In a meeting held recently by videoconference with press contacts, associate members and collaborating institutes, EPF (European Panel Federation) presented an economic review of the wood-based panels industry in 2019, drawn from the recently published EPF Annual Report 2019-2020.  In 2019, the total production of European wood-based panels posted a dip of 1.8% after five consecutive years of growth, reaching a total of 59.2 million m³.  Particleboard production increased by 0.5% to 32.1 million m³ thanks to capacity additions.  MDF contracted by 3.7% to a total ...