The objective of this study is to list and group accordingly the known present and past uses of beech wood (Fagus sylvatica L.) and study the added value of selected products. Analysis of wood usage was carried out by studying books and internet sources, as well as searching and listing products in the markets, shops, museums and in everyday life. We found 460 products and sorted them into 28 groups. We choose 4 products each from a different group (railway sleepers, sawn timber, a clock, and firewood) and calculated different added value rates. Analysis showed that according to the added value rates, the best results are achieved by sawn timber production, but according to percentage of added value in the price of the product the best results are achieved in the production of a clock and firewood from beech of lesser quality. In the case of the latter 2, there was the highest amount of input work and capital. We established that wood quality has a big influence in added value rates
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