Will Ikea withdraw from Poland? Loss of FSC certification causes competitiveness problems

Poland's State forests did not reach an agreement with FSC, to the detriment of furniture production. Ikea has 16 factories and almost 10,000 employees in Poland. However, there is a serious problem on the horizon. As shocking as it sounds, it is unfortunately a fact. At the end of last year, companies from the wood and furniture industries were sounding the alarm that the Polish State Forests wanted to give up the FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certificate.  The General Directorate of the State Forests published in September this year a message in which it announced that ...