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The French veneer and wood panel market is valued at over 2.4 billion euros
The French market is highly dependent on imports. Foreign manufacturers, particularly from Eastern Europe, benefit from cheap labor and abundant forest resources. These international players have succeeded in capturing a growing share of the French market.
Key demand drivers such as packaging also play a crucial role. The packaging market is valued at around 1.5 billion euros.
The sector is subject to price fluctuations determined largely by the cost of raw materials and energy requirements.
The market's product range includes versatile particleboard, robust OSB and other specialized wood panels such as MDF and plywood.
Panel products are suitable for a wide range of applications, from construction to furniture and decorative elements.
Eco-sustainability is a market priority, with the creation of PEFC and FSC labels.
Players in the veneer and wood panel market
- Egger, world leader in particleboard manufacturing
- Swiss Krono Group
- Mohawk Industries Specialist in decorative panels,
- Wilsonart
- Garnica Plywood focuses on plywood
- CF2P, specialized wood panels for the furniture industry
- Thébault ,plywood manufacturing
- Oberflex
- Polyfont
- R. Drouin , fire-retardant plywood
- Malvaux.
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1 Market overview
1.1 Defining market challenges
Veneer and wood panel manufacturing is a sub-segment of the wood products manufacturing market, and more broadly of the woodworking market. Veneer and wood panel manufacturing includes the manufacture of :
- polished, stained, coated, impregnated, reinforced or patterned veneer sheets
- plywood, veneer and panels
- particleboard
- medium-density fiberboard (MDF)
- densified wood manufacturing
- glulam production.
There are several distinct markets for wood panel production:
- construction ;
- furniture;
- packaging;
- Various activities including DIY.
The global market is growing relatively slowly, but steadily. China, followed by the United States and Russia, are the world's leading producers. The panel segment is the most dynamic.
Growth in the French market is underpinned by a healthy construction sector and dynamic furniture segments.
However, the market suffers from the low competitiveness of the French timber industry , and many of the producers based in France are international groups, making the veneer and wood panel manufacturing industry dependent on them, on the location of their production sites and on the international market. And foreign suppliers benefiting from competitive advantages (more affordable labor, significant forestry resources as in Eastern Europe) can capture demand and increase their market share in France.
The panel, veneer and wood panel manufacturing market can rely on the development of a legal framework keen to promote sustainable, environmentally-friendly production through the introduction of the PEFC and FSC labels.
1.2 A steadily growing global market
World production of wood-based panels (***) Source: ****
The global wood panel market is expected to grow at a CAGR of *.**% between **** and ****, reaching a size of *** million cubic meters.
The main producers of wood-based panels are listed below:
World's leading exporters As % of total Source: ****
Analysis of data on average wood-based panel ...
1.3 Domestic market
The veneer and wood panel activity is listed under NAF nomenclature code **.**Z: "Manufacture of veneer and wood panels"
This code includes :
the manufacture of veneer sheets thin enough for the production of plywood or other uses: sheets polished, stained, coated, impregnated, reinforced (***) patterned sheets the manufacture of plywood, veneered wood ...
1.4 Balance of trade
Exports and imports of wood-based panels France, ****, in millions of euros Source: ****
Data analysis shows a significant trade exchange in terms of wood-based panels. Total exports amount to $***.** million, while imports are considerably higher, at $***.** million. The figures suggest a greater dependence of the domestic market on imports to meet demand ...
2 Demand analysis
2.1 Timber construction: the main demand driver
The wood construction market in France will represent sales of *.** billion euros in ****, compared with *.* billion euros in ****, an increase of **% in * years despite the unfavorable context of the health crisis. [***]
The following map shows the breakdown of the number of homes built in wood by region in ****, and their market ...
2.2 Other demand drivers
The market for wooden furniture:
Other demand drivers include the production of wooden furniture, which requires panels of the same material. According to theUNCE, the wood panel furniture sector can be divided into two different areas of demand: B*B demand, for professional use (***), and B*C demand, for domestic ...
3 Market structure
3.1 The 6 stages of wood panel production
According to the Union des industries de panneaux de process (***), the union of wood panel manufacturers, panel production involves * main stages:
Cutting (***); Low-humidity drying: This essential stage is designed to dry the cut wood to avoid any bacteriological risk; Sorting and grading: The dried wood is sorted according to size and ...
3.2 Multi-sector distribution
As we have already seen, the construction sector is the main outlet for wood panel manufacturers. Furniture is also a very important market.
Source: ****
3.3 A concentrated market
The following graph shows the trend in the number of establishments registered under NAF code **.**Z: "Manufacture of veneer and wood panels". The number of establishments in the veneer and wood panel manufacturing sector has fluctuated slightly over the last decade. In ****, there were ** establishments, this number fell to ** in **** and ...
4 Offer analysis
4.1 Price analysis
Production costs:
Panel prices are highly dependent on production costs, which vary according to two main factors:
The price of the raw material wood, whose costs vary according to world prices and supply and inventory levels; The cost of the energy required to process the wood and dry the panels once ...
4.2 The different types of wood panels
The different of wood panels :
Particleboard or chipboard : composed of wood particles and an organic or mineral binder. The particles are ground, sorted, dried and glued; Oriented strand board (***): obtained by adding several strips of wood glued together with a binder; Glued-laminated wood panels or BLC panels : obtained by adding several ...
5 Regulations
5.1 Labels guaranteeing respect for the forest
There are two main labels in France: PEFC and FSC.
PEFC label:
"Offered on a wood or wood-based product (***), the PEFC label certifies that :
the forest owner who cultivated the wood and the forest manager who harvested and transported the wood have implemented PEFC sustainable forest management practices; all the ...
5.2 State-supervised silvicultural operations
LAAF:
The Law on the Future of Agriculture, Food and Forestry(***), which came into force in ****, aims to improve the economic, social and ecological performance of the timber industry. In particular, this law frames:
The forest exploitation program as well as forestry policy ; The creation of a fund (***) to enhance the ...
6 Companies
6.1 Segmentation
The following segmentation of market players is used:
- Mohawk Industries
- Wilsonart international
- Garnica Plywood
- Thébault Groupe
- Ober Groupe
- Polyfont
- R. Drouin
- Malvaux Groupe
- Swiss Krono
- Charpentes Françaises
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- Development of the wood panel market (volume)
- Average output of wood-based panels
- Veneer and wood panel manufacturing market size
- Wood construction market share
- Furniture market size
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Latest news
Timber: the Thebault group invests 100 million in Haute-Loire - 24/04/2023
- Manufacturer of plywood panels: Thebault
- Investment: 100 million euros
- France's first plant to produce LVL (laminated veneer lumber or lamibois), glued strips of wood that are more resistant than solid wood
- Scheduled commissioning date: 2025 Initial production capacity: 70,000 cubic meters per year
- Current annual production of plywood panels: 125,000 cubic meters (50% of national production)
- Sales in 2021: 100 million euros (65% international)
Thebault invests 100 million in Haute-Loire - 11/04/2023
- The Thebault Group's sixth Magné plant under construction
- Planned investment: 100 million euros
- The plant will cover 25,000 m² on a 15-hectare site
- It will be located in the Sud Auvergne business park, in Lempdes-sur-Allagnon.
Decoration: boating specialist Malvaux invites itself to cruise - 06/04/2023
- Malvaux was founded in 1928.
- - Nautical engineering accounts for a quarter of the company's sales, i.e. 125 million euros.
- - Ganter France, recently acquired by Malvaux, generates sales of 6 million euros and will be renamed Malvaux Naval.
- - Origin and Sylvaco join the group
- - The Malvaux Manufactures subsidiary caters to the marine, camping-caravanning and railway sectors.
- - Malvaux Interior and James 1840 specialize in fittings for luxury hotels and private yachts.
- - International sales account for only 5% of total sales
- - The Malvaux Group employs 500 people.
- - five industrial sites, four wood depots and a showroom in Paris.
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