Lithuanian particle board manufacturing capacity is expanding
The factory will produce particle board as thin as 3 millimeters. Annual production capacity of the factory will reach 600,000 m3 of particle board – corresponding to a roundwood consumption of 800,000 m3 of mainly broadleaved species – with a possibility to develop the production capability further. The factory will have 140 employees.
According to Sigitas Paulauskas, the principal shareholder of VMG Group, the establishment of the factory suggests an ensured demand for particle boards in Lithuania as well as an increase of possibilities in building, wood for construction and other business sectors.
The construction of the new VMG Group factory began in August 2018. Currently, a second factory is rising next to the first VMG Group Akmenė project - a cabinet furniture factory. The 60 MEUR investment project is scheduled to become operational next year.
VMG Group is one of the largest wood processing and furniture production groups in the Baltic States, uniting 16 Lithuanian and foreign companies with more than 4,000 employees. Over 90% of VMG Group's products are exported. During the year 2019 the group 's unconsolidated sales increased by 13% and reached 394 MEUR.
