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Europe
comparable to Switzerland
The
situation within Europe can be compared to the one in Switzerland.
This can also be seen in the price comparison. Interesting are the
price differences within Germany. The higher prices in northern
Germany indicate that the situation in southern Germany is just
as tense as in Switzerland. But it seems that supply and demand
for timber by-products in Europe keep a slightly better balance
than in Switzerland. It can be observed, that parallel to growing
capacities of sawmills the wood panel industry, which demands large
amounts of by-products, has also grown.
Over
all one can say that the prices for by-products in Europe are still
so low that alternative customers to the existing wood industry
are always taken into consideration.
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