Description

The center for International Trade in Forest Products, CINTRAFOR, is one of three applied research centers within the University of Washington’s School of Forest Resources.
CINTRAFOR helps forest products exporters by:

• Collecting & distributing information on rapidly changing foreign markets, including consumption trends, distribution channels, trading systems, codes/standards & the regulatory environment.
• Applying research findings to technical, environmental, economic, social & resource management problems that impede exports of specific wood products.
• Maintain the CINTRAFOR Global Trade Model.
• Support international trade missions in conjunction with industry associations.
• Training forest products professionals by providing funding for graduate level research on the international trade of forest products.

Partners

UW School of Forest Resources, Foster School of Business, and College of the Built Environment

Funders

State of Washington; USDA; Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR)