Wood-based panels

The Wood-based panels product group includes the manufacturers of:

• chipboards;
• MDF;
• OSB.

In the same vein, companies specialised in panel finishing are included here (e.g. veneered or melamine faced panels, veneer parquet, laminate flooring).

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Wood panels play an important role in the transition from a traditional to a circular bio-based building sector.

Group activities

For the Wood-based Panels Group, market monitoring is important, both in terms of domestic demand and exports. A powerful system of statistics has been developed for this purpose, both at Belgian and European level, the latter via the European Panel Federation (EPF);
In technical terms, it is mainly European standards that are important. Thanks to Fedustria's participation in the European working groups on particleboard, fibreboard and OSB, companies have access to all the information they need;
Promotion of wood: ‘Wood. A natural choice’;
In terms of the environment and technology, all developments are closely monitored in collaboration with the European Panel Federation (EPF);
On the promotional front, the group is a strong defender of the use of wood panels as a “carbon sink” and the use of cascading wood. All the environmental benefits of wood panels are listed in various publications. The European reference work ‘Wood: Building the bioeconomy’ is also systematically used in the sector's contacts with the authorities.

Key figures
Number of companies	34
Number of employees	3,290
Turnover (in million EUR)	2,192.4
Exported quota	69 %
Activity evolution in 2024 (in value)	8.6 %
Share in the total turnover of the Belgian woodworking and furniture industry	36.3 %