BALTIC BIRCH PLYWOOD IS A HARD PRODUCT TO COMPETE AGAINST,PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE

Russian Birch plywood prices are tripled at minimum. Moreover even paying the higher price isn’t something the general market wants to do and support the Russian economy. So what are the alternatives? There aren’t very many to be honest and this episode gets into why that is.  Quality of the raw material coming from Boreal forests of Asia is top notch making for void free, beautiful Birch plywood.  Lower cost of production adds to the difficulty in making a competing product.  But mostly the time and capital required to build a new production line that will directly compete against the future rebirth of the Russian market at some point in the future is a risky business move.  In the end finding alternatives to Russian Birch plywood unfortunately is a wait and see proposition.  The best thing to do is to reassess what is important for your plywood needs and focus on a panel that is good at that particular attribute . It is difficult to find a panel that will do everything you need so you have to know what your priorities are to guide a buying decision.