Tropical timber suppliers at the Carrefour Internationale du Bois (CIB) exhibition in Nantes said there were signs the European market is steadying after a challenging 2023- early 2024.  A key topic of discussion at the show was the time and effort businesses must invest in preparing for the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). There is now just six and half months before it comes into force. It will require that operators and large traders placing timber and other ‘forest and eco-system risk commodities’ (FERCS) on the EU market, or exporting them from it, undertake due diligence to ...