摘要：In the last dozen or so years the wood materials market in Poland has been distinctly transformed. Apart from changes consisting in a large increase in production and consumption of wood goods, its product structure has changed significantly, partly as a result of globalisation, and especially technical progress and its transfer. Wood materials and products are of great importance for the Polish economy, however, until recently there was observed lack of detailed knowledge on their actual applications and scale of use. Therefore, an important source of knowledge about particular segments of the market in wood materials, are results of the latest research conducted in the Wood Technology Institute48. Wood materials and products use was quantified on the basis of the index method which consisted in determining a model material composition of main types of wood products, and then - establish their end-use.
