60 | South America: Lavrasul
KEEPS THE FAITH LAVRASUL
Brazilian plywood producer Lavrasul’s products have been a fixture in the UK panel products trade for many decades. Stephen Powney reports
F
or those steeped in the timber products trade, and particularly plywood, the name
Lavrasul (Compensados E Laminados Lavrasul SA) will be a familiar one. The Brazilian plywood manufacturer has been supplying its plywood products globally for many decades. The name of Isac Zugman, Lavrasul partner and board member, will be known to many, with the company regularly attending the annual London dinners of Timber Development UK (and the Timber Trade Federation before TDUK was formed) and also at other international timber trade events, with UK representative Mike Ferrett often in attendance.
Lavrasul was founded in 1950. Its production line currently includes plywood, doors, frames and other wood derivatives. It participates in the main national and international wood quality programmes and is a pioneer in Brazil in the implementation of a structural testing laboratory for the European Community and the United States. The manufacturer operates two plants in Brazil, both in the northern state of Santa Catarina. One is at Canoinhas and the other in Timbo Grande. “Lavrasul is a company that has first and foremost been an innovator in creating the Brazilian plywood industry that UK buyers,
especially those of a certain age, know and appreciate going back as far as the 1970s,” said Mr Ferrett. Lavrasul was selling pine plywood to various UK clients as early as 1984, being well-known for plywood, blockboards and door blanks. Lavrasul was the first plywood manufacturer in Brazil to get FSC certification (Forest Stewardship Council) and holds EN13986 (CE) certification. The company celebrated 20 years of FSC certification in 2024. Twenty years before, it had stopped working with native species to focus on plantation wood.
Above: Veneer sheets at Lavrasul’s production facilities WBPI | April/May 2025 |
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