World furniture production grows 3% in 2017
According figures presented at the recent CSIL World Furniture Outlook seminar, world furniture production amounted to over USD 400 billion [...]
May 29, 2018
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World bank expects rising wood logs prices in Africa and SE Asia
The World Bank reconsidered forecast for logs and sawnwood in the recently updated Commodity Markets Outlook. [...]
May 16, 2018
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Veneer production potential in Gabon
Gabon is the 6th largest producer of tropical veneer. Its production of 270,000 cubic metes in 2016 represented 6 [...]
May 11, 2018
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Impact of EUTR on EU trade in tropical timber products
A key question for the long-term future of the EU trade in tropical timber products is the impact of [...]
May 11, 2018
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Market role of EUTR and FLEGT licensing
A key question for the long-term future of the EU trade in tropical timber products is the impact of [...]
May 2, 2018
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Exports of logs to China under threat due to phytosanitary requirements
The National Hardwood Lumber Association (NHLA) has been made aware of a developing situation involving the exports of logs to [...]
May 2, 2018
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Strong lumber markets in the US and Europe increased the global sawlog price by 10%
The Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) increased substantially, driven by strengthening lumber markets in both the US and Europe. The [...]
April 17, 2018
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Mozambique to further extend restriction on logging and timber exports
The Mozambican Ministry of Land, Environment and Rural Development has completely banned the exploitation of three species of hardwoods, and [...]
April 12, 2018
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Fall in EU tropical imports driven mainly by supply-side issues
In practice, the recent decline in tropical imports into the EU is better seen as a region-wide phenomenon driven [...]
April 11, 2018
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EU tropical sawn hardwood imports fall to all-time low
EU tropical sawn hardwood imports fall to all-time low The EU imported 2.04 million cu.m of sawn [...]
April 9, 2018
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