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CEI-Bois General Assembly During the meeting CEI-Bois presented its Advocacy Report, a comprehensive overview of its activities undertaken in 2021. Mr Sampsa Auvinen the Chair of CEI-Bois ended the Advocacy Report by looking to the future and noting: “We see

Creosote derogation On 20 October the EU Commission published its implementing decision on postponing the expiry date of approval of creosote for use in biocidal products of product-type 8. On 16 September 2019, the former evaluating competent authority of the

WEI General Assembly 2021 Dear Member, The unprecedented and worrying times are continuing for many. We start seeing relaxation of travel restrictions across many member states, however, the worry of another peak and spreading of new variants across Europe remain

WEI General Assembly 2021 postponed It is with regret that due to the ongoing pandemic and continued travel restrictions across Europe, it has been decided to postpone the EWPA Annual Meeting that was scheduled for September 2021. A new date

NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT 9 December 2020 New EU environmental standards for surface treatment using organic solvents and preservation of wood and wood products with chemicals New industrial emissions standards will help national authorities to lower the environmental impact of 1200 sites

Christmas wishes Firstly, my sincere thanks to Carmo Wood in Portugal, for hosting our Autumn Congress and as you know I was appointed in Braga as your President. My sincere thanks also to Andreas Heidel for his four years in

Treated wood – a sustainable solution – executive summary available A construction material, provided and renewable by Nature, with predictable performance, taking carbon from the atmosphere and locking it away for decades, with low energy demand and a feel good