Transcript UN/ECE Timber Committee Geneva, 3 October 2001 Developments in the European wood-based panels industries Presentation by Dominique Coutrot, UIPP European Panel Federation.

UN/ECE Timber Committee
Geneva, 3 October 2001
Developments in the European
wood-based panels industries
Presentation by Dominique Coutrot, UIPP
European Panel Federation
The European Panel Federation
represents 200 particleboard, 60 MDF
and 7 OSB manufacturers
Annual production
PB: 32.2 mio m³
(+5%)
MDF: 9.0 mio m³
(+27%)
OSB: 1.2 mio m³
(+20%)
Members in 23 countries
European Woodworking Industry 2000 :
155 billion EURO
Furniture
59%
Sawing,
planing,
impregnation
11%
Other
6% Packaging
3%
Construction
timber, incl.
parquet
13%
Wood-based
panels
8%
Wood-based panels in Europe,
2000
OSB
2%
Particleboards
71%
MDF
18%
Plywood
6%
Wet process
fibreboards
3%
Total production: 51.1 mio m³ + 8%
Particleboard production in Europe
1991-2000, x million m³
36
32
28
24
20
16
12
8
4
0
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
Key figures particleboard
Production
32.218 million m³
+4.6%
Exports
8.688 million m³
+4.4%
Imports
7.018 million m³
-1.5%
Consumption
30.419 million m³
+2.8%
MDF production in Europe,
1991-2000, x million m³
10
8
6
4
2
0
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
OSB production in Europe
1995-2000, x million m³
1.4
1.2
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
Expansion of production capacity
50 x mio m³
40
30
2000
+4%
2002
20
+15%
10
+57%
0
particleboard
MDF
OSB
Demand side (I):
1. furniture industry: stagnating population
and increased competition
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 2003
Demand side (II):
3. laminate flooring: strong rises in production
over the last 5 years
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
Prospects for the future
2000 was record year
First signs of weakness in 4th 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
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