EGGER builds new osb installation in radauti (romania)
Further extension of the plant in Romania – building permit application recently submitted
The wood-based material manufacturer EGGER will significantly expand its capacities for OSB board (oriented strand board). The chipboard plant in Radauti, which was opened in 2008, will be expanded with an OSB installation with a capacity of 300,000 m³ (10,494,400 cubic feet). 100 new jobs will be created. The approval process has now been initiated. Construction will commence after the building permit is issued, which is expected to happen within this calendar year. In particular, the markets of Central, Eastern and Southern Europe are to be supplied by the new plant.
“With this investment, EGGER is strengthening its position as a supplier of structural wood-based materials on the one hand; on the other hand, we are establishing the prerequisites in order to continue expanding our market presence in Eastern Europe,” summarises Ulrich Bühler, Head of Sales and Marketing EGGER Group. “Radauti offers ideal conditions for an OSB installation thanks to the existing plant infrastructure as well as the good supply of wood,” Bühler continues.
The Radauti plant with a chipboard capacity of 600,000 m³ (21,188,800 cubic feet) employs approximately 400 people. In addition to Romania, it supplies the surrounding Eastern European markets such as the Ukraine. The Radauti plant is gradually being developed into a fully integrated location. EGGER is currently building a resin plant. In addition, EGGER is in the process of constructing an administrative building in Radauti which is made almost entirely of EGGER materials and serves as a prototype for sustainable wood construction according to low-energy standards.
WOOD CONSTRUCTION SOLUTIONS
At this time, EGGER only has one OSB plant in Wismar (DE). With a staff that has grown to 750 employees in the meantime, various structural products have been produced there since 1999. This includes the production of EUROSTRAND® OSB boards and fibreboard for the DHF and DFF product range. High-density fibreboard (HDF) is also upgraded into laminate flooring on highly modern equipment. The production capacity of the Wismar plant is 720,000 m³ (25,426,560 cubic feet).
ABOUT EGGER
With 5,800 employees and a turnover of EUR 1.48 billion (2009/2010 business year), the EGGER Group with its headquarters in St. Johann in Tirol is one of the leading international wood processing companies. Founded in 1961, the family company has 16 production plants across Europe and customers around the world including the furniture industry, wood distributors and DIY markets. EGGER products are found in countless areas of private and public life: in kitchens, bathrooms, offices, living rooms and bedrooms. Following the guiding principle “More from Wood”, the Tyrolean wood-based material manufacturer offers a comprehensive product range of coreboards made of wood-based materials (chipboards, OSB boards and MDF boards) as well as timber under the EGGER umbrella brand. The production capacity in the 2009/2010 business year was 6.38million m³ (225.31 million cubic feet). Most of these base materials are upgraded with trend-conforming decors and surfaces.
/ The EGGER plant in Radauti (Romania) was builtin 2008 and has a chipboard capacity of 600,000 m³./ EGGER OSB boards are flat hardboards with a three-layer structure of oriented distributed strands (micro-veneers).
FACT BOX – RADAUTI OSB PLANT
EGGER is expanding its OSB capacities with new OSB installation in Radauti (Romania)
Capacity: 300,000 m³ (10,494,400 cubic feet) p.a. / 100 new jobs
Building permit application recently submitted
For queries:
FRITZ EGGER GmbH & Co. OGHolzwerkstoffe
Christina Werthner
Weiberndorf 20
6380 St. Johann in Tirol
Austria
T+43 5 0600-10681
F+43 5 0600-90681
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