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Consumption of hardwood veneers in the EU27+UK was already falling in 2019 before the onset of the pandemic driven by declining confidence in the European wood products manufacturing sector as the European and global economy showed signs of stagnation. A 5% fall in consumption in 2019 was followed by a 6% decline in the first year of the pandemic in 2020.<\/p>\n

The same factors that drove a sharp rise in EU27+UK sawn hardwood consumption in 2021 were evident in the veneer sector. This included the boom in private sector demand as homeowners invested in DIY, renovation and new furniture as spending declined on restaurants, vacations, and other leisure activities.<\/p>\n

While this source of demand was abating in the second half of 2021, it was offset by rising activity in the commercial sector as large government stimulus measures began to kick in. In 2020 and 2021, these measures largely consisted of fiscal initiatives by national governments, such as VAT cuts, tax deferrals and loan guarantees for firms.<\/p>\n

From 2022, money from the EU-wide \u20ac750 billion Recovery and Resilience facility is being disbursed with a focus on green investments, such as energy-efficient construction and building renovation. These funds are targeted towards highly indebted countries in Eastern and Southern Europe, notably Spain and Italy which are also large consumers of veneers.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Another factor driving rising demand for veneer in some parts of Europe is a partial switch away from solid lumber in favour of veneered panels. This shift was happening well before recent events, but there are reports from Spain, for example, that it has accelerated again following sharp rises in lumber prices since mid-2020. Continuing concern that the Spanish economy is recovering only slowly from the impacts of the pandemic, combined with general unwillingness of buyers in this country to pay higher prices, has led to a search for cheaper alternatives to hardwood lumber in the country.<\/p>\n

The recovery in European furniture production during 2021, rising 8% during the year after a 7% decline in 2020 according to Eurostat data, was a major driver of rising veneer consumption last year. Although the war in Ukraine means the outlook for European growth in 2022 is now uncertain, the 4.4% growth in European furniture consumption forecast for this year issued by Italian furniture research organisation CSIL in January is some grounds for optimism that veneer demand will remain strong in this sector.<\/p>\n

The war in Ukraine has more immediate implications for the European veneer sector. Veneer imports from Ukraine and Russia, which are now by far the largest external suppliers of temperate hardwood veneer into the EU27+UK, are expected to stop this year.<\/p>\n

Together these two countries accounted for 64% of all temperate hardwood veneer imported into the EU27+UK in 2021. Between 2013 and 2021, EU27+UK imports of hardwood veneer from Russia and Ukraine increased by 210% and 177% respectively.<\/p>\n

The ability of EU domestic production to take up the slack is impaired by the wider effects of the war on wood supply in the EU member states of Eastern Europe.<\/p>\n

This region, which now accounts for around half of all EU veneer production, was already struggling with log supply shortages due to COVID and following the introduction of a log export ban by Russia at the start of this year. Now the situation is even more challenging as logs are no longer available from Ukraine and Belarus.<\/p>\n

The war is also creating logistical and other problems for manufacturers across Eastern Europe, notably a shortage of truck drivers, with many freight operators relying heavily on Ukrainian nationals and sharply rising fuel and energy costs.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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