Brazil – According to the International Wood Products Association (IWPA), recently, Brazil’s Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama) issued Normative Instruction No.
Ontario As we move into 2023, and remember the challenges faced and overcome of the past year, supply and demand are still off at this
Ontario As we head into the Holiday Season, there is the usual slowdown in logging activities and sawmill output. Mill output, it was reported, had
Indonesia – Indonesia’s export of wood products continues to rise even though demand in China has weakened. However, a global recession would seriously impact export
United Kingdom–After the United Kingdom (UK) signaled its intention to leave the EU, the government set out plans to stop recognizing the CE mark and
Vietnam– Vietnam plans to grant licenses under the Voluntary Partnership Agreement on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Program (VPA/FLEGT) to wood and wood products
Peru–The Forest Stewarship Council (FSC) has blocked three Peruvian certificate holders and their FSC certification has been suspended because they were unable to verify the
North America– North American lumber prices have continued to rise since Russia has invaded Ukraine. Since Vladimir Putin ordered troops to enter Ukraine, prices have
Italy – The Centre For Industrial Studies (CSIL) recently published its 2022 edition of “World Furniture Outlook,” which is issued twice a year, in July
Indonesia– The Secretary General of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Bambang Hendroyono, has indicated that from the beginning of July 2020 the performance of
Vietnam – In the first seven months of this year Vietnam’s wood and wood product (W&WP) exports earned US$9.6 billion, up 55 percent year-on-year. However,
Italy – Fordaq reports that between rising prices and a shortage of raw materials, the Italian wood-furniture supply chain is in a particularly delicate phase.
Canada—The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) recently issued a determination that decorative plywood imports from China have not injured and are not threatening to injure
Canada– The Canadian Hardwood Plywood and Veneer Association (CHPVA) welcomes the Canada Border Services Agency’s (CBSA) preliminary dumping and subsidy determination on decorative and other
