Search Results: 'International Tropical Timber Organisation'

Softwood shows a sense of collective optimism
02 November, 2013
The International Softwood Conference in Edinburgh found the sector upbeat about medium to longterm prospects. Mike Jeffree reports.

Softwood sector expresses cautious confidence
23 October, 2013
For most of the international softwood sector, it seems, the worst of the downturn is over.That was the verdict from the International Softwood Conference in Edinburgh on October 17-18.

Tropical trials and tactics
24 August, 2013
The heat is on in the EU tropical timber trade.

Regulation and recession
24 August, 2013
The global tropical timber market has been a tough place to do business of late, but it has its brighter spots, report Steve Johnson and Mike Adams of the International Tropical Timber Organisation.

Tropical timber purchases sustain forests
24 August, 2013
Our purchasing decisions will help to determine the future of tropical forests, says Bob Johnston, executive director of the Tropical Forest Foundation

Tropical timber purchases sustain forests
24 August, 2013
Our purchasing decisions will help to determine the future of tropical forests, says Bob Johnston, executive director of the Tropical Forest Foundation

EUTR hits tropical hardwood imports
13 July, 2013
The EUTR has been cited as a cause behind the fall in imports of tropical plywood and hardwoods into Europe since the new legislation came into force at the beginning of March.

Project to boost EU tropical timber sales
29 June, 2013
A new initiative aims to boost sales of certified sustainable tropical timber in the EU by 30% in two years.

Global forum for a united front
01 June, 2013
The Global Timber Forum (GTF) was clear about what it did not want to be at its launch in Rome last week. Various phrases were used, but the most popular were “just another conference” and “a talking shop”.

Global forum for a united front
01 June, 2013
The Global Timber Forum (GTF) was clear about what it did not want to be at its launch in Rome last week. Various phrases were used, but the most popular were “just another conference” and “a talking shop”.

Dutch boost FSC tropical imports
05 April, 2013
The share of FSC-certified tropical timber on the Dutch market more than doubled in three years, new research showed.

Rosewood and ebony given CITES protection
23 March, 2013
International trade in a range of rosewoods and ebonies from Asia, Central America and Madagascar will now be regulated by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).

Brazil tropical wood exports down, pine up
06 March, 2013
Tropical sawn timber export volumes from Brazil fell 16% in January to 25,000m3, compared to the same month in 2012, according to the International Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO).

Doubly demanding days for hardwood
23 February, 2013
The hardwood sector acknowledges that contending simultaneously with competitive market conditions and the introduction of the EU Timber Regulation is a challenge. Mike Jeffree reports

EUTR impact grows
11 February, 2013
The imminent introduction of the anti-illegal wood EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) is prompting tropical timber supplier countries to step up legality assurance programmes, and some smaller European importers to drop out of the trade.

EU tropical timber imports fall 12%
05 February, 2013
EU tropical sawn timber imports dropped 12% to 778,000m3 in the first nine months of 2012, according to the International Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO).

China unveils legality pilot
25 January, 2013
A pilot timber Legality Verification Standard has been launched by the China National Forest Products Industry Association (CNFPIA), according to the International Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO).

Brazil squeezed in 2012
23 January, 2013
Pine plywood was the only product where the Brazilian timber industry achieved an increase in exports last year as the sector saw its overseas earnings fall overall by 1.4%.

Slump and forest controls hit Ghana timber sector
21 January, 2013
Between 50-60 Ghanaian timber companies have collapsed due to the economic downturn and tougher forestry regulation and many survivors are trading below capacity, according to the International Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO).

ETTF in tropical timber warning
09 January, 2013
The International Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO) Council has been warned that the market is moving away from tropical timber.