Woodbased panels |
A total of 3.4 million m3 of woodbased panel products was produced in 2010, an 11% increase on the 2009 total. Around three quarters (77%) of woodbased panel products produced in the UK were particleboard (including oriented strand board (OSB)).
|
Year |
Particleboard1 |
Fibreboard2 |
Total |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousand cubic metres | ||||
|
2001 |
2 498 |
757 |
3 255 |
|
|
2002 |
2 446 | 771 | 3 217 | |
|
2003 |
2 526 | 835 | 3 361 | |
|
2004 |
2 653 | 880 | 3 533 | |
|
2005 |
2 557 | 841 | 3 398 | |
|
2006 |
2 626 | 872 | 3 498 | |
|
2007 |
2 684 | 865 | 3 549 | |
|
2008 |
2 431 | 709 | 3 140 | |
|
2009 |
2 370 | 660 | 3 030 | |
|
2010 |
2 594 | 776 | 3 370 | |
Source: Wood Panel Industries Federation
Notes:
1. Includes Oriented Strand Board (OSB).
2. Includes Medium Density Fibreboard (MDF).