APP Timber (initially incorporated as Asia Panel Products hence "APP Timber"), PEFC International is pleased to welcome the first Asian-based company in its membership. Headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, APP Timber specializes in the supply of imported timber-related products for the Asian timber industry.
"We appreciate the commitment to sustainable forest management and forest certification that APP Timber is demonstrating through its membership in PEFC," said Ben Gunneberg, PEFC Secretary General. "There is a growing interest in forest certification in Asia, with Malaysia featuring the only internationally recognized national forest certification system in Asia and China joining PEFC earlier this year. We are looking forward to collaborating with APP Timber."
APP Timber sells logs, sawn timber, components and veneers, and provides expertise to Asian manufacturers. Customers are mainly producing furniture, flooring, doors and other products which are predominantly exported to the USA, Europe and Japan. In addition, APP Timber provides a range of wood products to the domestic building industry. APP Timber also provides export service of Asian-made products to overseas buyers.
"We are committed to long-term forest management to ensure productive, healthy forests for future generations, and we believe that this requires all parties involved in the production of wood products to work together," emphasized Michael Hermens, Managing Director of APP Timber. "PEFC is an organization based on social dialogue, and thus it is only natural for a company such as APP Timber to support its activities."
International Stakeholder membership is open to entities operating in two or more countries, or legally registered as international organizations. Companies, organizations and associations whose principles and objectives are supportive of PEFC are welcome to apply. International Stakeholder members have the same rights and obligations as all other PEFC members.
Current International Stakeholder members include:
APP Timber
Building and Wood workers' International (BWI)
Confederation of European Forest Owners (CEPF)
Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI)
Earth Focus Foundation
European Network of Forest Entrepreneurs (ENFE)
European Tissue Symposium (ETS)
International Family Forestry Alliance (IFFA)
Metsaliitto Group
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