada fell by 57% to 695,000 cubic meters.
In 2022, Russia's softwood exports to my country will decrease by 8%.
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From January to October 2022, the number of enterprises above designated size in China's furniture industry will reach 7,260
In recent years, my country's furniture industry has continued to reshuffle, and the industry has entered a stage of orderly development. However, enterprises above the industry scale are still growing.
In 2021, the number of enterprises above designated size in China's furniture industry will be 6,647, a year-on-year increase of 1.6%. From January to October 2022, the number of enterprises above designated size in China's furniture industry reached 7,260, a record high, an increase of 647 over the same period in 2021.