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30. October, 2018 1

Obtala to keep Mozambique forestry projects “ticking over” despite regulatory muddle

Forestry and agriculture company Obtala - soon to change its name to Woodbois - has decided to hold on to Mozambican forestry concessions but is looking to hand over its Tanzanian agriculture business to a more “patient” investor.

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Chanfuta timber, one of the woods whose export has been restricted. Photo: Obtala

17. September, 2018 0

Obtala could ‘eliminate’ Mozambique forestry arm as chairman invests $14m

The chairman of forestry company Obtala spent more than $14 million last week buying shares in the company’s forestry subsidiary, less than two weeks after the company suggested Obtala could abandon its Mozambique forestry concessions which are proving “a [...]

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Asian Tea Group's Cha de Magoma plantation in Gurue, Zambezia. Photo: Asian Tea Group

12. July, 2018 0

Mozambique’s tea producers thirsty for government support

Tea production in Mozambique is below potential volumes and does not generate high enough revenues because authorities have not paid enough attention to the sector, producers warn. Valdemiro Varind, head of [...]

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Eucalyptus saplings grown by Portucel Moçambique. Photo: Portucel Moçambique

10. July, 2018 0

Portucel to invest $140m more in Mozambique forestry project

Portuguese wood pulp maker Portucel will invest a further $140 million in its wood chip and pulp production venture in Mozambique, its parent company Navigator announced on Monday. The company has signed a [...]

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2. June, 2018 0

Mozambique logging licence delays will push investment elsewhere, Obtala warns

Africa-focused timber and agriculture company Obtala has again warned that Mozambique’s unpredictable regulatory environment is likely to cause it to focus investment elsewhere on the continent. In a statement [...]

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17. April, 2018 0

Unpredictable regulations hamper investment in Mozambique forestry

Would-be developers of Mozambique’s forestry industry say they are holding back investment until they can get more clarity and confidence on the government’s plans for the sector. In a statement to investors on [...]

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12. March, 2018 0

Mozambique forestry company aims to cash in on EDM electrification push

Forestry company Green Resources, which is growing around 15,000 hectares of pine and eucalyptus in northern Mozambique, is hoping to use its timber to make electricity transmission poles for state utility EDM, replacing the import of thousands of poles from [...]

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Illovo Sugar's Maragra plantation in Maputo province. Photo © Illovo Sugar

23. February, 2018 0

EU sugar reforms signal tough times ahead for Mozambique producers

The removal of a cap on EU sugar production signals tough times ahead for Mozambican producers, despite the signing of a new deal ensuring duty-free access to European markets. “The problem is that we still have [...]

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Left: Celso Correia, minister of land, environment, and rural development. Right: Wood produced on Obtala's concessions in Mozambique.

10. January, 2018 0

Public-private timber JV aims to combat unprocessed Mozambican wood exports

A private company owned by Mozambique’s Ministry of Land, Environment, and Rural Development (MITADER) is setting up a timber processing joint venture with an international company to process and export timber from small forestry concessions in northern [...]

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6. October, 2017 0

Mozambique’s last jatropha plantation switches to eucalyptus

Dutch-owned Niqel has decided to convert its 10,000 hectare jatropha plantation in central Mozambique into a eucalyptus project instead, after deciding that the Mozambican climate is not suited to growing jatropha.

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Obtala to keep Mozambique forestry projects “ticking over” despite regulatory muddle

Obtala could ‘eliminate’ Mozambique forestry arm as chairman invests $14m

Mozambique’s tea producers thirsty for government support

Portucel to invest $140m more in Mozambique forestry project

Mozambique logging licence delays will push investment elsewhere, Obtala warns

Unpredictable regulations hamper investment in Mozambique forestry

Mozambique forestry company aims to cash in on EDM electrification push

EU sugar reforms signal tough times ahead for Mozambique producers

Public-private timber JV aims to combat unprocessed Mozambican wood exports

Mozambique’s last jatropha plantation switches to eucalyptus

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