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Home Business sectors Wood and wood product manufacturing

Wood and wood product manufacturing

From source to production with deep sence of tradition and knowledge 

In 2018 wood processing sector accounted for about 2.5% of GDP. At the beginning of 2020 this industry has employed around 28.3 thousand workers or 3.0% of total employment.

2,189 companies were active in the industry at the beginning of 2020 and 99.8% of them were small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) with 1-249 persons employed.

In 2019 decrease of domestically produced wood processing sector exports was around 1.1% – the value of which reached 936.3 million EUR. In 2019 exports of domestically produced goods consisted mainly of builders’ joinery and carpentry (26.8%), wood sawn, chipped, sliced or peeled (16.3%), prefabricated buildings (15.6%), wood in the rough (14.0%) and wooden pallets, containers etc. (10.0%). The decrease in domestically produced exports in 2019 was mostly driven by the decrease of wood in the rough or roughly squared (decreased by 17.0 million euros or 11.5% to 130.9 million euros), whereas the largest growth in exports was recorded for builders’ joinery and carpentry of wood (increased by 20.8 million euros or 9.0% to 251.2 million euros).

In 2019 the most important export markets for the wood processing industry were Germany (13.0%), Norway (12.2%), Latvia (10.8%), the United Kingdom (8.8%) and Sweden (6.3%). In 2019 the export of domestically produced wood processing sector has decreased most significantly to Latvia (decreased by 17.5 million euros or 14.7% to 101.4 million euros), whereas the largest growth in exports was recorded for Germany (increased by 19.3 million euros or 18.8% to 122.2 million euros). Countries in the European Union accounted for 72.3% of exports by the wood processing industry in 2019.

Key products

  • Sawn timber
  • Prefabricated buildings
  • Practical boards and board of wood
  • Wooden windows and doors
  • Flooring panels
  • Exterior and interior planks

Industry’s key competitive advantages

  • Efficient application of modern technologies and innovative business solutions
  • Strategic proximity to major markets
  • Good availability of raw materials
  • High flexibility to handle non-standard orders

Overview of Lithuanian Wood and Wood Product Manufacturing Sector

Related organizations

  • Lithuanian forest cluster 
  • Lithuanian biomass energy association
  • Lithuanian timber house producers association
  • Directorate general of state forests
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