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Belgian wood market in crisis

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Morville, Belgium. 2021-10-21. ... Valentin Bianchi / Hans Lucas.

1 of 10 © 2024 Valentin Bianchi

Morville, Belgium. 2021-10-21. The Belgian wood market is in full crisis, the Chinese ogre has come to upset the European markets by coming to buy the majority of the raw wood stocks largely above the market prices. It also prevents local companies to get raw material. As it is the case here, at the Vica-Bois sawmill where the company is struggling to provide work for its 17 employees. Lack of wood as a consequence. Photograph by Valentin Bianchi / Hans Lucas. Morville, Belgique. 2021-10-21. Le marche belge du bois est en pleine crise, l ogre chinois vient bouleverser les marches europeens en venant acheter la majorite des stocks de bois brut largement au-dessus des prix du marche. Empechant egalement les entreprises locales a se fournir en matiere premiere. Comme c est le cas ici, a la scierie Vica-Bois ou l entreprise peine a fournir du travail a ses 17 employes. Faute de bois en consequence. Photographie de Valentin Bianchi / Hans Lucas.

Morville, Belgium. 2021-10-21. ... Valentin Bianchi / Hans Lucas.

2 of 10 © 2024 Valentin Bianchi

Morville, Belgium. 2021-10-21. The Belgian wood market is in full crisis, the Chinese ogre has come to upset the European markets by coming to buy the majority of the raw wood stocks largely above the market prices. It also prevents local companies to get raw material. As it is the case here, at the Vica-Bois sawmill where the company is struggling to provide work for its 17 employees. Lack of wood as a consequence. Photograph by Valentin Bianchi / Hans Lucas. Morville, Belgique. 2021-10-21. Le marche belge du bois est en pleine crise, l ogre chinois vient bouleverser les marches europeens en venant acheter la majorite des stocks de bois brut largement au-dessus des prix du marche. Empechant egalement les entreprises locales a se fournir en matiere premiere. Comme c est le cas ici, a la scierie Vica-Bois ou l entreprise peine a fournir du travail a ses 17 employes. Faute de bois en consequence. Photographie de Valentin Bianchi / Hans Lucas.

Morville, Belgium. 2021-10-21. ... Valentin Bianchi / Hans Lucas.

3 of 10 © 2024 Valentin Bianchi

Morville, Belgium. 2021-10-21. The Belgian wood market is in full crisis, the Chinese ogre has come to upset the European markets by coming to buy the majority of the raw wood stocks largely above the market prices. It also prevents local companies to get raw material. As it is the case here, at the Vica-Bois sawmill where the company is struggling to provide work for its 17 employees. Lack of wood as a consequence. Photograph by Valentin Bianchi / Hans Lucas. Morville, Belgique. 2021-10-21. Le marche belge du bois est en pleine crise, l ogre chinois vient bouleverser les marches europeens en venant acheter la majorite des stocks de bois brut largement au-dessus des prix du marche. Empechant egalement les entreprises locales a se fournir en matiere premiere. Comme c est le cas ici, a la scierie Vica-Bois ou l entreprise peine a fournir du travail a ses 17 employes. Faute de bois en consequence. Photographie de Valentin Bianchi / Hans Lucas.

Morville, Belgium. 2021-10-21. ... Valentin Bianchi / Hans Lucas.

4 of 10 © 2024 Valentin Bianchi

Morville, Belgium. 2021-10-21. The Belgian wood market is in full crisis, the Chinese ogre has come to upset the European markets by coming to buy the majority of the raw wood stocks largely above the market prices. It also prevents local companies to get raw material. As it is the case here, at the Vica-Bois sawmill where the company is struggling to provide work for its 17 employees. Lack of wood as a consequence. Photograph by Valentin Bianchi / Hans Lucas. Morville, Belgique. 2021-10-21. Le marche belge du bois est en pleine crise, l ogre chinois vient bouleverser les marches europeens en venant acheter la majorite des stocks de bois brut largement au-dessus des prix du marche. Empechant egalement les entreprises locales a se fournir en matiere premiere. Comme c est le cas ici, a la scierie Vica-Bois ou l entreprise peine a fournir du travail a ses 17 employes. Faute de bois en consequence. Photographie de Valentin Bianchi / Hans Lucas.

Morville, Belgium. 2021-10-21. ... Valentin Bianchi / Hans Lucas.

5 of 10 © 2024 Valentin Bianchi

Morville, Belgium. 2021-10-21. The Belgian wood market is in full crisis, the Chinese ogre has come to upset the European markets by coming to buy the majority of the raw wood stocks largely above the market prices. It also prevents local companies to get raw material. As it is the case here, at the Vica-Bois sawmill where the company is struggling to provide work for its 17 employees. Lack of wood as a consequence. Photograph by Valentin Bianchi / Hans Lucas. Morville, Belgique. 2021-10-21. Le marche belge du bois est en pleine crise, l ogre chinois vient bouleverser les marches europeens en venant acheter la majorite des stocks de bois brut largement au-dessus des prix du marche. Empechant egalement les entreprises locales a se fournir en matiere premiere. Comme c est le cas ici, a la scierie Vica-Bois ou l entreprise peine a fournir du travail a ses 17 employes. Faute de bois en consequence. Photographie de Valentin Bianchi / Hans Lucas.

Morville, Belgium. 2021-10-21. ... Valentin Bianchi / Hans Lucas.

6 of 10 © 2024 Valentin Bianchi

Morville, Belgium. 2021-10-21. The Belgian wood market is in full crisis, the Chinese ogre has come to upset the European markets by coming to buy the majority of the raw wood stocks largely above the market prices. It also prevents local companies to get raw material. As it is the case here, at the Vica-Bois sawmill where the company is struggling to provide work for its 17 employees. Lack of wood as a consequence. Photograph by Valentin Bianchi / Hans Lucas. Morville, Belgique. 2021-10-21. Le marche belge du bois est en pleine crise, l ogre chinois vient bouleverser les marches europeens en venant acheter la majorite des stocks de bois brut largement au-dessus des prix du marche. Empechant egalement les entreprises locales a se fournir en matiere premiere. Comme c est le cas ici, a la scierie Vica-Bois ou l entreprise peine a fournir du travail a ses 17 employes. Faute de bois en consequence. Photographie de Valentin Bianchi / Hans Lucas.

Morville, Belgium. 2021-10-21. ... Valentin Bianchi / Hans Lucas.

7 of 10 © 2024 Valentin Bianchi

Morville, Belgium. 2021-10-21. The Belgian wood market is in full crisis, the Chinese ogre has come to upset the European markets by coming to buy the majority of the raw wood stocks largely above the market prices. It also prevents local companies to get raw material. As it is the case here, at the Vica-Bois sawmill where the company is struggling to provide work for its 17 employees. Lack of wood as a consequence. Photograph by Valentin Bianchi / Hans Lucas. Morville, Belgique. 2021-10-21. Le marche belge du bois est en pleine crise, l ogre chinois vient bouleverser les marches europeens en venant acheter la majorite des stocks de bois brut largement au-dessus des prix du marche. Empechant egalement les entreprises locales a se fournir en matiere premiere. Comme c est le cas ici, a la scierie Vica-Bois ou l entreprise peine a fournir du travail a ses 17 employes. Faute de bois en consequence. Photographie de Valentin Bianchi / Hans Lucas.

Morville, Belgium. 2021-10-21. ... Valentin Bianchi / Hans Lucas.

8 of 10 © 2024 Valentin Bianchi

Morville, Belgium. 2021-10-21. The Belgian wood market is in full crisis, the Chinese ogre has come to upset the European markets by coming to buy the majority of the raw wood stocks largely above the market prices. It also prevents local companies to get raw material. As it is the case here, at the Vica-Bois sawmill where the company is struggling to provide work for its 17 employees. Lack of wood as a consequence. Photograph by Valentin Bianchi / Hans Lucas. Morville, Belgique. 2021-10-21. Le marche belge du bois est en pleine crise, l ogre chinois vient bouleverser les marches europeens en venant acheter la majorite des stocks de bois brut largement au-dessus des prix du marche. Empechant egalement les entreprises locales a se fournir en matiere premiere. Comme c est le cas ici, a la scierie Vica-Bois ou l entreprise peine a fournir du travail a ses 17 employes. Faute de bois en consequence. Photographie de Valentin Bianchi / Hans Lucas.

Morville, Belgium. 2021-10-21. ... Valentin Bianchi / Hans Lucas.

9 of 10 © 2024 Valentin Bianchi

Morville, Belgium. 2021-10-21. The Belgian wood market is in full crisis, the Chinese ogre has come to upset the European markets by coming to buy the majority of the raw wood stocks largely above the market prices. It also prevents local companies to get raw material. As it is the case here, at the Vica-Bois sawmill where the company is struggling to provide work for its 17 employees. Lack of wood as a consequence. Photograph by Valentin Bianchi / Hans Lucas. Morville, Belgique. 2021-10-21. Le marche belge du bois est en pleine crise, l ogre chinois vient bouleverser les marches europeens en venant acheter la majorite des stocks de bois brut largement au-dessus des prix du marche. Empechant egalement les entreprises locales a se fournir en matiere premiere. Comme c est le cas ici, a la scierie Vica-Bois ou l entreprise peine a fournir du travail a ses 17 employes. Faute de bois en consequence. Photographie de Valentin Bianchi / Hans Lucas.

Morville, Belgium. 2021-10-21. ... Valentin Bianchi / Hans Lucas.

10 of 10 © 2024 Valentin Bianchi

Morville, Belgium. 2021-10-21. The Belgian wood market is in full crisis, the Chinese ogre has come to upset the European markets by coming to buy the majority of the raw wood stocks largely above the market prices. It also prevents local companies to get raw material. As it is the case here, at the Vica-Bois sawmill where the company is struggling to provide work for its 17 employees. Lack of wood as a consequence. Photograph by Valentin Bianchi / Hans Lucas. Morville, Belgique. 2021-10-21. Le marche belge du bois est en pleine crise, l ogre chinois vient bouleverser les marches europeens en venant acheter la majorite des stocks de bois brut largement au-dessus des prix du marche. Empechant egalement les entreprises locales a se fournir en matiere premiere. Comme c est le cas ici, a la scierie Vica-Bois ou l entreprise peine a fournir du travail a ses 17 employes. Faute de bois en consequence. Photographie de Valentin Bianchi / Hans Lucas.

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Belgian wood market in crisis

Copyright Valentin Bianchi 2024

Updated Nov 2021

Location Morville, Belgium

Topics Business, Editorial, Forest, Globalization, Industrial, Journalism, Pandemics, Photography, Photojournalism

Morville, Belgium. 2021-10-21. The Belgian wood market is in full crisis, the Chinese ogre has come to upset the European markets by coming to buy the majority of the raw wood stocks largely above the market prices. It also prevents local companies to get raw material. As it is the case here, at the Vica-Bois sawmill where the company is struggling to provide work for its 17 employees. Lack of wood as a consequence.

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