Investigation finds European companies taking advantage of loophole to imports teak
A new investigation has uncovered a scheme exploiting a loophole in the European Union Timber Regulation [...]
June 8, 2020
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Timber supplies to the Netherlands disrupted by pandemic
The Netherlands had a less strict lockdown than some of its neighbours and began its five-phase plan to ease [...]
June 3, 2020
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Global trade of forest products goes on despite coronavirus pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has negatively impacted the supply chains for numerous industry sectors worldwide the past few months.   [...]
June 3, 2020
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European organisations call for FLEGT measures to be extended and deepened
While there was broad support for the FLEGT process and the EUTR, there was also a call for the FLEGT [...]
June 3, 2020
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EU organisations to reaffirm their support for FLEGT and EUTR
Feedback received by the EC on their “fitness check” of the FLEGT and EUTR regulations indicates a high degree of [...]
June 1, 2020
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COVID-19 pandemic is impacting raw material availability for wood pellet producers
A pellet producer survey shows that the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting raw material availability. Most [...]
May 28, 2020
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Arauco’s sales down 18.8% in Q1/2020
Arauco, one of the largest global forest companies, reported sales revenues of USD 1,127.2 [...]
May 28, 2020
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Sharp drop in China’s tropical log imports
Tropical log imports in the first two months of 2020 amounted 1.30 million cubic metres, down 26% year on [...]
May 19, 2020
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The worst time in Argentina’s timber industry in the last 50 years
Argentina's timber industry sees worst conditions in 50 years, as loggers' sales plummet more than [...]
May 19, 2020
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Germany becomes the second supplier of logs to China
China’s log imports in the first two months of 2020 totalled 7.73 million cubic metres valued at US [...]
May 12, 2020
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