PRESS RELEASE
ST. JOHANN, SEPTEMBER 2010
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
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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
6.38 million 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 built in 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).
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FACT BOX – RADAUTI OSB PLANT
 EGGER is expanding its OSB
 100 new jobs
capacities with new OSB installation in  Building permit application recently
Radauti (Romania)
submitted
 Capacity: 300,000 m³ (10,494,400
cubic feet) p.a.
For queries:
FRITZ EGGER GmbH & Co. OG
Holzwerkstoffe
Christina Werthner
Weiberndorf 20
6380 St. Johann in Tirol
Austria
T +43 5 0600-10681
F +43 5 0600-90681
christina.werthner@egger.com
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