OREANDA-NEWS. October 12, 2011. Estonian-owned Plaat Detail OU has opened the biggest laminate plant in the Nordics, with a capacity of 70,000 components per month. 90 percent will be exported to Scandinavian markets.

Member of the management board Erko Ennok said the company has been working with the world's largest laminate producer, Formica, for the last 15 years.

In essence, the laminate consists of a base material of compressed paper impregnated with resin. The raw material will come from Estonia and Finland.

The previous plant supplying the region was located in Finland, but the Formica management decided to close up shop in spring and move to Estonia, due to what it perceives as "higher management competence," but also the local tax environment.