Search Results: 'International Tropical Timber Organisation'

Ghana wood product exports drop 16% in Q3
04 December, 2023
Ghana’s wood exports saw a 16% decrease in volumes terms in Q3, 2023, compared to the preceding quarter, according to Ghana Forestry Commission data shared by the International Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO).

UK tropical hardwood plywood imports from China grow in 2023
01 November, 2023
The UK imported 61,000m3 of tropical hardwood plywood from China in the first eight months of 2023, 57% more than the same period last year, according to the latest bulletin from the International Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO).

African mills feel the effects of reduced Chinese demand
16 December, 2022
African sawmill and plywood facility operators are encountering significant difficulties due to reduction in demand from the Chinese market, according to the latest bulletin from the International Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO).

International Hardwood Conference discusses market stresses
09 November, 2022
The International Hardwood Conference, organised in Lyon by the French National Wood Federation (FNB), the European Organisation of the Sawmill Industry (EOS) and the European Timber Trade Federation (ETTF), took place on October 28.

Sheam Satkuru appointed ITTO executive director
06 January, 2022
ITTO’s governing body, the International Tropical Timber Council, has appointed Sheam Satkuru by consensus as ITTO’s new executive director at its 57th session, which was held virtually from November 29 to December 3 2021. She won the position from among nearly 50 applicants.

ITTO publishes impact analysis on tropical timber sector
05 May, 2020
The International Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO) has published its first analysis on the effects of Covid-19 on the global tropical timber sector.

ETTF lead role passes to Thomas Goebel
11 December, 2018
AndrÈ de Boer is stepping down as secretary general of the European Timber Trade Federation (ETTF) in 2019, handing over the reins to Thomas Goebel, chief executive of German Timber Trade Federation GD Holz.

FLEGT Independent Market Monitoring project moves forward
19 April, 2017
The International Tropical Timber Organisation has relaunched the EU Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Independent Market Monitoring programme effective April 1, 2017.

ITTO suspends project activities due to financial constraints
20 June, 2016
The International Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO) has temporarily suspended external meetings and project activities due to financial constraints after learning that its investments may have suffered.

Ghana timber export volumes rise 21%
28 January, 2015
Latest export statistics from Ghana show the country’s timber product shipments rose 21% in the first nine months of 2014, according to the International Tropical Timber Organisation. (ITTO).

Central EUTR legalislation database in discussion
05 September, 2014
The prospect of a central database on supplier country legislation EU importers must comply with under the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) looks more likely following discussions between the European Timber Trade Federation (ETTF) and the International Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO).

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.

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.

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).

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).