Wood processing plants take over half of production abroad
Romanian wood exports annually go beyond one billion euros and
are mainly operated by foreign players, most of them Austrians,
which have invested hundreds of million euros on the domestic
market and are now directing production to foreign destinations
where prices are 5-10% higher, reads BUSINESS CONSTRUCT monthly
magazine in its next week edition.
At present, over 50% of production of large plants like Egger,
Kronospan and Holzindustrie Schweighofer go abroad, but there are
also cases where the percentage gets as high as 90% of the total,
like that of Prolemn Reghin.
By far, the most important export destination is Japan, where
annual deliveries reach 100m euros, with the Japanese using wood
processed at the plants of Gerald Schweighofer.
In 2010, export destinations posted a good performance, but in 2011
they may enter a less fortunate decade, as some industry players
estimate.
The biggest exports are those of unprocessed wood, reveals an
analysis based on National Statistics Institute data. Thus, in the
first six months wood exports reached 305.8m euros, up 34% from a
year ago.