Last year a total of 479 mio m² of laminate flooring produced in European facilities by the 21 companies with full membership of the European Producers of Laminate Flooring (EPLF) was sold right across the world. A slight increase is also on record for the core markets of western Europe. Year-on-year growth here came to 4.9 per cent above the 2009 result, representing a total of 299 mio m². You can find detailed information on the laminate market in 2010, with explanatory charts, under the Trade Topics heading (see below: Other articles on this topic).