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African mahogany (khaya Ivorensis) grown in plantations in Brazil is about to change the timber market. African mahogany represents a high investment potential for Brazilian producers and is an alternat ... [meer...]
. Gheombi is used for door manufacturing. The timber has dark streaks but this is apparently appreciated in the Chinese market.
As a result of the disruption to beech supplies due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine buyers for the markets in European buyers are showing more interest in African ... [meer...]
TotalEnergies and Compagnie des Bois du Gabon (CBG) have joined forces to develop a forward-looking model of sustainable and responsible forest management that combines sustainable harvesting, biodiversity conservation, and long-term carbon storage ... [meer...]
Implementation of the decision to ban the export of logs by the six Cemac countries (Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Chad, CAR and Equatorial Guinea) will not become effective as planned on 1 January 2022. This information emerged from a meeting of Forestry Ministers in Cemac member states and t ... [meer...]
The impact of pandemic control measures have hit timber producers across the West African region hard, coming as it has at a time when demand in the traditional markets, especially in Europe, were already under pressure from lower consumptions, cha ... [meer...]
. Speakers included Ken Walsh of Danzer UK, Hank Marcel of Robinson Lumber, Ben Jenn of NHG, and Rupert Green of Greentimber.
The report on the situation in the African hardwood trade noted that log stocks and sawn timber supplies in the region are compa ... [meer...]
. Furthermore, the disruption in commodity markets, travel and tourism and country-level lockdowns have slowed economic activity.
The impact of pandemic control measures has hit West African timber producers across the region, coming at a time when deman ... [meer...]
Le bilan final préliminaire dressé par le bureau de recherche de l'Association italienne des fabricants de machines et d'outils pour le travail du bois (Acimall) montre une croissance de 3,5 % de la production en 2023 par rapport à 2022 ... [meer...]
. Paul metropolitaan gebied vanuit haar hypermoderne faciliteit in Marshfield, Wis. Sean Kelly en John Dees zullen de dagelijkse activiteiten van API blijven leiden ... [meer...]
The Association Technique Internationale des Bois Tropicaux (ATIBT - International Tropical Timber Technical Association) has just released Volume 1 of their "User Guide for Eco-certified African Timber in Europe ... [meer...]
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Demand in African markets has grown in the current year and now accounts for around 12% of total exports compared to 9% in the same period in 2018.
Wood products exported to the ECOWAS regional block increased to a record 17,287 cu ... [meer...]
Almost all African countries are reporting cases of the corona virus and as the number of cases continues to grow more countries are finding the virus has spread beyond the main cities ... [meer...]
). He will look at the role of FLEGT licensing in architects’ procurement decisions, and the significance in the sector of green building rating systems.
Workshop three focuses on FLEGT impacts in African VPA countries, and challenges facing European com ... [meer...]
A new report by the African Natural Resources Centre of the African Development Bank has stressed the importance of forest governance in boosting intra-African tr ... [meer...]
The Rougier Group is announcing the sale of its forest and industrial activities in Cameroon and the Central African Republic. In connection with Rougier Afrique International's court-ordered receivership proceedings, Poitiers Commercial Court auth ... [meer...]
During this year's International Hardwood Conference (IHC) held in Copenhagen from 16-18 September, Mr. Ad Wesselink, Managing Director of Netherlands based Wijma presented the current state of the African timber market ... [meer...]
Ghana will soon become the first country in Africa to finalise a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) with the European Union paving the way for the issuing of FLEGT (Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade) licenses covering wood products. This follows the successful assessment of th ... [meer...]
. “Het is des te belangrijker om de omgeving zo in te richten dat investeerders kunnen reageren op vraagstimuli”, samenvat Wüest Partner.
Deze nieuwsbericht is automatisch vertaald vanuit het Engels ... [meer...]
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Most of Cameroon’s timber exports pass through Douala Port and the port is important for landlocked Central African countries such as Chad and the Central African Republic but services at the port have steadil ... [meer...]
Le Canada et l’Argentine travaillent ensemble à la mise en œuvre de pratiques de gestion durable des forêts (GDF) dans six forêts modèles argentines.
Le Service canadien des forêts (SCF) et le Réseau canadien de ... [meer...]
The 2nd International Workshop on African mahogany was held in late April in São Paulo bringing together exhibitors, investors and producers. The event delivered new information and opportunities for business and dealt with topics such as silvicultur ... [meer...]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is joining with private sector investors for a project to restore degraded forest reserves and double the area of sustainable forest plantations ... [meer...]
Hekotek and Société Européenne des Bois S.A.S. have signed a contract for the supply of a log sorting line which is going to be equipped with a Valon Kone debarker from Finland and a butt-end reducer to meet local conditions in Saint-Amans-Soult ... [meer...]
Unlike the ATIBT Forum in 2014 which was wide ranging and covered tropical timber trade trends globally, this year’s meeting focused more on linkages between African producers and European buyers ... [meer...]
Overall demand for African sawn hardwood across Europe is slow. However the strong focus of the EU market on sapele, and local shortfalls in supply after a long period of limited buying, is now translating into rising prices for this species ... [meer...]
