Search Results: 'EU'

CARB 2 set for global impact
18 December, 2010
Vikram Yadama of Washington State University believes regulations, such as CARB 2, will set the agenda for the wood-based panels industry

Tackling a hot topic
11 December, 2010
Greater use of wood in construction and new regulation are making a fire retardant specification the issue of the day

Swedish mills reduce production as buyers hold back
11 December, 2010
Swedish mills are responding to the seasonal downturn with a new round of production cuts which they hope will lead to an upturn in the spring

Irish welcome close to difficult year
27 November, 2010
The Irish timber industry has had another tough year but the mills have found some success in their focus on the UK market

NGOs must adhere to standards they expect of others
13 November, 2010
Corporate responsibility applies to NGOs too, says John White, Timber Trade Federation chief executive

Domestic demand enforces stability in Asian markets
13 November, 2010
Asian markets remain fairly quiet but growing, and increasingly sophisticated, domestic demand is having a stable influence

Engaging in dialogue
13 November, 2010
An international conference in Malaysia highlighted the market benefits of timber legality verification, and some of the obstacles that stand in its way

New vehicle for two-way global trade traffic
13 November, 2010
Malaysia’s new Global WoodMart exhibition lived up to its billing as an international buying and selling platform

Join the protest against unfair biomass energy subsidies
30 October, 2010

Logic of illegal logging rethink
02 October, 2010
The government's U-turn on illegal logging legislation is logical and pragmatic

Best footprint forward
21 August, 2010
In-depth assessment of American oak’s carbon footprint will prove an invaluable specification and marketing tool, writes American Hardwood Export Council European director David Venables

Logging on to legality
21 August, 2010
Patrick Newton, CEO of Helveta, says the industry should embrace software timber tracking technology and stay on the right side of the law

Warm reception for thermo treatment
21 August, 2010
A consortium of French timber companies has underlined its confidence in the potential of thermo-treated oak with a major investment

EU leglisation needs global action
07 August, 2010
EU illegal logging legislation will help promote timber

Africa sets its sights on sustainability
24 July, 2010
RACEWOOD 2010, organised by the Interafrican Forest Industries Association, took place recently in Douala in Cameroon. TTF head of sustainability Rachel Butler spoke to IFIA president Hervé Bourguignon about the event

European importers continue to operate on low stocks
24 July, 2010
The prices of timber from Asia are rising very slowly and they are still well below the levels of two years ago

Battles won in war on illegal logging
24 July, 2010
There’s a long way to go before it’s eradicated, but a new report says illegal logging is on the decline

Timber industry must work faster and smarter
24 July, 2010
Timber has “fantastic potential”, but the industry must make it easier to specify and buy wood, writes BSW chairman and TTF president Martin Gale

Fighting for timber’s sustainability goals
26 June, 2010
Green Party leader, former MEP and now MP for Brighton Pavilion, Caroline Lucas talks about her efforts to tackle illegal logging and deforestation – and her hopes for a brighter future for the timber trade

Trade fair and forum
26 June, 2010
France’s Carrefour International du Bois exhibition is seen as an increasingly important venue for the timber trade to talk as well as do business