UN/ECE Timber Committee Geneva, 3 October 2001 Developments in the European wood-based panels industries European Panel Federation Presentation by Dominique Coutrot, UIPP
The European Panel Federation represents 200 particleboard, 60 MDF and 7 OSB manufacturers Annual production PB: 32.2 mio m³ (+5%) MDF: mio m³ (+27%) OSB: 1.2 mio mio m³ (+20%) Members in 23 countries
European Woodworking Industry 2000 : 155 billion EURO
Wood-based panels in Europe, 2000 Total production: 51.1 mio m³ + 8%
Particleboard production in Europe , x million m³
Key figures particleboard+2.8% million m³ Consumption -1.5% million m³ Imports +4.4% million m³ Exports +4.6% million m³ Production
MDF production in Europe, , x million m³
OSB production in Europe , x million m³
Expansion of production capacity x mio m³ +4% +15% +57%
Demand side (I): 2.construction industry : Western Europe: moderate growth rates of 1.4% (2001) to 1.7% (2002/03) C-Eastern Europe: acceleration from 5.3% in 2001 to 7.4% in furniture industry: stagnating population and increased competition
Demand side (II): 3.laminate flooring: strong rises in production over the last 5 years
Prospects for the future 2000 was record year First signs of weakness in 4 th Quarter 2000 Stagnation during the first half of 2001 Slow growth MDF production Decrease of PB and OSB production Industry adapted to the market Extremely rapid turn of general economic environment Domino-effect: reduced stocks with customers
Prospects for the future Depending on market developments, especially construction effect of the € on industial and consumer demand New applications – role of the industry/federations Problems in the short term, but confident for the future: versatile, eco-efficient, engineered products, modern equipment
Prospects for the future (2) Similar situation end of 1998, beginning of 1999 Despite this, 1998 and 1999 showed growth Create reversed domino-effect: increased stocks with customers Create reversed domino-effect: increased stocks with customers
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