Italy-based Alpi Group has expanded its FSC chain of custody certification to include African ayous.
The firm uses ayous and poplar, for which it already had FSC certification, to produce Alpilignum veneers, its best-known decorative wood brand.
Last year Alpi received OLB certification to demonstrate that its African purchases were obtained legally.
“We have just commenced a collaboration with the French agency ONF for the purpose of initiating an innovative scientific project that will involve cultivating ayous on 1,000ha of land,” said Luciano Pradal, director of the group’s companies operating in Africa.
