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Local Round Timber
The high quality of the local timber has always enjoyed great prestige in Italy and is increasingly valued on the international market as well. In comparison to many other countries, timber in South Tyrol grows mainly at altitudes above 1,000 m above sea level. As a consequence, the trees grow relatively slowly and the wood fibres are thus particularly fine grained. Wood from local forests has an excellent staying power and is, in comparison to softwood from other regions, considerably better suited for many more applications. Last but not least, demand for South Tyrol round timber has increased steadily in recent decades, due to its excellent technical properties.
Timber processing businesses
Classification of firms by size category and average number of employees per size category (e.g. 1 percent of the enterprises active in the wood sector are placed in the size category for firms with fewer than 100 employees; these firms have an average of 155 employees per company).