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Philippines: Department of Trade and Industry reinstates mandatory certification of plywood

26-10-2020
Philippines, trade, certification, plywood

The Philippines Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez reported that DTI shall reimpose the mandatory certification of locally manufactured or imported plywood. This is to assure customers that all plywood products would go through rigorous quality checking. “Unfair competition from imported substandard plywood …

Researchers at Philippines’ Forest Products Research and Development Institute explores thermally modified wood

28-05-2020
Forest Products Research and Development Institute, Department of Science and Technology, DoST-FPRDI, The Philippines, thermal modification, wood

Los Baños-based Forest Products Research and Development Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DoST-FPRDI) are currently looking into a process called thermal modification or TM as a more environment-friendly way of protecting wood and bamboo from insect pests and fungi, reported the Manila Times. “Thermal …

The Philippines’ wood industry can become leading wood supplier with more investments in tree plantations

24-10-2019
The Philippines, wood industry, investment, Philippine Wood Producers Association, PFPA, Philippine Wood Expo 2019, Pasay City

The Philippines could be a leading supplier of wood if the industry were opened up to investment in tree farming as an alternative to cutting down standing forests, the Philippine Wood Producers Association (PWPA) said. “One million hectares can produce something like 300 million cubic metres of wood, so we can be a global superpower in …

Japan’s wooden window imports increased by 18 per cent in August

22-10-2019
Japan, wood window, import, China, the U.S., Philippines

The steady rise in Japan’s imports of wooden windows which began in May this year came to an end as August imports dropped almost 11 per cent month-on-month. However, compared to August 2018, there was an increase of about 18 per cent, reported ITTO. The top three shippers in August were China (44 per cent of imports), the U.S. (20 per …

Editor’s pickWorld Architecture Festival to introduce new prize for best use of certified timber

20-03-2018
Streetlight, Philippines

Streetlight Tagpuro at night The World Architecture Festival (WAF) - to take place in Amsterdam from 28 to 30 November 2018 - has introduced a brand new category to celebrate the use of certified timber in architecture. The 'Best Use of Certified Timber Prize' is supported by the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) and …

Editor’s pickCollaborative design-and-build process gives voice to local community

01-02-2018
Philippines, Tacloban City, timber, wood construction

Streetlight Tagpuro in Tacloban City in the Philippines have a new home. Following typhoon Haiyan in 2013, Streetlight Tagpuro, a local NGO that supports street children and families, was destroyed. Rebuilding the facility was a collaborative effort between the NGO and the architects, allowing users to have a say in the eventual building they …

Editor’s pickTo improve profitability, a Filipino company turns to the WB2000 sawmill

19-07-2017
Wood-Mizer, Philippines

By Serafin Chan, Operations Officer, LATIMCO La Union Quality Timber Manufacturing Corp. (LATIMCO) is located inSan Fernando, La Union, the Philippines. The company recently upgraded to Wood-Mizer’s new WB2000 wideband sawmill to process Southeast Asian hardwoods into timber for export and for their own door manufacturing plant in the …

Philippines kicks off the 10th ASEAN Forestry meeting

15-06-2016
Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Philippines, ASEAN, Forestry Meeting

The Philippines, through the Forest Management Bureau (FMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), will host the 10th ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Social Forestry Network or also known as ASFN in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan from June 14-16, 2016. “The Philippines was accorded the honour to host …

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Philippines: Department of Trade and Industry reinstates mandatory certification of plywood

Researchers at Philippines’ Forest Products Research and Development Institute explores thermally modified wood

The Philippines’ wood industry can become leading wood supplier with more investments in tree plantations

Japan’s wooden window imports increased by 18 per cent in August

Editor’s pickWorld Architecture Festival to introduce new prize for best use of certified timber

Editor’s pickCollaborative design-and-build process gives voice to local community

Editor’s pickTo improve profitability, a Filipino company turns to the WB2000 sawmill

Philippines kicks off the 10th ASEAN Forestry meeting

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