Dip in EU imports of wood doors from the tropics

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After a 24% increase in 2015, EU imports of wood doors from tropical countries dipped 2% to €167 million in 2016. This slow downward trend continued into the first quarter of 2017 with imports of €40.5 million being 1% less than the same period the previous year.

Much of this trade comprises imports of doors from Indonesia into the UK. Jeldwen, a leading operator in the global market for joinery products, has significant door manufacturing capacity in Indonesia and is also a leading distributor to wholesalers and DIY chains in the UK.

In the first quarter of 2017, EU imports of wood doors from Indonesia increased 8% to €27.6 million. In contrast imports from Malaysia, the only other significant tropical supplier to the EU market, fell 18% to €8.9 million.

Wood doors purchased in the EU are now rarely made from solid timber and instead are manufactured using veneered panels and finger-jointed timbers. Requirements to comply with higher energy efficiency standards and efforts to provide customers with long-life time guarantees are driving this concerted shift to engineered wood products.

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