Manufacturing of wood and cork products, except furniture; manufacturing of articles of straw and plaiting materials
Based on (National Forest Inventory 2012/13), the forest area in Kosovo comprises of 481 thousand ha (44.7% of total area) and it may be deemed as good resource for the economy of Kosovo.
According to table no.19, the subsector of “Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork” has 1,429 employees in 408 enterprises and annual turnover of 44.50 million euros.
By regional extension of the number of enterprises, to the sub-sector "Manufacture of wood and wood products and cork", Prishtina region leads, with 20.10%, followed by Peja region with 18.87%, Gjakova and Gjilan region with 12.75%, Prizren region with 12.25%, Ferizaj region with 12.01% and Mitrovica region with 11.27%.
Exports in the sub-sector of "Manufacture of wood and wood products and cork", in 2019, has increased by 41.94%, compared to the previous year, while in 2018 there was an increase of only 1%, compared to 2017.
Table 20. Export in sub-sector (16), Manufacture of wood and wood products and cork, except furniture; manufacture of straw articles and knittedwoven materials.
The total value of exports to this sub-sector is EUR 7.67 million, export to EU countries is 40.54%, to CEFTA countries 24.49%, EFTA 33.89% and other countries 1.08%.
Products of the activity “Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials", from Kosovo are exported to Switzerland 32.71%, to Germany 19.46%, to Albania 12.02%, to Serbia 8.37%, to Slovenia 7.84%, to Sweden 7.60% etc.
Manufacture of paper and paper products
In Kosovo are mainly produced: paper bags, paper bags, corrugated cardboard for packaging, boxes according to market requirements, kitchen paper, toilet paper, tissues, etc.
Regarding the paper sector in the Republic of Kosovo, MTI, specifically the Department of Industry, based on statistical data received from the Kosovo Agency of Statistics, in a positive trend and that there is a development in exports is under the activity of Manufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard, and paper and cardboard packaging. If we take into account the number of enterprises and employment within the paper sector, then the Manufacture of household and sanitary goods and of toilet requisites leads in both enterprise number and employment.
Viewed by the number of enterprises and employment, the paper sector does not have such a high impact on the number of enterprises and employment, however as a sub-sector, in 2019, there was an increase in employment by 7.67% and turnover by 18.72%, while the number of enterprises has decreased by 4.12%, compared to 2018.
Sub-sector "Manufacture of paper and paper products" in terms of regional distribution, with number of enterprises, leads Prishtina region with 36.56%, the second region is Prizren with 24.73%, Ferizaj with 15.05%, Peja with 9.68%, Gjilan with 5.38%, Gjakova with 5.38% and Mitrovica region with 3.23%
Table no.22. Export in sub-sector (17) Manufacture of paper and paper products
The total value of exports to the sub-sector "Manufacture of paper and paper products", is EUR 2.04 million. Exports to EU countries are 9.42%, to CEFTA countries, 87.77%, to EFTA countries 1.90% and other countries 0.92%.
Manufacture of furniture
The furniture industry is an industry dominated by micro, small and medium enterprises, both in Kosovo and in other EU countries.
The furniture sub-sector, similar to other sub-sectors, has an impact on employment with 2,608 employees in 393 enterprises and an annual turnover of EUR 70.68 million.
This sub-sector, in 2019, has recorded an increase in employment by 12.72% and in turnover by 12%.
In terms of number of enterprises, the sub-sector “Manufacture of Furniture”, is concentrated in the region of Ferizaj with 41.22%, followed by the region of Prishtina with 17.05%, Prizren with 10.43%, Peja with 9.67%, Gjilan with 9.41%, Mitrovica with 7.12% and Gjakova with 5.09%.
“Manufacture of Furniture” subsector exports and imports have recorded an increase in 2019 by 45.29% and in 2018 by 45.22%, compared to the previous year.
Table 32. Export in the sub-sector (31), Manufacture of Furniture
The total value of exports in the sub-sector “Manufacture of Furniture” is EUR 15.31 million. Exports to EU countries are 36.03%, to CEFTA countries 21.43%, to EFTA countries 41.38% and to other countries 1.16%.
Source: Department of Industry/Ministry of Trade and Industry
Report 2019 - Sector C - Manufacturing industry