PRESS RELEASE : EPF ANNUAL REPORT 2002/03

The European Panel Federation, representing the European manufacturers of particleboard, MDF and OSB is proud to present the fifth issue of its Annual Report at the occasion of its Annual General Meeting in Stockholm last week (25-27 June 2003).

This reference handbook for the wood-based panels industry, which is also available on CD, is covering the following topics:
• Position of the Western European wood-based panels industry within the woodworking industry
• The particleboard, MDF and OSB industry in the EPF member countries in 2002 - Facts and figures
• The particleboard and MDF industry in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe
• The particleboard and MDF industry in other parts of the world
• User Industries (building, furniture, flooring materials)
• Customs Tariffs, the Harmonised System and the New Combined Nomenclature
• Technical and Environmental Topics

The special topics for the 2002/03 issue are:
• The European Plywood Industry (by the members of the European Federation of the Plywood Industry (FEIC))
• Formaldehyde Based Resins for the Wood-Based Panels Industry and their Major Cost Drivers (by Mr Rob Koster, Vice President Marketing & Key Account Management of Dynea)
• The Situation on the Asian Particleboard Markets (by Mr Bernard Neufeld and Mr Peter Grist from BIS Shrapnel Forestry)
• Integration in the Wood-Based Panels Industry – Europe versus the USA (by Mr Cormac O’Carroll, Jaakko Pöyry Consulting Europe Ltd)
• EPF increasingly involved in European Research Programmes (by Mr Chris Van Riet, Technical and Environmental Adviser EPF)

A booklet is provided together with the EPF Annual Report, which contains the list of all particleboard, MDF and OSB producers affiliated to EPF, with their product specialisation and full contact details. It also lists the national EPF member associations, the associated EPF members and the institutes collaborating with EPF.

You can purchase a printed copy of the EPF Annual Report 2002/03 at the price of 500 EUR. The price of the handbook + CD amounts to 1,000 EUR.

The detailed table of contents and order form is available at the EPF Secretariat on simple request.

Click here to purchase the report