HS Timber Group to reduce sawmill capacity in Romania by 30%
Austrian wood-processing company HS Timber Group, formerly known as Holzindustrie Schweighofer, said it will reduce [...]
January 20, 2022
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Procedures for assessing effectiveness of EUTR are inadequate
In a report published 4 October, the European Court of Auditors concluded that EC procedures for assessing effectiveness of the [...]
October 20, 2021
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Ukraine wood export ban found illegal in EU
The final ruling of a dispute settlement panel set up under the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement found that the Ukrainian [...]
December 21, 2020
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IKEA to review its Ukrainian wood supply after critical report
Furniture retailer IKEA said on Tuesday it would review its wood supply chain in Ukraine after [...]
July 7, 2020
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Ikea to face allegations of illegally logged timber from Ukraine
from ancient forests in Ukraine. Although the timber was certified as sustainable by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC [...]
July 7, 2020
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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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China’s new forest law to fight illegal logging
In the first revision to the country’s Forest Law in over twenty years [...]
March 31, 2020
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China plans to tackle the problem of illegal logging in a new forest law
In an encouraging move with the potential to create transformative market change, China recently amended its Forest Law to include [...]
February 7, 2020
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Austrian parquet manufacturers accused of importing illegal timber from Ukraine
Recently, WWF Austria accused four Austrian parquet manufacturers of importing illegally harvested timber from the Ukraine [...]
January 20, 2020
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The Russian Minister of Industry and Trade claims ban on Russian timber exports to China is inappropriate
A complete ban on the sale of Russian timber exports to China looks inappropriate, since illegal logging is an internal [...]
September 11, 2019
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