A dynamic sector in the heart of Burgundy

• With a €2 billion turnover, almost 5% of the French wood industry – _{Aprovalbois 2006}
• Close on 1 million hectares of woodland, i.e. 6,4% of the wooded area of mainland France – _{INSEE 2007}
• 4^th region for its volume of growing stock ( 6^th region for its surface area of forestry production)
• 1^st region for standing oak
• 1^st region for its production of Douglas fir: the production should grow from 300,000 to 1,000,000 m3 between now and 2020 – _{Aprovalbois 2006}

All levels of wood transformation are present in Burgundy

Silviculture and forestry operations

• the first region to be awarded the PEFC certificate in 2001
• 1/3 of the Burgundy forests are PEFC certified – _{PEFC-France 2007}
• The wood production is divided as follows: 40% construction, 20% for industrial use, and 40% for heating.

Primary use of wood

• About 100 sawmills and a dozen mobile sawmills: 508,000 m³ sawn wood – _{Agreste 2007}
• The operation of slicing and unrolling – an important sector in Burgundy with 3 specialist companies on a European scale
• Staves (barrel making) – 1^st region in France thanks to the presence of numerous fine quality oak trees
• Wood packaging – 3^rd region in France
• Panel manufacture – 3 factories producing fibreboard, hardboard and thin MDF
• Carbonisation - presence of the French leader in this field
• Wood for energy - an important but little used resource offering great opportunities

Secondary use of wood

• Craftsmen, joiners - 283 cabinet-makers
• Furniture and Shop-fitting-operation: Eco Design Bois Bourgogne, aims to create a range of eco-designed, innovative furniture made from certified wood
• Joinery
• Carpentry: trade favoured by the development of wooden constructions
• Construction: Industrial manufacturers of wooden construction elements (Fargeot-Arbonis, POBI, Isoroy, SPTP…) and more than 130 technical research departments, architects and wood construction businesses – _{Recensement Aprovalbois 2009}
• Cooperage - one of only two cooperage training centres in France

4 recognised centres of rural excellence concerning wood Autunois-Morvan, La Roche en Brénil, Charitois area and La Machine.

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