China has become the only major market for Russian lumber producers after Western sanctions were imposed on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. Without sales to Europe, the sawmills of the North-West of Russia rushed to conquer China, where they faced competition from Siberian and Far Eastern sawmills.

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Russian lumber exporters began to compete fiercely with each other in Chinese market

Russian lumber exporters began to compete fiercely with each other in Chinese market

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China has become the only major market for Russian lumber producers after Western sanctions were imp...

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