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BaltCompet Project

Stockholm School of Economics in Riga

Fall, 2015

Table of Contents
Introduction to Latvian-Finnish trade of wood products........................................................

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Potential companies for cooperation....................................................................................
Firms which specialize in glue-laminated timber.............................................................10
Firms in wood industry with stairs related activities........................................................10
Firms which mentioned Finland in their main market or in seeking cooperation.............14

Introduction to Latvian-Finnish trade of wood products

For references:
Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia, http://data.csb.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/atirdz/?rxid=cdcb978c-22b0-416a-aaccaa650d3e2ce0

The forest industry was the second most profitable industry in Latvias economy in 2011, straight after the
energy industry. The timber industry is the driving force behind it. The manufacturing of sawn coniferous
products is particularly well-developed. The manufacturing of birch plywood and its products plays an
important part as well. Latvia is among Eastern Europes largest manufacturers of birch plywood.
Forest industry export constituted 18,1% in 2011, when the forest industry was Latvias most important
export industry.
Timber and timber product export amounted to 4,7% more than in the first eleven months of 2011. Sawn
timber and round timber constituted the largest share in the industrys export value

Largest markets Sweden, Great Britain and Germany

Sweden, Great Britain and Germany were the largest forest industry export markets in 2012. Forest industry
production was exported to Sweden in the first eleven months of 2012, 12,9% of the industrys exports. 12%
was exported to Great Britain, 11,5%) to Germany.
Forest industry import reached LVL 322,956 million in the first eleven months of 2012, 11,7% more than in
the respective period in 2011, when the figure stood at LVL 289,170 million.

Timber purchase prices stabilize

Compared to the same period in 2011, the average purchase prices of coniferous round timber fluctuated
LVL 1-2 per cubic meter in the first half of 2012. The purchase prices of packaging blocks decreased 5%, of
thick birch saw logs increased 9%. The average purchase prices of thin aspen tree saw logs reduced LVL 2,5
per cubic metre. The purchase prices of thick black alder saw logs grew 5% due to the hard-to-predict situation
on local and European markets, making companies operate in the conditions of a fluctuating market.
Regional competition among manufacturers is one of the most important factors affecting the price.
Most important industry developments:

1. As of September 2, 2012, pine and fir tree round timber import from Russia is subject to reduced tariffs.
Russias export tariff on fir tree round timber is set at 13%, pine tree round timber 15% (previously 25%, but
no less than EUR 15 (LVL 10,5) per cubic metre). Due to Russias accession to the World Trade Organisation,
the countrys import tariff on timber industry products has been reduced from 15,4% to 8,6% as of August 22.

2. The lack of qualified labour force at wood-processing companies remains the industrys main problem.
Over the past few years, the manufacturing process has been automated to the maximum and manufacturing is
no longer possible by employing low status labourers.
3. Regarding the wood-processing industrys future prospects, much attention will be paid to further process
timber and manufacture products with a higher added value. This will be possible due to the achieved level of
sawn timber and slabs, which corresponds the highest international standards. During further development, the
process will not be replaced, but supplemented by further processing sawn timber.

AT05. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS BY HARMONIZED SYSTEM SECTIONS AND

COUNTRIES (euro)

2013

2014

2015

TOTAL

TOTAL

TOTAL

Exports

Imports

Exports

Imports

Exports

Imports

(IX) Wood and articles of

wood

191 085

12 339

184 509

001

904

051

FI Finland

76 032 501

3 880 120

56 179 698

LT Lithuania

88 263 437

DE Germany

85 119

92 321 416

373

NL Netherlands

71 028 227

PL Poland

37 990 692

1 276 900

20 728
778

11 797 417

124 145

7 062 216

731

9 007 836

100 348

30 267 778

61 566 226

479

8 629 082

56 858
428

75 877 324

860 360

56 304 845

40 217 403

20 733 826

32 287 279

907 465

13 934
022

RU Russian Federation

36 891 161

22 784

34 145 501

42 281 046

8 890 894

240

203 814
SE Sweden

896

2014

1 865 326

41 217
476

194 925
444

4 750 374

109 827
050

4 573 605

Data from CSB regarding (IX) Wood and articles of wood

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So, Finland is becoming more attractive as an import country and less attractive as an export country for
Latvia (note that exports are decreasing and imports increasing across the board). Might be worth looking
into.

http://patakokmateriali.lv/about-us - a shop that sells wood materials; could be a potential distributor of

products of Finnish company. In Produkti you can see that the shop sells glulam, in Latvian - Lmts
pltnes, brusas.

List of companies producing glulam http://lv.chipbuddy.eu/keyword/limetas-koka-plaksnes

Potential companies for cooperation

Potential firms for cooperation

Firms which specialize in
glue-laminated timber*

Firms which mentioned

the word stairs in their
description

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CROSS TIMBER SYSTEMS

DORES FABRIKA

AGF PLUSS
BEKOKS

Firms which mentioned

Finland in their main
market or in seeking
cooperation
4 PLUS
AMBER WOOD

ECO HOUSE
INTERNATIONAL
EKJU
EVEX

KPNES LV

BRODOOR

KPU STILS
KUBX

DAIBI
DAIRADE KOKS

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FLORA
FORHO

KVINTA KA
IRU KOKS

DIOZOLS PLUS
DIMES

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GL TIMBER
INERCE
IRI GRUPA

LAMELA
LG HOLZ
RIPO FABRIKA

ECO PACK
ELZA-K
EIBE-L

LA FOCA LATVIJA

SCANDINAVIAN WOODEN
HOUSES
TC GRUPA

ERKE

LAMEKO IMPEX
LATVIA TIMBER
INTERNATIONAL
PAEGLI UN PARTNERI

VVERS

KONTO
KRONOSPAN RIGA
LATVIJAS FINIERIS

PAVASARS

LMA

VARPA

MGS FACTORY

VVERS

OUKALNS
PATA AB
RAUKO
SCANDINAVIAN WOODEN
HOUSES
SENCIS

*Plus some additional companies:

- Vrpas-1
- Termowoodex
- Baltic Wood Trading
- Super Bebris
- Eliteja
- Trustimex
- Lamela
- Dadsons

Firms which specialize in glue-laminated timber

Firms in wood industry with stairs related activities
1. AGF PLUSS

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2. BEKOKS

3. KPNES LV

4. KPU STILS

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5. KUBX

6. KVINTA KA

7. IRU KOKS

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8. LAMELA

9. LG HOLZ

10. RIPO FABRIKA

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11. SCANDINAVIAN WOODEN HOUSES

12. TC GRUPA

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13. VVERS

Firms which mentioned Finland in their main market or in seeking

cooperation