Africa

EU increases its needs for tropical sawnwood from Cameroon

The most notable trend in the supply of tropical sawn timber to the EU in 2016 was the rising dependence [...]
April 5, 2017 Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Africa / Europe

The EU analyzes VPA progress on legal timber imports with Liberia

Representatives of Liberia and the EU have met to review progress towards implementation of their Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA), which [...]
January 5, 2016 Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Africa / Europe

Outlook for the global furniture market uncertain

In spite of signs of a stabilisation and a more sustained recovery in various European markets as well as in [...]

Global prices for hardwood chips drop by 14%

Prices for hardwood chips traded overseas have been in steady decline since November 2011. In less than four years, the [...]

Lumber prices fall in some parts of the world

Lumber prices have fallen throughout a majority of the main softwood lumber markets in the world during the 1Q/15 [...]

Global furniture trade hits US$128 billion

The Italy-based furniture industry research association CSIL analysis of world furniture trade, which draws on data from the world [...]

Softwood lumber prices drop in major global markets

Global trade of softwood lumber has continued to trend upward ever since the global financial crises in 2008. In 2014 [...]