Ghana: Rosewood harvesting, transport and export banned
Ghana's government has placed a total ban on the harvesting, processing and export of rosewood with immediate effect. [...]
April 2, 2019
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Moody’s: Negative outlook for the global forest products industry
The outlook for the global paper and forest products industry has been changed to negative from stable, Moody's says [...]
March 27, 2019
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Ten European companies accused of importing illegal wood from DRC
Ten European companies trading in timber have sourced US$2.26 million of wood from a company engaged in illegal [...]
March 26, 2019
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Global lumber trade falls due to slowing markets in US, China, UK and Japan
In 2018, global trade of lumber fell for the first time in five years, with total trade down 7% year [...]
March 18, 2019
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EU imports of tropical logs rise 11% in 2018
After a sharp downturn in 2017, EU imports of tropical logs recovered some lost ground in 2018 but were still [...]
March 18, 2019
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Global sawlog prices reach highest level in 4 years
In early 2018, the Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) reached $80.73/m3, its highest level since 2014. Sawlog prices [...]
March 11, 2019
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Rougier/ Malvaux deal not expected to disrupt the plywood market
The acquisition of the €30 million turnover timber and plywood business Rougier Sylvaco Panneaux by plywood and decorative panels leader [...]
February 22, 2019
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Ghana: January prices for exported wood products
Prices for Ghana's exported wood products are the following between 16-31 January 2019: Boule [...]
February 15, 2019
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ISO publishes chain of custody standard for wood products
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) has published a new, voluntary standard for chain of custody (CoC) of wood and [...]
January 21, 2019
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Central/West Africa: Logs & sawnwood prices continue to stand firm
Across the Central/West African region producers report no major change in overall international market sentiment since the end of [...]
January 10, 2019
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