Tropical and Chinese suppliers claw back EU furniture market share
European furniture manufacturers have been taking larger share of the internal EU market in recent years, gradually squeezing out overseas [...]
October 2, 2017
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Tropical sawn wood imports decline in nearly all EU countries
EU imports of tropical sawnwood in the first six months of 2017 were 348,600 metric tonnes (MT), 19% less [...]
September 28, 2017
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EU furniture industry could boost revenues from cutting waste
Improved refurbishment and remanufacture of discarded furniture can trigger up to 157,000 new jobs and save about 6 million [...]
September 27, 2017
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EU imports more tropical plywood, mainly from China
Plywood is one of the few sectors of the EU market where tropical products have been performing reasonably well, although [...]
September 21, 2017
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EU imports of tropical logs continue to slide
Tropical log imports into the EU fell in 2016 and this decline continued in the first half of 2017. EU [...]
September 18, 2017
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Overview of the European parquet market in H1/2017: moderate growth on rising economy
The Board of Directors of the European Federation of the Parquet Industry met on 1 September 2017 and discussed amongst [...]
September 11, 2017
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EU tropical timber imports drop by 8% in H1/2017
In the first half of 2017 compared to the same period in 2016, total EU imports of tropical timber products [...]
September 11, 2017
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Improving Euro zone economies not lifting tropical imports
The decline in tropical wood imports into eurozone countries is surprising given evidence of improving economic conditions in the region [...]
September 7, 2017
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Slowing pace of EU tropical timber imports during first half
The slowdown in EU imports of tropical timber products registered in the first quarter of 2017 continued into the second [...]
September 6, 2017
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EU considers future of illegal logging and deforestation policy
During June 2017, two large conferences in Europe addressed policy issues in relation to deforestation and illegal logging. The conferences [...]
August 24, 2017
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