Traders are sneaking banned Russian and Belarusian wood into the EU by pretending it’s from Central Asia, according to the Organized Crime and Reporting Project (OCCRP).
The Forest Products Commission in Australia and the Switzerland-based Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) has classified timber from Russia and Belarus as ‘conflict timber’ and therefore cannot be used in PEFC-certified products.
Slovak businessmen will build a woodworking enterprise in Brest Oblast, the area's Governor, Anatoly Lis, said during the international forum of business contacts Brest 2016 on 22 April.
Wood manufacturing and lumber industry publishing execs were given an exclusive preview today of LIGNA 2013. The biennial global woodworking trade show will be held in Hannover, Germany May 6-10.