Divide and rule
Producing hardwood veneers has meant worldwide success for Balti Spoon, a company based in the town of Kupu in Estonia.

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Global Growth
Sonae Industria, one of the world’s largest wood panel producers, has expanded rapidly through acquisition and investment. Felicity Landon reports on the strategy for growth of the company based in Maia, Portugal.

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Driving ahead
Zetor a.s., based in Brno, is the largest tractor manufacturer within the new EU countries, celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. Since production was first started in the 1940s, over 1.1 million Zetor tractors have been produced and exported to 90 countries worldwide.

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INNOVATIVE WOOD WORK
The Swedish forest association Norra Skogsägarna, owned by 13,000 members, was formed in 1931 in Västerbotten to protect private forest owners’ interests. Following the recent merger with NLS Skogsägarna, Norra Skogsägarna has grown into one of the country’s largest forest associations maintaining over 1.2 million hectares of land. Miriam Kuronen reports on the new group’s latest initiatives to ensure its continued success.

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Still burning strongly
It is a fact that the world’s consumption of matches is falling steadily and this situation is most likely irreversible. However, it is important to note that some companies have managed not only to keep the same production level but have even raised their output. One such company is Solo Sirkárna located in Sušice, a small town in the southwest of the Czech Republic.

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A booming business
Baltijos Baldu Grupe (BBG), headquartered in the seaside town of Klaipeda, is one of the booming furniture manufacturers in Lithuania, and has great ambitions to become one of the leading furniture suppliers in Europe.
Plying their trade
For French plywood supplier and manufacturing specialist PLYSOROL, continuous improvement is the key to reinforcing its leading position on the world market. Olivia Barnett reports on the Lisieux-based company.
Massive Investment
With more than one hundred years of experience working with wood, the integration of advanced technology and the investment of e240 million in the past decade, Kronospan, a Czech company based in Jihlava, has found huge success and is now one of the biggest suppliers of semi-finished products for the joinery and construction industries. The company intends to make a record-breaking turnover of e220 million this year.
The window of success
The family-run Kasalova Pila s.r.o., based near Jindr?ichu° v Hradec in the Czech Republic, is a successful mid-size woodworking company recognised for its outstanding craftsmanship and high standards. In 1997 the company won the European Award for Quality.
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