• What is Pro Tropenholz? Pro Tropenholz is an association of long-established timber importers and distributors with similar concerns..

    What is Pro Tropenholz?

    Pro Tropenholz is an association of long-established timber importers and distributors with similar concerns..

  • Trade in Tropical Timber A legitimate international timber trade does not lead to the destruction of the vital tropical forests.

    Trade in Tropical Timber

    A legitimate international timber trade does not lead to the destruction of the vital tropical forests.

  • Boycotting Tropical Timber A boycott does not address the issue of saving the forests.

    Boycotting Tropical Timber

    A boycott does not address the issue of saving the forests.

  • Preservation of Tropical Timber The economic use of this precious resource enables the protection of the entire eco-system.

    Preservation of Tropical Timber

    The economic use of this precious resource enables the protection of the entire eco-system.

  • Sustainable Use of Tropical Timber Sustainable use and a sensible afforestation also benefit the people living in or near them.

    Sustainable Use of Tropical Timber

    Sustainable use and a sensible afforestation also benefit the people living in or near them.

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Why use Tropical Timber at all?

The high-grade timber imported from the tropics possesses technical properties (such as durability) not matched by European timber species. Chemical and thermal methods have been developed to equip local timber with similar properties. However, this can only be achieved by expending considerable effort and by incorporating chemicals that cause far-reaching side-effects.

Another alternative would be to refrain from using tropical timber for certain applications and use aluminium, metal and especially synthetics instead – all materials that are not renewable.