EU tropical timber imports rising since mid-2018
Total value of tropical wood imports into the EU increased slightly in 2018, although at a slower rate than imports [...]
May 17, 2019
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EU and Vietnam ratify VPA on FLEGT
EU FLEGT informed that the EU and Vietnam had ratified a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance [...]
May 10, 2019
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Trade impact of FLEGT licensing
Based on structured interviews with around 150 companies in the seven main EU markets for tropical timber products (Belgium, France [...]
April 16, 2019
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Challenging market for wood furniture external suppliers to the EU
Prospects for non-EU wood furniture suppliers selling into the EU are mixed. All suppliers face an uphill struggle to [...]
April 10, 2019
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Europe’s role in the global furniture trade
Despite recent deterioration in the EU’s balance of furniture trade, European manufacturers remain a major force in the international [...]
April 5, 2019
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Sharp slowdown in EU wood furniture trade at the end of 2018
After a strong start to the year, the trade in wood furniture slowed sharply in the last quarter of 2018 [...]
April 3, 2019
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EU furniture manufacturers losing export market share
European furniture manufacturers are also strongly motivated to maintain and increase share in their home markets as they are now [...]
April 2, 2019
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North American wood pellets gain ground in EU
North American wood pellets exports to the European Union countries grew sharply in 2018, as UK's hunger for pellets [...]
March 28, 2019
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Europe’s softwood lumber exports to China collapse; 1 million m3 less sent last year
The European softwood lumber exports to China fell by -32% during January-December 2018, as compared to the same period [...]
March 27, 2019
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More Russian plywood on the EU market
Russian plywood deliveries to the EU totaled EUR 504 million in 2018, a 13% rise compared to the EUR 447 [...]
March 18, 2019
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