Gabon is the 6th largest producer of tropical veneer. Its production of 270,000 cubic metes in 2016 represented 6% of global tropical veneer production according to the International Tropical Timber Organization.  150,000 cubic metres of veneer is currently produced in Gabon outside Gabon’s Special Economic Zone according to Dr. Bernard Cassagne, CEO of the FRM Group which recently undertook a study of veneer production in Gabon.  He says, with the expected increase in its industrial capacity, Gabon would be able to produce around 500,000 cubic metres of veneer annually or nearly 1 ...