阔叶材原木进口下降30%2012年欧盟热带阔叶材原木进口仅为20.5万m~3,比上一年下降30%,比经济危机之前的进口量减少四分之一。近年来,欧洲进口下降形成了国际热带原木市场的更广泛的转型的一部分。欧洲一直依靠非洲供应热带阔叶材原木。然而,非洲中部的主要传统出口商日益收紧控 Imports of broad-leaved logs fell by 30% Imports of tropical hardwood logs in the EU in 2012 were only 205,000 m 3, down 30% from the previous year and a quarter less than imports before the economic crisis. In recent years, the decline in European imports has formed part of the broader transformation of the international tropical log market. Europe has relied on Africa to supply tropical hardwood logs. However, major traditional exporters in central Africa are tighter day by day