Double-digit fall in both production and consumption in Europe
The production of parquet in the member countries of the European Federation of the Parquet Industry (FEP) fell by 20.3 per cent to a volume of 67.523 mio m² in 2009. This is around the level achieved in the year 2000. Consumption experienced a fall of 15.3 per cent to € 86.005 mio.