Wood raw-material costs were down for pulp manufacturers in most regions around the world in the 3Q/19 as compared to both the previous quarter and the 3Q/18. Prices for softwood pulplogs and wood chips were down between 1-15% q-o-q, depending on region, with the biggest price reductions occurring in Germany,…
The government in Paraguay wants to boost commercial forest use and launched various measures in this purpose at the end of 2019, as ultimahora.com and wochenblatt.cc reported. For example, special credit conditions for an increased settlement of forest industries and a change in the law to facilitate the export of…
The platforms Forst & Holz Deutschland and Forst Holz Papier Österreich have published a joint, transnational declaration on the Green Deal. The industry representatives call for the services and potential of sustainable forest management and wood use to be more closely integrated and used in the climate protection concept for Europe,…
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro wants to create an “Amazon Council” to protect and ensure the “sustainable development” of the world’s largest rainforest. The announcement is commonly interpreted as a response to strong criticism of its environmental policy. So far, the region’s economic development has been a priority and there has been…
US imports of sawn tropical hardwood fell by 25% in November. At 16,572 cubic metres for the month, imports were 16% lower than November of 2018. Import volumes are ahead of 2018 by 14% year to date. Imports from Ecuador were down by nearly 60% in November and are now…
Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) informed that the organization’s PEFC General Assembly had approved revised three standards. They will enter into force on February 14, 2020. According to the announcement, most notable are changes to the chain of custody standard, specifically the expansion of the definition of…
Forest-based products and bioeconomy in the framework of the Green Deal is now an integrated part of the European Parliament Green Deal Resolution (point 42). The European Parliament also requested Member States to “encourage the promotion of timber construction” (point 27 of the Resolution). The European Parliament adopted on Wednesday…
The most recently updated Foreign Investment Law took effect on 1 January 2020. This is a comprehensive and fundamental set of legal standards for foreign investment activities with unified provisions for the entry, promotion and protection and management of foreign investment. The new law has replaced the Law of the…
The Myanma Timber Enterprise (MTE) harvesting plan for 2019-20 provides for the production of about 5,000 tons of teak and 28,5000 tons of other hardwoods. Some 3,000 tons of teak will come from the Shah State with most of the balance from the Sagaing Region, Chin State and Magwe Division….
January to October export performance Ghana exported a total of 266,015cu.m of wood products in the first 10 months of 2019 earning euro 129.85 million. Export volumes and values in the first 10 months of 2019 fell by 4% and 18% respectively when compared to the same period in 2018….
