German particleboard, symbol pic. © Pfleiderer

Germany’s export of chipboard stable

Article by Kathrin Lanz, translated by Robert Spannlang | 21.04.2015 - 16:32

Poland remains top customer, Austria reduced orders by 37%

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In the first two months of the year, Germany exported 56,000 m³ of chipboard to its No. 1 market Poland – 12% more than in 2014. The second strongest market are the Netherlands with 42,000 m³ (+51%). Great Britain also grew by 6% to 39,000 m³. Austria, however, ordered 37% less particleboard from Germany (29,000 m³). Overall, the market turned out to be stable (+1.4%).

German Export of Particleboards – Jan-Feb 2015
incl. OSB (1,000 m³)
Country	Jan-Feb 2014	Jan-Feb 2015	Change in %
Poland	50	56	12.4
Netherlands	28	42	51.0
Great Britain	36	39	6.3
Austria	46	29	–36.9
Denmark	25	29	16.7
France	33	29	–12.9
Switzerland	23	23	–0.3
Sweden	25	18	–27.6
Belgium	19	16	–18.2
Italy	8	13	56.6
Czech Republic	15	12	–19.3
Other	65	73	12.5
Total	372	377	1.4