The valorization of local natural resin in high added value niche markets is a pillar of the French strategy for the revival of the sector. Local natural resin has many advantages over competing products: better quality, generates local jobs, enhances the value of the local forest resource, has a lower environmental impact, etc. These advantages are compatible with the markets sought after but they must be recognised. Can a label allow the local natural resin to stand out from the competition?
A label for local natural resin
- Category: Resins
- Themes: Certification, Labels, Standards and traceability
- Position in the value chain: Marketing & Consumers
- Type: Practice
- Scale: Local, Subnational
- Country: France
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