Dutch timber importer Fibois BV fined for non-compliance with EUTR, after Greenpeace complaint
Following a complaint filed by Greenpeace against Dutch timber importer, Fibois BV, for involvement with questionable timber from Cameroon, a [...]
July 5, 2017
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Japan-an emerging market for the Italian furniture
Designer furniture is one of the four “Made in Italy” industrial sectors, along with mechatronics, automotives and aerospace, which the [...]
July 4, 2017
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DONG Energy to convert its Asnaes Power Station in Denmark to wood biomass
DONG Energy converts its Asnaes Power Station in Denmark from coal based production to sustainable wood biomass. [...]
July 4, 2017
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China’s forestry trade hits 70.97 billion US$ in the first half of the year
China's forestry trade volume reached 70.97 billion U.S. dollars in the first half of this year, up [...]
July 4, 2017
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Stora Enso to build new cross laminated timber (CLT) production plant in Sweden
Stora Enso has decided to invest EUR 45 million in a new production unit for cross laminated timber (CLT) in [...]
July 4, 2017
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Booming Swedish softwood lumber exports to the US
Swedish sawmills have almost doubled their exports volume of sawn and planed softwood umber to the US during March 2017 [...]
July 4, 2017
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Austria: Softwood lumber prices remain stable
Austrian softwood lumber prices have remained largely stable in June. They vary in part from the values of May. Only [...]
July 4, 2017
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Europe boosts flooring shipments to US
US Hardwood flooring imports declined 5% in April to US$2.5 million but imports of assembled flooring panels increased [...]
July 4, 2017
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Surge in EU tropical plywood imports in 2017
Surge in EU tropical plywood imports in 2017 Following a 15% rise during 2016, EU imports of tropical plywood increased [...]
July 4, 2017
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Chinese expanding overseas investment in the timber sector, with Russia as main target
According to a report on China’s Wood Products Trade and Investment (2016) there were 167 Chinese enterprises with overseas [...]
July 4, 2017
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