Before the sanctions, the EU countries were the main sales markets for Belarusian lumber accounting for 56% of the country's lumber export. After the lumber export to the EU was discontinued, the main consumers were China (52%, previously 37%), Azerbaijan (24%, previously 4%) and Russia (6%).
According to the minister, there has been little headway in resolving the problem of processing wood waste into fuel pellets, and the lack of progress was criticized by the head of state during the meeting on 24 August. Several years ago Belarus created substantial capacities to process wood waste with an eye to the vast market of the EU countries.
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