Precious Woods to close sawmill in Gabon due to high costs
Unexpectedly high cost increases in Gabon have forced Precious Woods to take drastic measures to reduce costs in order to [...]
December 16, 2022
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Many sawmills close in Gabon and Cameroon due fuel shortage
In Cameroon more than 50 sawmills have stopped production and in Gabon 22 sawmills, mostly Chinese, have ceased production. In [...]
August 2, 2022
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40% of Chinese factories in Gabon have ceased production
It is estimated that about 40% of Gabon’s Chinese factories have ceased production. In some cases, the plywood plants [...]
July 2, 2020
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Impact of pandemic on Gabon’s timber sector
The Minister of Forests in Gabon has issued a letter with wide ranging advice and guidance for timber companies whom [...]
May 19, 2020
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All forest concessions in Gabon to be FSC certified
The President of Gabon has announced that by 2022 all forest concessions in Gabon will have [...]
October 30, 2018
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Indian Greenply to build a plant in Gabon
Greenply Industries Ltd., a major company in the Indian plywood industry, has made an initial investment of €11 million in [...]
October 2, 2018
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Gabon, one of the most important tropical veneer producer
Gabon is the 6th largest producer of tropical veneer. Its production of 270,000 cubic metes in 2016 represented 6 [...]
May 25, 2018
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Rougier closes contract with Gabon for logs supply
Rougier and Gabon Special Economic Zone (GSEZ) announced signing of a major partnership contract to supply logs for the processing [...]
February 11, 2017
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