Supply chain and traceability

Traceability of Romanian timber – SUMAL, APV and the EUDR

Ten-year plans, numbered trees, a hammer with the status of a seal, SUMAL 2.0 and the EUDR 2026: how Romanian timber is traced, and what to ask your supplier for.

Ferdinand Terlinden

Sep 249 min read

FSC and ISO 9001 – Acacia Poles certifications

FSC® chain-of-custody certified (licence C153588, SGSCH-COC-011793), FSC® 100 % on request, ISO 9001:2015: what our labels guarantee and how to check them on info.fsc.org.

Ferdinand Terlinden

Sep 244 min read

Robinia forests in Romania – felling, brash windrows and root suckering

Clear-cuts of 3 ha maximum, felling with the sap down (15 September – 15 March), brash windrows and regrowth by root suckering: how Romanian robinia is harvested.

Ferdinand Terlinden

Sep 246 min read

Is robinia an ecological timber?

No treatment, 1.3 t of CO₂ stored per m³, regeneration by root suckers, an introduced species: an honest look at robinia's environmental record.

Ferdinand Terlinden

Sep 2411 min read