President Donald Trump has announced a 90-day pause for countries hit by higher US tariffs. Reacting to this, yesterday President von der Leyen announced that the EU countermeasures against US tariffs have been put on hold for 90 days. Negotiations with the US will now take place. If the negotiations [...]

The association Construction Products Europe has just published a Guide for Manufacturers on the New Construction Products Regulation (the Guide). You can access the guide here and share it with your member companies. According to the Guide, its primary goal is to foster a common understanding about how to work [...]

Source - EU Commission press corner -  Statement by President von der Leyen on the announcement of universal tariffs by the US  "President Trump's announcement of universal tariffs on the whole world, including the EU, is a major blow to the world economy. I deeply regret this choice. Let's be [...]

The European Forest Institute, in collaboration with the WoodPop platform released a new publication: “Taking a bird’s eye view of EU wood-based policy: Untangling policy, institutional, and actor frameworks affecting the wood-based”. This report on the wood-based sector explores the complex policy landscape affecting industries reliant on wood and wood-based [...]

According to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2024/2402 of 12 September 2024  the approval of sulfuryl fluoride for use in biocidal products of product-types 8 (wood preservatives) and 18 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council is not renewed. Member States which granted [...]

On March 6th, the European Commission has published a notice of initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of softwood plywood originating in Brazil (CN 441239). The Complaint is submitted by EU producers of softwood plywood, collectively called the Softwood Plywood Consortium. The Complainants account for well above 25% of [...]

UK timber trade organisation Timber Development UK has welcomed Government commitment to encourage application of wood in building to help meet the country’s housing shortage and reduce construction’s environmental impact.   What it describes as ‘ambitious new plans to increase use of timber in construction’ were announced by UK Environment [...]

Wilton Simpson, Florida’s Agriculture Commissioner, has published a letter in which he calls on US senators and members of the Trump administration to fully exempt US forests from the EU Regulation on deforestation-free products (EUDR). The letter (dated 18.02.25) was co-signed by 18 agricultural commissioners from the US. In the [...]

U.S. President Donald Trump revealed on Wednesday that the U.S. is preparing to add a new wave of tariffs on lumber and other forest products, joining his broader strategy to levy duties on imports from multiple countries. This latest move, which could see tariffs of up to 25% on lumber, [...]

The Commission launched a new Biotech and Biomanufacturing Hub to support companies – particularly start-ups and SMEs - in bringing innovative products to the EU market and increasing their competitiveness. The Hub will also help companies identify the support available to them at the EU level and how to access [...]