In October the value of Vietnam’s wood product exports was US$1,037 billion, up 20% compared to September and by 23% compared to October 2018. This was the first time Vietnam’s export earnings from wood products exceeded US$1 billion in a single month. Exports in the first 10 months of this…
China has informed the CITES Parties that as of 1 July 2019 new versions of the permits and certificates were used by CITES Management Authority in China. Further they have advised that the older versions will remain valid until 1 January 2020. Forms for the new permits and certificates There…
Woodbois has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with a leading West African timber supplier to offtake all of their timber production in Liberia. A formal offtake agreement is expected to be entered into in January 2020. Under the terms of the MOU, Woodbois will have exclusive right of first…
Stora Enso has appointed Jari Suominen as EVP, Head of Forest division as of 1 January 2020. He will continue as a member of the Group Leadership Team. Jari Suominen has led Stora Enso’s Wood Products division since 2014. He has held several leadership positions in Stora Enso’s paper and…
At Wharf Gate (AWG) prices for export logs delivered to ports around New Zealand in November increased by an average of NZ$5 per JASm3. Since July the average AWG prices have now increased by approximately NZ$25 per JASm3, a new report by interest.co.nz reveals. Due to the increase in the…
In October 2019, the Brazilian exports of wood-based products (except pulp and paper) declined almost 27% in value compared to October 2018, from US$272.5 million to US$199.1 million. The value of pine sawnwood exports dropped by a third between October 2018 (US$50.4 million) and October 2019 (US$33.5 million). In terms…
The Holzindustrie Schweighofer Group has given itself a new name and presents itself with a gentle relaunch of the brand identity: The Holzindustrie Schweighofer Group becomes the “HS Timber Group”. The production units of the group, ie the three sawmills and a solid wood plant in Romania (Sebes, Radauti, Reci, Siret)…
Hundreds of people protested on Friday in front of the Vienna Ministry of Environment, against cutting down forests in Romania, organizers demanding Austrian companies take responsibility. Representatives of Agent Green, organizers of the protest, say they brought the message “Save Romanian Primary Forest” to Vienna. “Surprise today in Vienna, where…
The year 2019 is marked by falling roundwood prices in large parts of Central, Northern and Eastern Europe. In particular, the spruce is under price pressure due to extensive bark beetle infestation, even in countries such as Estonia, which themselves have not encountered damage by the bark beetle. From August…
The EU FLEGT Facility has issued a briefing note that draws lessons from three years of Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) licensing in Indonesia. Indonesia was the first country in the world to start issuing FLEGT licences in 2016. From November 2016 to July 2019, Indonesia issued a…
