Major Austrian timber firm accused of illegal logging in Romania

Two-year investigation links Holzindustrie Schweighofer to destruction of Europe's last remaining virgin forests in Romania

A major Austrian timber company that supplies DIY stores across Europe has been accused of destroying Europe's last remaining virgin forests in Romania by sourcing illegally logged timber.

A two-year investigation by the Environmental Investigation Agency US (EIA), an NGO, says it recorded officials from Holzindustrie Schweighofer offering to buy illegal timber from investigators posing as buyers and filmed unmarked logs dumped at the company's depots in apparent violation of Romanian law.