Working groups

Economic Working Group

The main task of the Economic Working Group is to serve as a forum for the exchange of the latest market information between members.

Environmental Working Group

The main task of the Environmental Working Group is to discuss current environmental issues. The Environmental Working Group also constitutes several Task Forces to discuss specific issues in more detail.

Technical Working Group

The Technical Working Group steers technical developments that may have an impact on the European wood-based panels industries. The Working Group advises the General Assembly and prepares the organisation of the bi-annual European Wood-based Panels Symposium.

General Assembly
Managing Board
EPF Secretariat
Economic
Working Group
Chairman:
Mr Bert Vandenkendelaere
Unilin
Particleboard/MDF/OSB
Product Group
Chairman:
Mr Bert Vandenkendelaere
Unilin
Hardboard
Product Group
Chairman:
Mr Ernestas Urnevicius
Grigeo Baltwood
Softboard
Product Group
Chairman:
Mr Boris Buchwald
Steico
Plywood Product Group
Chairman:
Mr Martins Lacis
Latvijas Finieris
Technical
Working Group
Chairman:
Mr Kris Wijnendaele
EPF
Vice Chairman:
Mr Ian Rochester
WPIF
Chemicals
Task Force
Chairman:
Dr Axel Knörr
Pfleiderer
Vice Chairman:
Mr Piet Vanthournout
Fedustria
Wood Procurement
Task Force (GesBois)
Chairman:
Mr Paolo Scommegna
Gruppo Mauro Saviola
Technical Plywood
Task Force
Chairman:
Mr Martins Lacis
Latvijas Finieris
Vice Chairwoman:
Mrs Sabine Boury
UIPC
Environmental
Working Group
Chairman:
Mr Piet Vanthournout
Fedustria
Raw Materials
Task Force
Chairman:
Mr Alastair Kerr
WPIF
EPD
Task Force
Chairwoman:
Dr Genoveva Canals Revilla
ANFTA
Industrial Emissions
Task Force
Chairman:
Dr Axel Knörr
Pfleiderer
Certification
Task Force
Chairman:
Mr Werner Zwingmann
Egger
Wood Waste
Task Force
Chairman:
Mr Omar Degoli
Assopanelli
Fire & Explosion Safety
Task Force
Chairman:
Mr José Rocha
Sonae Arauco
Vice Chairman:
Mr Koen De Backer
Unilin
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