News

For the Chairman of the Brazil-China Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the lack of a clear economical and political view of the business keeps Brazil from growing economically and being a great exporter

Study shows level of direct investments into the forestry sector in Latin America - October 27, 2004

Brazil is third in Inter-American Development Bank ranking

Timber Exports Go Up 52% - October - 27, 2004

PNQM Will Focus on Higly Added Value Timber Products - October 19, 2004

ABIMCI Vice-President will represent Brazil in the Tropical Forest Foundation Directors’ Board - October 08, 2004

It´s Timber Time - September 30, 2004

PNQM Seal Ensures Quality in Timber Products - September 28, 2004

ABIMCI Presents to ITTO It´s Work on Tropical Forest Sustainable Management - September 24, 2004

Brazil has a great potential to generate energy from biomass - September 21, 2004

University of Contestado Receives a Speech on the National Program of Timber Quality - September 10, 2004

Exports Climb 63 % in Two Years - September 10, 2004

Growth during the last year was over 37%

Timber businesspeople examine in Europe requirements imposed to the Timber Industrial Products - September 10, 2004

Last year growth exceeded 37% - September 10, 2004

The lack of a specific policy for the Forest Sector Hinders the Generation of New Jobs - September 10, 2004

Curitiba will be the headquarters of the 2nd International Congress of Solid Wood Reforestation Products - September 10, 2004

ABIMCI Vice-President Will Represent Brazil in the Tropical Foundation Director´s Board - August 31, 2004

Ministry of Environment and ABIMCI Discuss Actions in the Forest Industry -August 31, 2004

Lack of Perspective Can Affect Sustainability of the Wood Industry - July 29, 2004

Perspective for 2020 is of a shortage of 27 million of cu meters of pine timber

ABIMCI meets with resin industry players - July 14, 2004

Directors of Ecuadorian Entity visit Brazil to know the National Program for Timber Quality - July 14, 2004

Wood Exports go up 28.6% Brasilian Share of It is 5 % - July 01, 2004

Forestry Based Industry is Second in Brazilian Exports - May 27, 2004

The National Program for Wood Quality changes the industry culture - May 11, 2004

Permanent wood foundations may be an option for constructions on cold weather - May 11, 2004

Physical features provide a better indoor thermal isolation

Abimci favors productive capacity and professionalism in the timber industry - May 05, 2004

First quarter exports of wood products increase 36.7% - May 05, 2004

Wood Industrial Engineers leave college already employed - April 12, 2004

Proximity with the industry guarantees an education focused on the market needs

Certified wood veneers will be subjected to fiscal control on European ports - March 29, 2004

Brazil’s National Program on Timber Quality (PNQM) issues the European Community conformity seal to Brazilian manufacturers

Timber industry increases exports in 50.5 percent in January - March 25, 2004

Door manufacturers search certification of quality process - March 25, 2004

Exports will increase between 5 and 10 percent this year

Harbour Logistics Issues Jeopardizes Timber Products Exports - March 10, 2004

Forestry Based Industry wants the Forestry National Program to be more than just talk - February 26, 2004

Forestry base industry wants to be know by its productive capacity - February 3, 2004

Economic and social development is the industry justification to leave the Ministry of Environment

PNQM certifies 15 companies with CE Marking in Brazil - January 27, 2004

Timber industry shows a growing trend in 2004

Besides consolidating its presence in the US and Europe, the industry wants to augment business with China. - December 18, 2003

Wood door manufacturers send document to ABNT proposing changes in manufacture norms - November 21, 2003

INMETRO Technical Committee will evaluate Brazilian National Program for Wood Quality - November 13, 2003

National Program on Timber Quality Will Issue CE Marking in Brazil - November 03, 2003

Agreement signed with European body will make accreditation possible

ABIMCI’s decentralization unifies companies in the timber industry - October 20, 2003

Regional directors complain of bureaucracy and lack of incentive

PNQM will be part of INMETRO’s Brazilian assessment and conformity system - October 16, 2003

Partnership between Abimci and an international organization will establish national norms for sustainable management - September 19, 2003

Pine plywood makers hope to maintain foreign sales at the present level up to the rest of the year - September 5, 2003

Plywood producers discuss perspectives for the last four months of the year - September 2, 2003

PNQM gets stronger in the timber industry and It starts to be recognized internationally - September 2, 2003

Timber industry discusses its social and economical future - July 28, 2003

Exports go up 18.2 % during the first semester - July 28, 2003

Wood door makers will have help to join quality program. - July 25, 2003

Industry also works to standardize measures

Solid wood industry wants to double exports - June 30, 2003

"During the 1st Solid Wood Industry National Forum on June 18, 2003, in the city of Brasilia, the wood industry discussed the Multi Annual Plan (2004 – 2007) to be launched by the Brazilian Government”.

Pine plywood manufacturers advance in the process of getting the European conformity seal - June, 24, 2003

German laboratory joins Brazil’ s PNQM

Brazil’s Timber National Quality Program has got new tropical plywood players. - June 4, 2003

Companies run against to certificate products.

Forest products leader Brazilian exports - May 29, 2003

From January to March, the five most exported products from Brazil were: forest products (paper, pulp and wood).

From cradle to coffin, a productive relationship - May 27, 2003

News of felling of trees upsets and even revolts people. Nevertheless maybe these very same people have not realized how important is that action and how similar is that behavior considering agricultural production.

Unrestrained valorization of Brazilian currency concerns wood industry - May 15, 2003

Pine plywood producers are afraid of a 50% reduction in exports

The wood quality program proposes changes in the pine plywood standards - March 3, 2003

Planning for 2003 proposes inclusion of doors and value added products manufacturers in PNQM

Abimci presents Wood Quality Program in London - November 5, 2002

Group seeks to have the program recognized in the U.K.

Managing Forests

Article by Prof. Joésio D. P. Siqueira published on "Gazeta Mercantil" July 23, 2002 – Page A3

National Plywood Quality Program for tropical wood. February 20, 2002

The first phase of the PNQC/Tropical Woods implementation work - the assessment of the current situation - started on February 20, 2002

National Plywood Quality Program - PNQC/Pine. - February 15, 2002

More than 90% of the tests have been concluded

Belém Letter - November 24, 2001

Participants of the 5th International Plywood and Tropical Timber Congress, assembled in Belém (in the State of Pará, Brazil) released official declaration.