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Match Funds for Tropical Sustainability
The EU Sustainable Tropical Timber Coalition is moving to its next phase – match funding industry sustainable procurement initiatives at companies and trade federations Europe-wide. It’s in association with the European Timber Trade Federation and Secretary General André de Boer sees it as a key development
China Hits Brakes after Stock Slide
The recent stock market maelstrom in China has had an impact on the Asian timber markets
Plywood demand remains on even keel
The plywood sector is expected to remain on a stable course for the remainder of the year but there are still some issues causing concern. Keren Fallwell reports.
Timber industry on the acquisition trail
Some of the largest UK timber sector companies have been on the acquisition trail this last month.
More Trees, please
The UK has world-class operations in the forest products sector, but unless new commercial conifer crops are planted very urgently, the industry’s recent significant gains will be lost. That’s the stark warning from UK Forest Products Association Executive Director David Sulman for the governments of Scotland, England and Wales.
Balancing Act
Norvik Timber Industries CEO Sampsa Auvinen was recently appointed president of the European Organisation of the Sawmilling Industry (EOS). Here Mr Auvinen charts recent market developments in the sector and looks at prospects ahead
Timber industry on the acquisition trail
Some of the largest UK timber sector companies have been on the acquisition trail this last month.
Travis Perkins PLC elevates timber
Travis Perkins plc is one of the biggest sellers of timber in the UK. For our regular monthly face-to face interview, Stephen Powney talks to the company’s head of supply centres Jonathan Bower.
More Trees, please
The UK has world-class operations in the forest products sector, but unless new commercial conifer crops are planted very urgently, the industry’s recent significant gains will be lost. That’s the stark warning from UK Forest Products Association Executive Director David Sulman for the governments of Scotland, England and Wales.
Demonstrate legality, or lose your markets
Proving timber is not illegally sourced is a demanding process. But European markets for tropical timber will continue to shrink and become more specialised if legality measures are not broadly adopted, says Robert Simpson, programme manager at the UN FAO for the Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade Initiative.