Many sawmills close in Gabon and Cameroon due fuel shortage
In Cameroon more than 50 sawmills have stopped production and in Gabon 22 sawmills, mostly Chinese, have ceased production. In [...]
August 2, 2022
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40% of Chinese factories in Gabon have ceased production
It is estimated that about 40% of Gabon’s Chinese factories have ceased production. In some cases, the plywood plants [...]
July 2, 2020
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Impact of pandemic on Gabon’s timber sector
The Minister of Forests in Gabon has issued a letter with wide ranging advice and guidance for timber companies whom [...]
May 19, 2020
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All forest concessions in Gabon to be FSC certified
The President of Gabon has announced that by 2022 all forest concessions in Gabon will have [...]
October 30, 2018
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Indian Greenply to build a plant in Gabon
Greenply Industries Ltd., a major company in the Indian plywood industry, has made an initial investment of €11 million in [...]
October 2, 2018
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Gabon, one of the most important tropical veneer producer
Gabon is the 6th largest producer of tropical veneer. Its production of 270,000 cubic metes in 2016 represented 6 [...]
May 25, 2018
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Rougier closes contract with Gabon for logs supply
Rougier and Gabon Special Economic Zone (GSEZ) announced signing of a major partnership contract to supply logs for the processing [...]
February 11, 2017
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