Impact of COVID-19 on wood-based products industryKitek Kuzman, Manja (Avtor) Oblak, Leon (Avtor) Glavonjić, Branko (Avtor) Pirc Barčić, Andreja (Avtor) Obućina, Murčo (Avtor) Haviarova, Eva (Avtor) Grošelj, Petra (Avtor) pandemicwood-products industryThe COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the forest-products industry locally and globally, including the availability of raw materials, supply chain, production, and product sales. Therefore, it was essential to study the effect of COVID-19 in Central and Southeast European countries, including Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where the forest-products industry plays a vital global role. An international group of wood scientists developed and implemented the web-based questionnaire that consisted of four parts: demographic questions, production changes, COVID data gathering, governmental response to COVID-19, and lessons learned. Participants were mainly from furniture production, joinery, and wood processing. Results indicate that more than 80% of respondents reported negative changes. The COVID-19 pandemic has seriously affected the supply chain, and the most significant changes were in the availability of solid wood (23%) and engineered wood products (21%). Among the most critical issues were increased prices of all materials, increased transportation costs, extended delivery times, limited quantities for all materials, and total disruption of supply chains.20232023-06-14 12:10:38Članek v reviji146814UDK: 630*8ISSN pri članku: 1748-0280DOI: 10.1080/17480272.2022.2109210COBISS_ID: 118252291sl