ПОРІВНЯЛЬНА ОЦІНКА СИРОВИННОГО ПОТЕНЦІАЛУ ДЕРЕВООБРОБНОЇ ПРОМИСЛОВОСТІ УКРАЇНИ І КРАЇН ЄС

The current state and prospects of domestic woodworking industries are in some way determined by the trends of volume and assortment of timber harvested in Ukraine. Its updates the need to assess the raw material potential of the Ukrainian woodworking industry. The purpose of the article is to provide analytical substantiation of directions of development and rational use of the raw material potential of Ukraine woodworking industry. The place of Ukraine among the EU countries in terms of the volume of liquid, business and fuel wood harvested is determined. The unsatisfactory structure of timber harvested in Ukraine was revealed - the share of fuel wood in liquid in 2017 amounted to 61.4% vs. 53.3% in 2010. In the neighboring countries with a similar forest landscape, - in Poland and Czech Republic, - the share of fuel wood was 11.6% and 12.3%, respectively, in Slovakia - only 6.3%, and in the EU as a whole - 23.2%. According to the results of the study, analytical conclusions were formulated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]