Latvijas Finieris warns wood resource availability is becoming a European competitiveness issue

The availability of wood resources is increasingly becoming a question of European competitiveness, according to Artis Podnieks, member of the board of Latvian birch plywood producer Latvijas Finieris. Podnieks said the events of the past decade have significantly changed perceptions of resource availability in Europe. Supply chain disruptions during the pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the energy crisis, growing global competition for raw materials and increasingly ambitious climate policy targets have created a new reality for European industry. According to Podnieks, access to strategic resources is becoming one of the key prerequisites for economic development and competitiveness ...