China has become the main importer of Russian sawn timber and round logs
Russia has shifted its exports from the West to Asia, mainly China, said Shamorin, chairman of the board of directors of the Segezha Group, on the sidelines of the 5th Siva International Wood Fair.
Most of the exports have been reoriented," Shamorin said. This mainly concerns pulp and paper products and plywood, while sawn timber has long been supplied to China on a permanent basis. We plan to present all the group's products in China and develop sales channels. Segiza Group, with its own forest resources, is developing its service orientation and has warehouses in China to ensure delivery of services to its customers and settlement of payments in Russian and Chinese local currencies. Recently Segza Group opened a representative office in Shanghai, which will enable the company to provide even better services."
In December 2023, Pavel Chasin, head of the Russian forestry statistics agency Roslesinforg, said that China had become the main importer of Russian sawn timber and roundwood (14 million cubic metres were imported.) In 2023, Russia's sawn timber exports to China increased by three per cent, while supplies of unprocessed timber decreased by a quarter.
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