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Indonesia 2021 trade trends
Strong rebound in Indonesian timber and timber products exports in 2021 The total value of Indonesia’s timber products exports increased 19% to USD 14.3 billion in 2021 following a 3% decline the previous year (Figure 2.1.2). The rise in export value formed part of a...
Indonesia 2021 trade trends
Strong rebound in Indonesian timber and timber products exports in 2021 The total value of Indonesia’s timber products exports increased 19% to USD 14.3 billion in 2021 following a 3% decline the previous year (Figure 2.1.2). The rise in export value formed part of a...
VPA countries in EU timber trade during 2017
Of the €3.78 billion of tropical wood products imported into the EU in 2017, 21% was FLEGT...
Tropical countries lose share in expanding EU market
Although EU imports of timber products increased to the highest level in a decade in 2017, imports...
Supply side factors hit Ghana exports
In 2017, Ghana’s timber product export value fell 16% to €190 million while volume fell 15% to...
EU imports from Indonesia in 2017
Alongside regular surveys of market opinion to assess the market impact of FLEGT licensing, IMM is...
Sustainability credentials and marketing potential of FLEGT-licensed timber
Workshop 2 of the First IMM Trade Consultation held in London on 8 March 2018 consulted...
Market trends for tropical timber in Europe
Workshop 1 of the First IMM Trade Consultation held in London on 8 March 2018 focused on...
IMM Trade Consultation – inviting frank feedback on FLEGT licensing
The IMM EU FLEGT VPA Trade Consultation at the London Building centre underlined the range of...
IMM Autumn 2017 Newsletter
During 2017, the IMM expanded its market research programme to cover seven key EU countries, which...
Timber trade just want the facts
“We are often sceptical of things we don’t fully understand; tangible, factual information is key...
Interview with Indonesia Director of Forest Products Processing and Marketing
“EC should do more to promote FLEGT-licensed timber” In November 2016, Indonesia started issuing...
IMM EU construction sector update: Q4 2017
EU gets back to building European construction is a key market for many European timber...
IMM EU economic update: Q4 2017
Eurozone builds economic resilience…but Brexit causes UK caution The EU timber sector is being...
FLEGT IT system for the electronic handling of licences in EU
The European Commission has developed an IT system named FLEGIT/TRACES to support the...
Indonesia-EU timber trade following FLEGT licensing
Alongside regular surveys of market opinion to assess the market impact of FLEGT licensing, IMM is...
Indonesian wood industry acknowledges advantages of FLEGT
The first round of IMM surveys in Indonesia, the only VPA partner country currently issuing FLEGT...
FLEGT VPA processes on-going in 15 countries
The FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) initiative involves negotiations and programs in...
Ghana and EU field test shipment procedures
Ghana and the EC have started a cargo shipment test to evaluate export and import procedures in...
IMM survey suggests FLEGT is improving governance in Ghana
The majority of respondents to a recent IMM survey of the Ghanaian timber industry fully or...
VPA implementation in Ghana on the home stretch
New legislation on conversion of concessions has passed Parliament Ghana has progressed farthest...
Trade calls for more information on Indonesian licensing system
“FLEGT-licensed timber going from distant promise to physical reality restored faith”, one...
Tackling FLEGT licensing teething troubles
A year on since Indonesia began FLEGT licensing timber exports to the EU, and one EU FLEGT...