HS Timber Group in Romania: Already 20 EUTR inspections with positive results for the company

On May 27 2020, the 20th inspection in accordance with the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) took place in one of HS Timber Group’s mills. The result of this control, which took place in the Siret panels factory – like all previous controls – positive for the company.

In the course of these EUTR inspections, the authorities verify whether the measures taken by the companies are proportional with the complexity of the supply chain and if the risk of apparition of controversial wood is minimized. According to provisions of EU Regulation no. 995/2010, HS Timber Productions Siret owns the both quality of operator and trader that introduces on the market wooden products.

For HS Timber Group this positive result is further confirmation of the effectiveness of the action plan for a sustainable and secure supply chain, which the company implemented in early 2017 together with the set of the integrated procedures.

The previous EUTR inspections took place in the following mills: Radauti (March, August, December 2015, March 2017), Sebes (March 2016, March 2017, March 2018, 2 controls in April 2019, April 2020), Comanesti (November and December 2016, March and October 2018, February 2020), Reci (November 2016), Siret (March 2015, March 2018, May 2019, May 2020).