Top 100 companies worldwide: Wood, Cork & Straw, Except Furniture

The manufacture of wood, cork & straw industry, not including furniture, refers to the manufacture of wood products, such as lumber, plywood, veneers, wood containers, wood flooring, wood trusses, and prefabricated wood buildings. Production processes include the sawing, planning, shaping, laminating, and assembling of wood products. This can start from logs that are cut into bolts, lumber that may then be cut further, or shaped by lathes or other shaping tools. The lumber or other transformed wood shapes may also be subsequently planed or smoothed, and assembled into finished products, such as wood containers. The number of employees worldwide in the wood market is projected to amount to 4.24 million in 2024. The number of large companies in the wood, cork & straw, except furniture, industry is an indicator of the overall economic performance of that sector. Not only do these companies provide jobs for the local markets, but they are also able to achieve success in global markets, thus generating greater value.