Class · NACE Rev. 2.1

16.21 Manufacture of veneer sheets and wood-based panels

active

Includes

manufacture of veneer sheets thin enough to be used for veneering, making plywood or other purposes:
- smoothed, dyed, coated, impregnated, reinforced (with paper or fabric backing)
- made in the form of motifs
manufacture of plywood, veneer panels and similar laminated wood boards and sheets
manufacture of oriented strand board (OSB) and other particle board
manufacture of medium density fibreboard (MDF) and other fibreboard
manufacture of densified wood
manufacture of glue-laminated wood, cross-laminated timber (CLT) and laminated veneer wood

manufacture of insulating fibreboards of wood, or other ligneous materials, whether or not bonded with resins or other organic substances

Per the official Eurostat correspondence table (NACE Rev. 2 → NACE Rev. 2.1):

NACE Rev. 2 origin	Heading (Rev. 2)	Mapping	Type
16.21	Manufacture of veneer sheets and wood-based panels	NACE Rev. 2 class 16.21 is mapped to NACE Rev. 2.1 classes 16.21, 16.27	12:17

Content moved from 16.21 includes:

manufacture of veneer sheets thin enough to be used for veneering, making plywood or other purposes: â€¢ smoothed, dyed, coated, impregnated, reinforced (with paper or fabric backing) â€¢ made in the form of motifs
manufacture of plywood, veneer panels and similar laminated wood boards and sheets
manufacture of oriented strand board (OSB) and other particle board
manufacture of medium density fibreboard (MDF) and other fibreboard
manufacture of densified wood
manufacture of glue laminated wood, cross-laminated timber (CLT) and laminated veneer wood
manufacture of insulating fibreboards of wood, or other ligneous materials, whether or not bonded with resins or other organic substances

Code	16.21
Level	Class
Parent	16.2
Classification	NACE Rev. 2.1
Legal basis	Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/137
Source	Eurostat (ShowVoc dissemination platform)
Data checked	2026-07-20