Builders' merchant Travis Perkins will no longer buy 'conflict timber' from Russia and Belarus because of the war in Ukraine. French manufacturer Saint-Gobain has taken the same approach since the invasion by Russian president Vladimir Putin. Leading forest certification organisations ruled last month that all products originating in Russia and Belarus would be considered 'conflict timber'. The disrupted flow of supply is likely to push prices up, the trade body Timber Development UK said. It also warned that it would take time for existing 'pre-conflict' timber to 'flush through the system'.

Source: Daily Mail April 04, 2022 14:00 UTC