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27.3%
6.9%
■ Direct Coated
■ HPL
■ Postforming Elements and
Blockboards
Yearly production surfacefinished
products, Germany
65.8%
Products, Production
Pfleiderer produces and markets wood-based panels, in particular raw particleboard, as well as
a range of surface-finished products such as direct-coated particleboard, melamine faced
board, decorative materials, high-pressure laminates and post-forming elements. Pfleiderer also
supplies a comprehensive range of décor materials in a wide variety of colors and designs on
raw particleboard from its own production – as well as on MDF and OSB laminates. Products
include well-known brands such as Duropal ® , Thermopal ® , Innotec ® and Eltec ® . Duropal alone
has a decor catalogue of 284 designs in 3 formats. Numerous surface structures are available
in a range of thicknesses and on different materials, including melamine and ABS edgings.
Pfleiderer’s products provide architects, interior designers, shop outfitters and furniture producers
with state-of-the-art combinations and innovative designs.
With six production sites in Germany (Gütersloh, Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Arnsberg,
Leutkirch, Bad Tölz and Neumarkt), Pfleiderer produces around 2.1 million m3 of raw particleboard,
61.7 million m2 of direct-coated board, 25.6 million m2 of high-pressure laminate and
6.5 million m2 of post-forming elements and blockboard. With a market share of 24 percent,
Pfleiderer is market leader in Germany in the direct-coated particleboard segment.
In Poland, Pfleiderer Wood-Based Panels has two production sites. In Grajewo and
Wieruszow, raw particleboard and direct-coated particleboard is produced, as are films and
foils used in board coating. Pfleiderer’s market share in Poland for direct-coated particleboard
is estimated to be around 30 percent. In December 2002, production of post-forming elements
started at the Company’s Polish affiliate Prospan S.A., with an annual capacity of approximately
675,000 m2 .
Pfleiderer production plants manufacturing raw particleboard and tongue and groove
boards ran a full capacity throughout 2002, with higher exports compensating for weaknesses
on the German market. Following changes in demand, capacity in other product areas was cut
back. As in the previous year, prices and sales of high-pressure laminates and post-forming
elements were satisfactory in fiscal 2002. In view of this, production capacity at the Arnsberg
plant was increased by adding a new continuous-run press. As a result, Pfleiderer can now
produce laminates in various formats in Arnsberg, giving access to further segments of the
market.
No production stoppages due to significant events occurred in 2002. Two minor breakdowns
were reported at the Newmarkt plant. These were due to an explosion caused by
overpressure in the wet particle unit, and earlier than scheduled maintenance on a boiler in the
power generation plant. Production downtime was covered by drawing on existing stocks and
back-up supplies from other sites within the Pfleiderer Group. All orders were completed on
time. Scheduled downtime for maintenance and repair work took place during holiday periods,
offsetting the effects of cyclical ordering during the year.