Austrian parquet manufacturers accused of importing illegal timber from Ukraine
Recently, WWF Austria accused four Austrian parquet manufacturers of importing illegally harvested timber from the Ukraine. The WWF relies on a report from the search platform "Addendum", which allegedly found traces back to two Ukrainian suppliers. The allegations are directed against Weitzer, Scheucher, Admonter and Parador. Over a period of 18 months, according to the report, 436 truckloads from Ukraine worth $ 35.9 million were delivered to the four parquet manufacturers. Ukraine is known as a high-risk country, with large proportion of logging being illegal, while the EUTR controls in Austria are insufficient ...
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