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01 Jul 2020
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“Zero-deforestation” policies demand innovation in certification
01 Sep 2017
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The need for innovative approaches to demonstrate sustainability of “forest-risk” commodities was a key theme of a conference in Brussels on how to address causes of deforestation other than illegal logging. The conference was organised by the European Commission (EC) to present an evaluation and...
2017 is proving to be good so far for timber and panel imports to UK
12 Apr 2017
in TTF News
Our latest monthly statistics show that the year 2017 has started well for timber and panel imports. Import volume in the first month of 2017 was 26% higher than 2016 amounting to 186,000 m3 increase. Solid wood imports were 18% higher than in January 2016 and...
A call for evidence on controlling oak and sweet chestnut timber imports to prevent the introduction of oak lace bug into Great Britain
01 Apr 2019
in Business
An important Oak consultation has just started: “A call for evidence on controlling oak and sweet chestnut timber imports to prevent the introduction of oak lace bug into Great Britain (Corythucha arcuata).” The purpose of this call for evidence is to seek information from importers of...
A healthy dose – of wood?
15 May 2018
in Merchants
As architects broaden their interest in sustainable design, understanding of what constitutes a ‘healthy building’ is also expanding. With asthma and allergies more prevalent than ever, merchants and builders may benefit from increasing their knowledge of this emerging field, researching products which might help to...
A new way to design and build our houses and cities
06 Jan 2020
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MultiPly, an eight metre high, carbon neutral, timber pavilion, made exclusively from American tulipwood, opens to the public in Madrid Rio at its entrance to the Casa de Campo, as part of the Madrid Design Festival, on the 1st of February and will remain open...
A testing environment for composite cladding
20 May 2019
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We’ve highlighted in the past the importance of making sure that the test data on timber cladding products accurately reflects the cladding’s potential installation and use in a building. The producers of composite cladding are now picking up on signals from the market that more detailed...
ABIMCI Sectoral Study, 2019
08 Nov 2019
in Business
The Brazilian Association for Mechanically Processed Timber (Abimci), represents the Brazilian solid wood industry in various product segments, such as plywood, sawnwood, flooring, mouldings, doors, pellets, among others. Abimci is the main source of information for Brazilian and foreign governmental agencies, as well as a...
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