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Home-grown timber on agenda at EUTR seminar
19 December, 2012
Home-grown timber buyers and growers can find out what the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) will mean for them at a London seminar on January 24.

FSC targets fibreboard for change
17 December, 2012
The FSC has launched a campaign to persuade forest owners and panel manufacturers to introduce more certified fibreboard.

Plywood Club at 60
17 December, 2012
The Plywood Club of London has another 60 years in it and more, but needs to continue to attract new members, and particularly younger elements of the trade.

Finding that feel-good factor
17 December, 2012
A hardwood importer recently summed up 2012 to TTJ as the year that “OK became the new norm”. Trade was better than in the darkest days of recession, but still wasn’t floating anybody’s boats.

Plywood sector “in limbo” as trade awaits EUTR
17 December, 2012
Plywood sales in the UK have been slow, held back partly by an unwillingness to buy forward while the sector awaits the impact of the EU Timber Regulation, which comes into effect in March. Ian Martin reports

New markets for Welsh wood
14 December, 2012
Home-grown timber is being used in a UK Brettstapel timber build project for the first time.

EU needs to use more wood products to meet carbon emission targets
12 December, 2012
The EU needs to use an additional 320 million m3 of wood per year if it is to meet carbon emissions and renewable energy targets, a European Parliament workshop has heard.

Legality schemes still working on EUTR compliance
10 December, 2012
A report from the European Timber Trade Federation (ETTF) concludes that no leading third-party legality verification or certification body currently fully complies with the upcoming EU Timber Regulation on illegal timber “risk mitigation”.

60 years and going strong
10 December, 2012
The Plywood Club of London is as relevant today as it when it was established 60 years ago, says chairman Peter Lapage

FSC first for Brazilian forest concession
07 December, 2012
Tropical hardwood decking and flooring producer LN Guerra is celebrating after its 46,000ha forest concession became the first concession in Brazil to achieve FSC certification.

LP wins beam CE approval
07 December, 2012
LP Building Products has received CE marking approval for its construction materials in the EU for four grades of LP SolidStart LVL.

Guide to due diligence launched
03 December, 2012
A new fast track guidance standard to tackle forestry supply chain risks has been produced ahead of the EU Timber Regulation which comes into effect in March.

Seeing the wood from the trees
29 November, 2012
It was the government’s worst nightmare. Dealing with obstreperous opponents in the Commons and the slings and arrows of prime minister’s questions was one thing. Facing the antagonism of the mass ranks of steely-eyed middle England was something else entirely. This was opposition of a different magnitude – and it was, of course, what ministers faced over their idea to sell off the Forestry Commission’s English woodlands.

Building sustainability
29 November, 2012
Chris Dyson, supply chain director at Carillion, discusses the challenges of enforcing a responsible timber procurement process – and outlines some of the standards his business expects of suppliers

At the crossroads
29 November, 2012
As Confor’s recent conference highlighted, 2012 was a landmark year for England’s forests and all eyes are on Defra as we await its response to the Independent Panel on Forestry. Sally Spencer reports

Illegal timber law is opportunity
26 November, 2012
The upcoming anti-illegal wood EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) represented a “real opportunity” for the plywood and wider timber industry to demonstrate its environmental commitment, Chris Sutton, president of the Timber Trade Federation’s (TTF) National Products Division, said at the division’s annual dinner last week.

Timcon lobbies for UK opt-out in EU ISPM 15 extension move
24 November, 2012
Timcon says it will lobby for the UK timber pallet and wood packaging industry to be given special consideration if and when ISPM 15 regulations are extended in Europe.

Australia passes illegal timber law
23 November, 2012
After five years of negotiation and development, Australia’s parliament this week passed the country’s Illegal Logging Prohibition (ILP) bill, its equivalent of the EU Timber Regulation and America’s Lacey Act.

German traders could face EUTR fines of up to €50,000
18 November, 2012
Germany’s federal government has incorporated the EU Timber Regulation into its law.

Indonesia’s legality milestone
12 November, 2012
It once topped the world league table of illegal timber suppliers, but Indonesia has taken radical steps to shed that status. Andy Roby, DFID-funded industry adviser in the country, reports on latest significant developments