Africa

European African timber operations transferred to Asian companies

A major structural change is underway in the African timber industry as operations are reoriented away from the European market [...]

August 23, 2018

The reasons for declining consumption of tropical timbers in Europe are now well understood. The logistical problems of supplying consistent [...]

August 21, 2018

A major structural change is underway in the African timber industry as operations are reoriented away from the European market [...]

August 20, 2018

In a recent statement the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) said it believes the wood products export target for [...]

August 14, 2018

One factor in the contraction in Cameroon’s EU exports, which started in 2016, cited by a number of EU [...]

August 14, 2018

EU timber traders cited a number of factors shaping tropical import trends. These included intensifying competition for material from Chinese [...]

August 13, 2018

In the first four months of 2018 Ghana’s wood product exports totalled 115,225 cu.m compared to 92 [...]

August 7, 2018

EU timber traders cited a number of factors shaping tropical import trends. These included intensifying competition for material from Chinese [...]

August 7, 2018

Recent reports on European economic and construction sector health and outlook make for almost exclusively positive reading. After the EU [...]

August 6, 2018

Due to the intensified conflict between opposing parties and security forces in Cameroon’s North and Southwest provinces, Dutch wood [...]

August 2, 2018