Wood products

Slovenia is a country rich in timber, but the annual wood industry event heard that a shift should be made to focus on exporting finished and semi-finished products rather than logs, which have lower added value. The industry will also need to attract more young people.

A sandy-coloured tower glints in the sunlight and dominates the skyline of the Swedish town of Skelleftea as Scandinavia harnesses its wood resources to lead a global trend towards erecting eco-friendly high-rises.

Ljubljana – Slovenia has lost almost EUR 10 billion as it neglected its wood industry in recent decades, shows a study which will serve as a basis for a wood industry strategy for 2021-2027.

While four cubic metres of wood per resident grow in Slovenia a year, only half a cubic metre of wood per resident is used for products.

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