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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, 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, Timber material & Normalisation, Wood technique

Solid wood products, reconstituted by gluing

The product approach applied to LKTS gluing.

28.07.2025 - CITES, LKTS, 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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THANRY CONGO (STC)

REPUBLIC OF CONGO

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

ETTF - EUROPEAN TIMBER TRADE FEDERATION

SCBT - SOCIÉTÉ DE COMMERCIALISATION DES BOIS TROPICAUX

THE PENROD COMPANY

BENOÎT GOMMET - FRANCE TIMBER

PIERRE-YVES LE FLECHER

MADERERA BOZOVICH S.A.C.

JULIE BERTILLE LANDRY

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ISIDORO BLANCHI - FERIMEX

REPUBLIC OF COTE D’IVOIRE

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DUURZAAM HOUT BV

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RAINFOREST ALLIANCE

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AFD - AGENCE FRANÇAISE DE DÉVELOPPEMENT

LUMBER UNIPRESSOAL LDA

UNIVERSITÉ DE LIÈGE / GEMBLOUX AGRO-BIO TECH

GABONESE REPUBLIC

GFBC - CAMEROON TIMBER INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

UNICONGO (UNION PATRONALE ET INTERPROFESSIONNELLE DU CONGO)

ONF INTERNATIONAL

UFIGA - UNION DES FORESTIERS ET INDUSTRIELS DU BOIS DU GABON

STOCKMANS WOOD PRODUCTS BVBA - SWP

PRINCE ALBERT II OF MONACO FOUNDATION

BOUYGUES CONSTRUCTION

ALAIN LEMAIGRE - ALCEBOIS

SPIB - SYNDICAT DES PRODUCTEURS INDUSTRIELS DE BOIS

WORLD FOREST ID

WCS - WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY

VINCENT PELÉ - EKWATO

NICOLAS PERTHUISOT

OLAM GLOBAL AGRI PTE. LTD.

GD HOLZ - GESAMTVERBAND DEUTSCHER HOLZHANDEL E.V.

FEP - EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF PARQUET INDUSTRY

MIL MADEIRAS PRECIOSAS

GLOBAL FOREST ENVIRONMENT CONSULTING (GFEC)

EMMANUEL GROUTEL - WALE

SYLVACO GROUPE MALVAUX

LCB - LE COMMERCE DU BOIS

OLIVIER BONNEAU - OBBOIS

CIRAD - AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENT

2019 - M. SERRANO (Costa Rica)

BAPTISTE MARQUANT

PRECIOUS WOODS GABON - CEB

MOKABI SA (GROUPE ROUGIER)

INTERHOLCO (IFO)

1998 - M. Dr STOLL (Germany)

FRÉDÉRIC ANQUETIL - A.F BOIS

FRITZ OFFERMANN KG

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

ITTO - INTERNATIONAL TROPICAL TIMBER ORGANIZATION

SFM - SOCIÉTÉ FORESTIÈRE DU MAINE

FIB - FÉDÉRATION DES INDUSTRIELS DU BOIS

OLIVIER DEVILLARD

FSC® INTERNATIONAL

2011 - M. CRETI (France)

2006 - M. DELVINGT (Belgium)

CORÀ DOMENICO & FIGLI SPA

IMPEXO INTERNATIONAL GMBH

2012 - M. LOYER (France)

GILMOUR & AITKEN

CHRISTIAN MORASSO

PREFERRED BY NATURE

RICHARD FAYS - FAYSWOOD

GIESELMANN GMBH & CO KG

TTF - TIMBER TRADE FEDERATION

ETS. PIERRE HENRY & FILS

FORÉZIENNE MFLS

VANDECASTEELE HOUTIMPORT

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