2000 Tropical Timbers Journal – An Independent Publication Providing Market Information
PDF of this issue: TropicalTimbers_Jan2000
Contents:
Page 1
Indonesia - Illegal logging threatens trade stability
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Indonesian Forestry - In the melting pot
Europe - Storm damage
PNG teak plantation controversy
Page 3
Hardwood Market Report
INDICATIVE PRICES - Logs, Sawn Timber
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Hardwood market report continued
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Hardwood market report continued
Page 6
UK Imports from outside EU
Page 7
UK Imports from inside EU
Page 8
Chinese Notes
Plywood - Prices fail to match expectations
Korean prospects favourable
Page 9
Italy - Market prospects improving
Japanese demand projected to fall
PNG imposes concession moratorium
Page 10
Cambodia - Green group given monitoring role
Congo (Brazzaville) - Hopes for peace
Certification News
Page 11
Readers’ Survey 1999
Merger of DLH and EAC
Page 12
Liberia - Risky business
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PDF of this issue: TropicalTimbers_Feb2000
Contents:
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Sabah - Log exports double
Page 2
Indonesia - Illegal logging estimates “conservative”
Ghana restructures
Meetings
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Hardwood Market Report
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Hardwood market report continued
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Hardwood market report continued
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UK Imports from outside EU
Page 7
UK Imports from inside EU
Page 8
European Hardwoods - Loggers race against time
Plywood - Hopes of price rises remain unfulfilled
Page 9
Spain - US shippers exploit bouyant demand
Another round of consolidation
US propose to double aid for tropical forests
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European construction - Prospects favourable
Malaysia shifts to Radiata for US furniture market
Forest certification report
FSC samples at Hartlepool
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International Forest Policy - New government forest forum
Japan - Decline in tropical log imports predicted
Page 12
Market forecast - “Tidal wave” of plantation wood
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PDF of this issue: TropicalTimbers_Mar2000
Contents:
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Forest management certification - Towards a global system
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Certification Explosion
United States - Exports up 10%
Malaysia - Increased export levies
Page 3
Hardwood Market Report
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Hardwood market report continued
Ghana - Shift to plantations
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Hardwood market report continued
Gabon - SNBG in Asian contract
Congo (Brazzaville) - Government plans 150% increase in harvest
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UK Imports from outside EU
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UK Imports from inside EU
Page 8
South American Hardwoods - Heavy rains contribute to firming prices
Plywood - Weak prices prevail
Vietnam - Ambitious planting targets
Page 9
European Hardwoods - Storm’s impact less than feared
United States - “Old Growth” talks
On-line market place
United States - Cheap imports squeeze manufacturers’ margins
Page 10
China - Continuing market growth expected
Cambodia - Malaysians move to protect investment
Page 11
Papua New Guinea - Logging moratorium debate heats up
Fiji - CDC in mahogany deal
More aid for sustainable forestry
Solomon Islands - Harvesting levels to fall
Indonesian fires hit the news again
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New products - Higher value Eucalyptus
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PDF of this issue: TropicalTimbers_Apr2000
Contents:
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Tropical Timbers to relaunch as hardwoodmarkets.com
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UK hardwood imports - Another poor year
China notes
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Hardwood Market Report
INDICATIVE PRICES - Logs, Sawn Timber
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Hardwood market report continued
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Hardwood market report continued
Tropical Forest Trust
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UK Imports from outside EU
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UK Imports from inside EU
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European Hardwoods - Stable prices despite storms
Plywood - Indonesian shadow
African forests - A long term view
Page 9
France - Imports constrained by restricted supply
Ghana notes
Page 10
Western red alder - Loss of market share explained
Peninsular Malaysia - Asian recovery boosts exports
Page 11
Brazilian forests - Tackling deforestation
Congo (Brazzaville) - Shift to value added
India - “Engine of growth”
Italy - Furniture industry turnover up 3%
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Indonesia - Will there be a log supply crises?
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