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IUFRO publications on sustainable wood potential: challenges for European markets and tropical wood

06.02.2026 - EUDR, Recycling - circularity, Timber material & Normalisation

IUFRO publications on sustainable wood potential: challenges for European markets and tropical wood

New technical publication: Gluing applied to solid wood

23.01.2026 - Central Africa, Technical documents, Timber material & Normalisation

New technical publication: Gluing applied to solid wood

An ATIBT webinar on building and designing with tropical timber

07.11.2025 - LKTS/LUTS, Technical documents, Timber material & Normalisation, Tropical timber species

An ATIBT webinar on building and designing with tropical timber

The performance guide for African tropical timber structures is now available in English

17.10.2025 - Technical documents, Timber material & Normalisation

The performance guide for African tropical timber structures is now available in English

Webinar – Building and designing with tropical wood: concrete feedback from professionals

10.10.2025 - CIRAD, Timber material & Normalisation, Training, Tropical timber species, Webinar

Webinar – Building and designing with tropical wood: concrete feedback from professionals

Solid wood products, reconstituted by gluing

19.09.2025 - LKTS/LUTS, Timber material & Normalisation, Wood technique

Solid wood products, reconstituted by gluing

The product approach applied to LKTS gluing.

28.07.2025 - CITES, LKTS/LUTS, Technical documents, Timber material & Normalisation, Wood technique

The product approach applied to LKTS gluing.

Technical data sheet n°17: Summary of continental African mahogany trees

27.06.2025 - CITES, Timber material & Normalisation, Tropical timber species

Technical data sheet n°17: Summary of continental African mahogany trees

The Wood Materials and Standardization Committee met on March 24, 2025

16.05.2025 - Breaking News, Technical documents, Timber material & Normalisation

The Wood Materials and Standardization Committee met on March 24, 2025

In the Jeanne Chauvin University Library in Paris, padouk takes centre stage

02.05.2025 - Technical documents, Timber material & Normalisation

In the Jeanne Chauvin University Library in Paris, padouk takes centre stage

CIRAD's Tropix sheets

28.03.2025 - Timber material & Normalisation

CIRAD's Tropix sheets

ATIBT’s Guides

17.03.2025 - Breaking News, Technical documents, Timber material & Normalisation

ATIBT’s Guides

A new reference document for tropical timber works

03.03.2025 - Breaking News, Technical documents, Timber material & Normalisation

A new reference document for tropical timber works

CIRAD publication on the shear strength of 12 hardwood species from the Congo Basin

08.11.2024 - Timber material & Normalisation

CIRAD publication on the shear strength of 12 hardwood species from the Congo Basin

Technical data sheet n°17: Summary of continental African mahogany trees

12.07.2024 - CITES, Timber material & Normalisation, Tropical timber species

Technical data sheet n°17: Summary of continental African mahogany trees

The ATIBT Timber Material & Normalization Committee met on the 21st of May 2024

21.06.2024 - Timber material & Normalisation

The ATIBT Timber Material & Normalization Committee met on the 21st of May 2024

A new guide to the use of Central African timber for producer countries

26.04.2024 - Breaking News, Technical documents, Timber material & Normalisation

A new guide to the use of Central African timber for producer countries

Updated guidelines and recommendations on contracts and practices for the international trade in tropical timber.

16.02.2024 - Breaking News, Timber material & Normalisation

Updated guidelines and recommendations on contracts and practices for the international trade in tropical timber.

The ATIBT Wood & Standardization Commission met on January 18.

02.02.2024 - ATIBT Commissions, Breaking News, Timber material & Normalisation

The ATIBT Wood & Standardization Commission met on January 18.

Sharing knowledge: Shrinkage wood

01.12.2023 - Technical documents, Timber material & Normalisation

Sharing knowledge: Shrinkage wood

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INTERHOLCO (IFO)

UNIVERSITÉ DE LIÈGE / GEMBLOUX AGRO-BIO TECH

ONF INTERNATIONAL

FEP - EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF PARQUET INDUSTRY

ROUGIER AFRIQUE INTERNATIONAL

THANRY CONGO (STC)

VINCENT PELÉ - EKWATO

CABD - COMPAGNIE ATLANTIQUE DES BOIS ET DÉRIVÉS

SCBT - SOCIÉTÉ DE COMMERCIALISATION DES BOIS TROPICAUX

BAPTISTE MARQUANT

VANDECASTEELE HOUTIMPORT

GIESELMANN GMBH & CO KG

PREFERRED BY NATURE

FORÉZIENNE MFLS

PIERRE-YVES LE FLECHER

SPIB - SYNDICAT DES PRODUCTEURS INDUSTRIELS DE BOIS

MOKABI SA (GROUPE ROUGIER)

ALAIN LEMAIGRE - ALCEBOIS

PRECIOUS WOODS HOLDING AG

DUURZAAM HOUT BV

IUCN - International Union for Conservation of Nature

UFIGA - UNION DES FORESTIERS ET INDUSTRIELS DU BOIS DU GABON

ETTF - EUROPEAN TIMBER TRADE FEDERATION

SOCIÉTÉ INDUSTRIELLE DES BOIS (SIB)

LIKOUALA TIMBER

GD HOLZ - GESAMTVERBAND DEUTSCHER HOLZHANDEL E.V.

1998 - M. Dr STOLL (Germany)

LACERDA PARTNERS

ISIDORO BLANCHI - FERIMEX

OLIVIER BONNEAU - OBBOIS

OLIVIER DEVILLARD

PRINCE ALBERT II OF MONACO FOUNDATION

RICHARD FAYS - FAYSWOOD

IMPEXO INTERNATIONAL GMBH

TTF - TIMBER TRADE FEDERATION

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

STOCKMANS WOOD PRODUCTS BVBA - SWP

FSC® INTERNATIONAL

ERAIFT - ÉCOLE REGIONALE POSTUNIVERSITAIRE D’AMÉNAGEMENT ET DE GESTION INTÉGRÉS DES FORÊTS

GLOBAL FOREST ENVIRONMENT CONSULTING (GFEC)

FAO - FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS

WRI - WORLD RESSOURCES INSTITUTE

ITTO - INTERNATIONAL TROPICAL TIMBER ORGANIZATION

CIRAD - AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENT

FIB - FÉDÉRATION DES INDUSTRIELS DU BOIS

2015 - M. HUNINK (Netherland)

PRECIOUS WOODS GABON - CEB

2001 - M. LANDROT (France)

MIL MADEIRAS PRECIOSAS

WORLD FOREST ID

MADERERA BOZOVICH S.A.C.

WWF - WORLD WIDE FUND FOR NATURE

AFD - AGENCE FRANÇAISE DE DÉVELOPPEMENT

CIBM - SAINT-GOBAIN

REPUBLIC OF CONGO

FRÉDÉRIC ANQUETIL - A.F BOIS

NICOLAS PERTHUISOT

GABONESE REPUBLIC

JULIE BERTILLE LANDRY

FEDERLEGNOARREDO - FEDECOMLEGNO

BENOÎT GOMMET - FRANCE TIMBER

2012 - M. LOYER (France)

PASQUET MENUISERIES

BOUYGUES CONSTRUCTION

2011 - M. CRETI (France)

SYLVACO GROUPE MALVAUX

CORÀ DOMENICO & FIGLI SPA

REPUBLIC OF COTE D’IVOIRE

UNICONGO (UNION PATRONALE ET INTERPROFESSIONNELLE DU CONGO)

2006 - M. DELVINGT (Belgium)

GFBC - CAMEROON TIMBER INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

WCS - WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY

GREEN CONSULTECH

LCB - LE COMMERCE DU BOIS

FRITZ OFFERMANN KG

2019 - M. SERRANO (Costa Rica)

FIBRES INDUSTRIES BOIS SAS

RAINFOREST ALLIANCE

FOREST MAINE CAEN

EMMANUEL GROUTEL - WALE

LUMBER UNIPRESSOAL LDA

ETS. PIERRE HENRY & FILS

CHRISTIAN MORASSO

GILMOUR & AITKEN

THE PENROD COMPANY

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