Summary:

• Forest industry is 4,4 % of the whole industry output
• Industrial finewood is predominant in the whole forest plantation
• Belarus takes 14^th place on the percentage of forest land in Europe
• Belarus has got the next advantages in forest industry
• Rich forest resources
• A number of forestry enterprises have international certificates
• Huge potential of waste products
• More than 50% of forest industry output is exported annually
• More than a third of the export of forest industry falls on Finlad
• The export of waste products and secondary raw materials has risen significantly in recent years