Publish Time: 2019-09-25 Origin: Site
Wood-based Panels: particleboard (chipboard), OSB (Oriented Strandboard, fibreboard
(HDF, MDF, LDF), plywood, blockboard, LVL (laminated veneer lumber); excl. veneers, HPL (High-Pressure
Laminates), excl. CPL (Continuous Pressed Laminates) and excl. also WPC (Wood Plastic Composites)
Europe: focus on the EPF (European Panel Federation) coverage but incl. also Russia and Turkey
Borderless Business: global companies with extensive integration into furniture components, floorings and building components; IKEA’s role as trend setter within furniture materials
Major Facts & Figures: mainly period 2007-2017 (2007 a record year for particleboard and fibreboard), data based mainly on national association figures and individual company data
Raw Materials: increasing importance of recovered wood as raw material
Emissions and Adhesive-resin Developments
Abbreviations: cbm = m3 , M = million, L = length, W = width, H = height
Wood-based Panels in Europe, Russia and Turkey
Europe EPF total for the period 2015-2017 56,5 million m3 p.a.
whereof particleboard accounts for 30,5 million m3 or 54,0 %
OSB (Oriented Strand Board) for 5,3 million m3 or 10,6 %
fibreboards (HDF, MDF and LDF) for 17,7 million m3 or 31,4 %
plywood excl. blockboard * for 3,0 million m3 or 5,3 %
* blockboard (Tischlerplatte in German) is a significant product in the PRC; European production
amounted to an average of 280 000 cbm p.a. in 2015-2017;
Non-EPF wood-based panels in 2015-2017:
Russia with 12,3 million cbm p.a. whereof plywood 4,2 million cbm p.a. Turkey with 9,0 million cbm p.a. whereof plywood 0,2 million cbm p.a.
Wood-based panels in Europe + Russia + Turkey: circa 78 million cbm p.a. in 2015-2017
Wood-based Panels in Europe Production of OSB averaged 5,3 M m3 p.a. in EPF area in 2015-2017 where-
OSB – a fast growing market as output of OSB was circa 4 M m3 p.a. during the period of 2006-2008
There were 176 production lines within the particleboard industries in Europe at the end of the year 2002 but at least one third of those production lines have been closed by mid-year 2018.
OSB: the branch organisation EPF counts 11 production plants in Europe as follows:
Norbord in Genk, Belgium Kronobourgas in Bourgas,
Bulgaria Kronospan CR in Jihlava, Czech Republic Sonae Industria in Chatellerault, France
Kronofrance (Krono Swiss) in Sully sur Loire, France
Fritz Egger in Wismar, Germany
Sonae Industria (former Glunz) in Nettgau, Germany
SmartPly Europe in Waterford, Ireland
Kronospan in Sanem, Luxembourg
Kronopol (Krono Swiss) in Zary, Poland
Norbord in Inverness, Scotland, the UK
Poland has become a major supplier of OSB with a present capacity of circa 950 000 m3 p.a. Russia: OSB output amounted to 700 000 m3 in 2015, the present capacity exceeds 2 M m3; Ultralam has a new factory with 500 000 M m3 p.a., Kronospan will start a new line with 1 M m3 p.a. in Ufa,
Turkey: OSB output amounted to 177 000 in 2017
Borderless Business: These global players have acquired medium-sized and even large companies in Europe, Russia & other CIS countries and North America. - Small companies hardly survive.