Mission

It is difficult to imagine the worldwide wood-based product trade without one of its biggest representatives - Kronospan.

Over 100 years of tradition and many pioneering achievements in the area of technology and know-how have been driving forces for the ongoing success of the company which is currently present in 17 countries all over the world and directly employs over ten thousand people.

Kronospan has been operating in Poland since 1989 – the economic changes as outlined in the „Round Table agreements” in 1990 meant that the green light was lit for foreign trade in our country.

Kronospan Grupa Polska, currently comprising of 10 sites, is a Polish leader in the wood-based product trade.

The beginning of Kronospan’s history in Poland was establishing of a joint venture company with the Chipboard Site (Zakład Płyt Wiórowych - ZPW) in Szczecinek.

During 15 years of its activities, Kronospan invested over one billion dollars in construction of new or modernisation of the existing companies which, according to PAIZ, places the company in the 13th position among the biggest foreign investors in Poland (data for the year 2004).

The basic business of the Group is addressed both to industrial companies (B2B) and to individual customers (B2C).

The strategic task of Kronospan in Poland is comprehensive partnership for furniture industry – companies of the Group manufacture mainly materials for production of furniture. Currently, Kronospan brand is known mainly for high quality MDF, HDF and chipboard panels. High investment expenditure on new technologies, keeping thorough track of market trends and many years of long experience in cooperation with the biggest representatives of furniture sector caused that we have become one of the most reliable suppliers of semi-finished products for the industry not only in Poland, but also abroad – in fact the companies export their products to all markets in the world. Finishing materials are an essential part of Kronospan’s offer in Poland, made according to the individual customer’s requirements. This group of products, still with high future potentials, is treated with particular attention by the company.

Thanks to cooperation with other Kronospan sites in the world (33) and modern technical expertise, the Group can offer to its customers the highest quality, world standard design and complete interior arrangement systems based on the independent assembly technique in the Do-It-Yourself system.

Floor and wall panels manufactured by the Group are promoted also by marketing coordinated on an international scale. Krono Original brand, launched by Kronospan, plays a key role in all important European markets.

The commercial strategy of our companies in Poland is not limited geographically – continuous optimisation of deliveries and costs of production raw materials, as well as implementation of our own logistical strategy allow us to effectively compete in any world market and ensure the highest quality service to our customers.

Due to our own manufacturing of some semi-finished products, our development strategy basically is not dependent on any external units which allows us to achieve increasingly better results.

Something that is good today, may turn out at best satisfactory tomorrow.

We want our sites to be perceived as responsible and safe in the opinion of the employees and the surrounding community, and also reliable in the eyes of customers and suppliers.

Kronospan believes in modern technological solutions. It was the first in Poland to begin to produce MDF panels, launch wall panels, and currently manufactures Kronoart panels – the product which undoubtedly can be called a 21st century wood-based material. The company has also a line for the manufacture of thin HDF panels, which can boast to be the most modern line in the world.

The company makes use of numerous patents and trademarks of the Group for new technologies and systems. Kronospan sites actively participate in the exchange of knowledge in respect to technology and designing which encourages and facilitates the implementation of innovative production methods contributing to extensive development of the entire furniture and finishing trade in Poland.