Current Business Issues in African Countries
Supply Chain, Climate Change, Sustainable Development, Entrepreneurship, Health and Wellbeing
Timber / Wood & Forestry
Below, is a sample of companies that have verified websites. The companies are included if their industry is among the major industries in the relevant country. The list is provided for illustrative purposes, is not exhaustive, and does not represent an endorsement of the listed companies. Note: Company descriptions were generated with ChatGPT. Copyright infringement is not intended. Please contact us to obtain a copy of the raw data and references ChatGPT used to generate the company descriptions.
Cameroon
Cameroon Timber Export SARL
Based in Douala, this firm is one of the leading exporters of West African hardwoods (e.g., teak, sapele, okan, ebony).
https://cameroontimberexport.com/
AtoZ Wood Company
A timber company in Douala harvesting, processing, and exporting many species of wood; claims sustainable forest management and exports globally. •
Central African Republic
SEFCA S.A. (Société d’Exploitation Forestière Centrafricaine)
Often described as CAR’s largest logging company. It handles a large share of the country’s tropical timber production and exports.
Equatorial Guinea
Wigmore Trading
Wigmore Trading is described as a long standing trader/exporter of rough wood and sawn wood from Equatorial Guinea. They claim to source from local sawmills, exporting hardwoods globally.
Shimmer International (subsidiary of Rimbunan Hijau Group)
Shimmer International is widely reported as the main operator in Equatorial Guinea’s logging sector, under concession for forest exploitation. Through these logging concessions, the company has substantially influenced timber harvesting in the country.
Gabon
Bois et Scierie du Gabon (BSG)
BSGabon
Established in 1990, BSG is a long-standing timber company that owns large forest concessions and operates multiple sawmills and a kiln-drying plant. It produces and exports a wide range of hardwood logs and sawn timber (e.g., Okoumé, Padouk, Iroko, Wengue) to markets in Europe, Asia, and Africa. BSG also provides machinery leasing and supports downstream timber industries.
Rain Forest Management (RFM)
https://www.rfmtimber.com/ RFMTimber
RFM is a Gabon-based sawn timber producer established in 1999. It owns extensive tropical forest concessions managed under Gabonese forestry laws and certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). The company exports kiln-dried and air-dried sawn timber internationally and also produces downstream wood products for local markets.
Ghana
Logs & Lumber Limited
Logs & Lumber Limited is one of Ghana’s oldest and leading timber logging and processing companies, established in 1967. It manages forest concessions across multiple regions and produces a variety of high quality wood products including sawn timber, veneer, mouldings, and lumber for both local and export markets. The company emphasizes sustainable forest management and chain of custody certification to ensure responsible sourcing.
Liberia
Liberia Logging and Specialty Woods Company, Inc.
https://liberialoggingswc.com/
Liberia Logging and Specialty Woods Company is a timber harvesting and exporting firm headquartered in Monrovia, Liberia (with an administrative office in Auburn, Alabama, USA). The company focuses on sustainably sourcing and selling a wide range of tropical timber species from Liberia’s forests. It emphasizes responsible forestry practices, conservation, community engagement, and reforestation to support environmental stewardship and local economic development.
Eco Wood Processing Inc.
https://ecowoodprocessing.com/
Eco Wood Processing is involved in sustainable forestry and timber product manufacturing in Liberia. The company focuses on high-quality timber and veneer production from sustainably harvested wood, with an emphasis on traceability, sustainable supply chains, and community forestry partnerships. It aims to integrate modern forestry practices that consider biodiversity and community wellbeing alongside economic use of forest resources.
Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville)
Interholco AG
(via its subsidiary Industrie Forestière de Ouesso (IFO))
Interholco is a Swiss based timber company that operates IFO in northern Congo. IFO manages ~1.16 million hectares of natural tropical forest under sustainable forest management standards. Through IFO, Interholco produces logs, sawn timber, laminated and planed wood goods, decking and other hardwood products, exporting globally to more than 50 countries.
Congolaise Industrielle des Bois (CIB)
(part of Olam Agri)
CIB is the largest timber concession owner and logging/wood processing company in the Republic of the Congo. Since 1969, it runs several forest management units (FMUs) — e.g. Pokola, Kabo, Loundoungou-Toukoulouka, Mimbeli Ibenga — covering ~2.2 million hectares. It operates multiple sawmills, dryers, moulding and carpentry units, and produces logs, sawn timber, kiln-dried lumber, and finished wood products. CIB has been a pioneer in sustainability: it was the first company in Africa to complete an FSC certified project (building a structure from 100% FSC certified wood).