As natural resources become more and more scarce, the demand of wood is increasing. Furniture business is large sector of using wood. Between 1995 and 2000, the growth of trade in furniture increased about 30 percent, larger than that of world merchandise trade, which is about 25 percent (Kaplinsky, R, etc. 2003). Wood plays an important role in furniture industry. According to statistics, wood furniture products made up 62 percent of EU furniture imports in 2000 (Kaplinsky, R, etc. 2003). We write this article, because of the increasing deforestation in the world, which results from the huge demand of wood resources.
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