Philippine President Benigno Aquino III on Tuesday ordered three government agencies to step up their drive against illegal logging. Aquino noted that despite the existing ban on logging in natural and residual forests, the cutting down of trees con

The Democratic Republic of Congo's logging sector is in a state of “organised chaos” according to a new report from Greenpeace Africa, threatening to cut off trading with the European Union (EU), the world&rsquo

China’s hunger for wood was less acute in 2012 than the previous year. In particular importation of softwood logs fell substantially from the record levels of 2011, as reported by the Wood Resource Quarterly (www.woodprices.co

China’s hunger for wood was less acute in 2012 than in the previous year. In particular, importation of softwood logs fell substantially from the record levels of 2011

. Trade news from the Japan Lumber Reports (JLR) The Japan Lumber Reports (JLR), a subscription trade journal published every two weeks in English, is generously allowing the ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report to extract and reproduce news on the Japanese market

. Due to the high development of wood pellet production capacity in US South, the EU imports from the US almost doubled, from 1,001,104 tons in 2011 to 1,764,393 in 2012, a rise of 76

), Russia  is becoming a solid provider of wood pellets for the EU, especially for countries from the Northern part of Europe, like Denmark, Sweden or Finland

WPAC Research Director Staffan Melin has published an indepth look at the potential Canadian market for bulk wood pellets. The 27-page report includes information from across Canada on opportunities to use wood pellets to replace coal in power gener

The European Parliament has approved on Wednesday the agreement between Russia and the European Union to decrease the Russian export duty for spruce and for pine logs

processing into lumber, plywood, furniture and other products. According to the Northern Mato Grosso Wood Industry Union (SINDUSMAD) over 90% of the logs for timber

European pulpmills imported much less Eucalyptus chips from Latin America during 2012, mainly because Spanish pulp mills reduced their reliance on relatively costly wood fiber from Uruguay

Malaysia Log PricesWith the recent commissioning of a new wood-drying kiln at least 32 enterprises in Linden in Guyana’s Region 10 are expected to benefit

. The plant is the first of its kind in the world and converts solid biomass – such as wood chips and straw – directly into diesel fuel. The pilot plant fulfils two fundamental tasks

For almost a month there has been no export of greenheart logs however, purpleheart logs were exported in both Standard and Fair sawmill qualities. Purpleheart standard quality log FOB prices remain largely unchanged at US

MyanmarA community forestry plantation situated about eight miles from Myitkyina, Kachin State, in Northern Myanmar was established under a directive from the Ministry of Forestry

Directia Silvica Dolj, Romania, Dolj, 2013-01-25 00:00:00.0, 6488.5 m3, Logs along side the road, 0.0, Poplar, Oak (European) ,Id:17909960

Aargauischer Waldwirtschaftsverband, Switzerland, Aargau, 2009-12-13 00:00:00.0, Submission, 1600.0 m3, Logs along side the road, 1000.0, Hardwood, Softwood ,Id:5091815

Niedersächsische Landesforsten, Germany, Niedersachsen, 2011-02-08 00:00:00.0, 1.0 m3, Logs along side the road, 1.0, Softwood ,Id:17837313

DIRECTIA SILVICA CONSTANTA, Romania, Constanta, 2013-01-21 00:00:00.0, 1111.0 m3, Logs along side the road, 0.0, Poplar ,Id:17909251

Directia Silvica Baia Mare, Romania, Maramures, 2013-01-25 00:00:00.0, 89.0 m3, Logs along side the road, 0.0, Beech (Europe) ,Id:17909955

Aargauischer Waldwirtschaftsverband, Switzerland, Aargau, 2010-12-12 00:00:00.0, 1500.0 m3, Logs along side the road, 900.0, Hardwood, Softwood ,Id:17840355

Directia Silvica Slatina, Romania, Olt, 2013-01-09 00:00:00.0, 38.58100128173828 m3, Logs along side the road, 0.0, Poplar, Oak (European) ,Id:17908552

Lorforêt Coopérative, France, LORRAINE, 2003-11-13 00:00:00.0, Sealed, 2182.0 m3, Logs along side the road, 22.0, Poplar, Oak (European) ,Id:50302

Niedersächsische Landesforsten, Germany, Niedersachsen, 2011-01-12 00:00:00.0, 1.0 m3, Logs along side the road, 1.0, Oak (European) ,Id:17837312

Aargauischer Waldwirtschaftsverband, Switzerland, Aargau, 2013-03-03 00:00:00.0, Submission, 1800.0 m3, Logs along side the road, 1500.0, Hardwood, Softwood ,Id:17906965

Directia Silvica Galati, Romania, Galati, 2013-02-04 00:00:00.0, 4754.0 m3, Logs along side the road, 0.0, Poplar, Other softwoods ,Id:17910676

Landesforsten Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, Rheinland-Pfalz, 2010-12-06 00:00:00.0, 1.0 m3, Logs along side the road, 1.0, Oak (European) ,Id:17837741

Aargauischer Waldwirtschaftsverband, Switzerland, Aargau, 2008-12-08 00:00:00.0, Sealed, 1500.0 m3, Logs along side the road, 1.0, Hardwood, Softwood ,Id

Aargauischer Waldwirtschaftsverband, Switzerland, Aargau, 2011-03-06 00:00:00.0, 2000.0 m3, Logs along side the road, 1500.0, Hardwood, Softwood ,Id:17840356

Forstwirtschaftliche Vereinigung Oberfranken, Germany, Bayern, 2011-01-13 00:00:00.0, Submission, 508.0 m3, Logs along side the road, 525.0, Hardwood ,Id:17851713