INL is a research and design company (is considered SMEs; personnel: 241, including 164 persons involved in the research activity) with large experience in the field of wood harvesting, exploitation and processing. Having a well establish experience of about 70 years, INL are able to perform high level research and design activity such as:

RESEARCH ACTIVITY:

• Implementation of new wood products, wood based boards, wood composites by various end uses (furniture, buildings), new finishing techniques and improvements;
• Development and improvement of technologies for logging and processing of wood;
• New technical solutions for wood preservation and quality improvement of wood and wood products;
• Testing and homologation of various materials used in wood industry (glues, adhesives, preservatives, finishing products etc.);
• Elaboration of standards and norms in the field  of wood, wood products, equipment and specific installations;
• Informatics for wood technology and wood structure used in buildings;
• Participation at restoration  of many important Historical Buildings from National Patrimony;
• International cooperation in FP-5, 6; COST, PHARE, EUREKA, NATO.

DESIGN ACTIVITY:

• Studies: pre-feasibility, feasibility, bank loaning, SWOT analyses, splitting and winding up of companies, comparative offer for process equipment, energy efficiency;
• Business plan: investments financed by redeemable  local and foreign credits, investments by unredeemable  finances;
• Marketing: marketing environment analyses, marketing surveys, marketing policies and management;
• Documentation: real estate register, environment permits, agreements, operating authorization, building approvals;
• Assessments: assets (trading companies, production areas) houses, equipment and machinery;
• Investment technical data: for participation improving, development, updating of  sawmills, furniture door-window factories, plywood-particleboard, fiber board and MDF plants, prefab wood houses, construction  of forest roads;
• Technical assistance: applications for information based management of furniture factories (CAD, ERP), supervision of works and acceptance.

MICROPRODUCTION:

• Production of small furniture and furniture components, doors and windows, chemical products for wood protection and finishing.