UK furniture retailer fined under EUTR
Designer furniture retailer Lombok has become the first business to be fined for breaching regulations introduced in 2013 to prohibit [...]
December 6, 2017
Companies in the timber industry / Forestry / ...Wood Furniture / Europe
Latvia’s forestry products exports on the rise this year
During the first nine months of this year Latvia exported EUR 1.648 billion worth of forestry products, up 5 [...]
December 6, 2017
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Environmental Investigation Agency finds ties between Schweighofer Group and illegal logging in Romanian National Park
In a recent field investigation in Romania, the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) found evidence of illegal logging in Romania’s [...]
December 6, 2017
Companies in the timber industry / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Europe
Chinese orders to boost Vietnamese wood industry
China’s policy on focusing on their domestic market has prompted foreign importers to place more orders with Vietnamese enterprises [...]
December 4, 2017
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Holmen sells its forest properties in Sweden to Persson Invest
Holmen signed an agreement to sell forest properties in north-west Jämtland, Sweden, for SEK 100 million. The properties [...]
December 4, 2017
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New Zealand: Log prices reach record high
Structural log prices in New Zealand reach the highest level in 24 years, while A-grade [...]
December 4, 2017
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IHC 2017 review: Trends, challenges and new projects in international hardwood trade
On 15 and 16 November 2017 the International Hardwood Conference took place in Venice. Several speakers pointed out recent achievements [...]
December 4, 2017
Forestry / Sawmilling / ...Asia & Middle East / China / Europe / North America / Russia
Poland receives final warning from ECJ over logging in the Białowieża Forest
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has warned Poland that if the country doesn't immediately cease its active forest [...]
November 30, 2017
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High lumber prices to cover duties imposed by the US on Canadian lumber imports, says Moody’s
Sustained high lumber prices in 2018 will cover the cost of final duties imposed by the US government on Canadian [...]
November 30, 2017
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Chinese demand drives up New Zealand’s log prices
Increased demand for New Zealand logs coming from China leads the foresters to take advantage of the strong log prices [...]
November 28, 2017
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