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Market share of sustainably produced timber doubled in three years: government target exceeded

29 april 2013

According to a market study performed by Probos in 2012 on behalf of the Dutch government, in 2011 65.7% of the total consumption of sawnwood and wood based panels on the Dutch market was labelled with a certificate for sustainable forest management. This is an significant increase compared to the market share of 33.5% in 2008. The market share of certified paper and paperboard was 32.8% in 2011.

Jan Oldenburger en Annemieke Winterink, 2013