EU tropical timber imports flat-line in 2018
The slowdown in EU imports of tropical products, which began in 2016 and continued throughout last year, levelled off in [...]
June 4, 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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EUTR not “effective, proportionate and dissuasive”, says ClientEarth
The potential value of FLEGT licensing is partly dependent on the extent to which EUTR is being implemented consistently across [...]
May 10, 2018
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Expanded sales of EU tropical wooden furniture but market share drops
There was plenty of tropical wood furniture to be found at the first two big European furniture exhibitions of 2018 [...]
April 25, 2018
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Sharp fall in EU imports of African sawnwood
The most notable trend in the supply of sawn hardwood to the EU in 2017 was the sharp fall in [...]
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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French Court offers permission to Rougier to restructure African business
French tropical wood specialist Rougier has gained court permission for restructuring measures after filing for insolvency [...]
March 14, 2018
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EU tropical timber imports drop sharply in 2017
European timber businesses suggest a range of factors that may explain the apparent dichotomy between good underlying demand for hardwoods [...]
February 28, 2018
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Upswing in EU timber consumption not benefitting tropical suppliers
Sawn hardwood distributors in Europe are reporting good levels of activity but this has yet to feed through into a [...]
February 27, 2018
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