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Whether you’re an experienced collector, a curious browser, or someone who delights in the aroma of aged teak and the shine ...

Wood, celebrated for its strength and natural warmth, is integral to daily life. Mahogany, cedar, ebony, cherry wood, ...

Teak is one of the most valuable hardwoods, used in yachts, home flooring, doors, window frames and furniture. Myanmar is the biggest producer of the wood, even though its natural forests are ...

Once the world’s dominant source of old-growth teak, Myanmar’s political turmoil and trade restrictions have brought global supply to a near standstill—disrupting marine craftsmanship and reshaping ...

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The significant amount of teak in the US furniture market comes from Myanmar. According to Thomas Chung, Senior Forests Campaigner at the EIA, there is no way to buy Myanmar teak 'legally, let ...

More than 3,000 metric tons of teak, a material highly prized in the manufacture of luxury furniture and yachts, were imported into the U.S. since February 2021, the report says.

Teak, prized for its natural water resistance in the building of luxury yachts, furniture and flooring, has been a controversial material for years because of deforestation in Myanmar. U.S. federal ...

A Myanmar logging elephant pulls a teak log across a shallow stream on Jan. 15, 2001, near Shwe Pyi Aye camp in the jungles of central Myanmar. DAVID LONGSTREATH AP Florida companies Teakdecking ...

Florida companies Teakdecking Systems and Florida Teak imported more than half a million pounds of Burmese teak from Myanmar despite U.S. economic sanctions against the Myanma Timber Enterprise ...