The Sebeş sawmill in Romania, currently operated by Kronospan, continues to receive timber from protected areas, including national parks and old-growth forests, according to an analysis by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA). The findings, based on Romania’s SUMAL timber traceability system, indicate that the facility has received tens of thousands of cubic meters of wood from Natura 2000 areas such as Făgăraș and Frumoasă. These sourcing patterns are consistent with those observed under previous owners HS Timber and Ziegler. The sawmill, one of the largest in Romania, was originally opened in 2003 by Austria’s ...