
Business Trends Abroad – August/September 2022
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

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