Warring parties with notable share in Germany’s imports

The Russian firm Segezha Group, based in Moscow, is planning to establish a representative office in China as part of its stronger focus on Asia. The decision to establish a representation in China was made at the Group’s Supervisory Board meeting on 20 September 2022.At the beginning of October 2021, Segezha...

In the second quarter of 2022, the countries of the European Union (EU-27) imported 93,320 m³ (April-June 2021: 69,010 m³) of hardwood lumber from the USA, corresponding to an increase of 45% vis à vis the comparative quarter of the preceding year. According to the calculations of the US Department of Agriculture,...

According to the General Administration of Customs China (GACC), China imported a 39% lower volume of softwood logs in the first half-year 2022 at 15.1m m³ (Jan.-June 2021: 24.8m m³). Here, a principal factor for the regressive imports were the official decisions taken for deliveries from Russia and the USA and the...