US tropical sawnwood now account for 30% of total sawn hardwood imports
US imports of temperate and tropical sawn hardwood grew slightly in August to 72,278 cu.m., but the value [...]
October 23, 2017
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FSC and global companies unveil the Vancouver Declaration
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) this week launched an ambitious new initiative to increase [...]
October 12, 2017
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Central/West Africa: short term drop adjustment in log FOB prices
Even if a downward trend has been registered in some log FOB prices in Central and West Africa, this hasn [...]
October 12, 2017
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FSC’s General Assembly undertakes global challenges
With growing momentum and urgency behind calls for forest conservation, the diverse membership of the Forest Stewardship Council will meet [...]
October 10, 2017
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China still leads as the world’s biggest furniture producer
The 100 countries covered in CSIL’s newly-released World Furniture Outlook 2017/2018 make up almost 90 per cent [...]
September 28, 2017
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Tropical sawn wood imports decline in nearly all EU countries
EU imports of tropical sawnwood in the first six months of 2017 were 348,600 metric tonnes (MT), 19% less [...]
September 28, 2017
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Unusually long period of price stability for African hardwoods
For the past 2-3 months there has been little movement in the market and prices have been stable with [...]
September 28, 2017
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African countries commit to fight against illegal timber trade
African countries have pledged to tame illegal trade in timber and other forest products by ensuring that the sub-sector [...]
September 27, 2017
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Timber exports from Ghana dropping sharply this year
The volume and value of Ghana’s timber exports has been falling in each of the past five months. [...]
September 21, 2017
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EU imports of tropical logs continue to slide
Tropical log imports into the EU fell in 2016 and this decline continued in the first half of 2017. EU [...]
September 18, 2017
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