ITALY – Global furniture consumption is expected to grow by around 1% in current USD in 2026, according to forecasts from Italian market research institute CSIL. However, the sector will continue to be affected by trade policy uncertainty and the impact of tariffs...
AUSTRIA – The Egger Group closed the first half of its 2024/2025 financial year (ended 31 October 2024) with consolidated sales of EUR 2.1 billion, down 0.2% year on year, reflecting difficult conditions in construction, weak consumption, global conflicts...
USA – Pantone has announced Cloud Dancer (PANTONE 11-4201) as its Color of the Year for 2026. The company describes it as “a lofty white that serves as a symbol of calming influence in a society rediscovering the value of quiet reflection.” The shade...
GERMANY - German furniture exports remained nearly stable in the first nine months of the year, reaching EUR 6.2 billion (-0.7%), according to preliminary foreign trade data from the Federal Statistical Office. Despite ongoing tariff disputes and difficult...
USA – Roseburg Forest Products announced that it permanently ceased operations at its veneer plant in Weed, California, effective Dec. 3, 2025. The company is consolidating veneer production at its mills in Oregon, where newly installed, high-efficiency equipment is...
INDONESIA – Indonesia’s largest MDF producer, Sumatera Prima Fibreboard (SPF), has entered the particleboard market with the purchase of a complete CEBRO particleboard and Super PB plant from Dieffenbacher for its Indralaya site near Palembang, South...
CHILE – Masisa reported USD 212.5 million in revenue for January–September 2025, a 4.1% decline compared with the same period in 2024. The company attributes the decrease to weak market activity in the United States, driven by uncertainty surrounding...
GERMANY – Pfleiderer Deutschland GmbH has officially commissioned its new short-cycle press 7 (KT7) production line in Gütersloh, completing the EUR 15 million project just over a year after construction began. The facility will produce high-quality coated...
ITALY – The wood-furniture industry is gearing up for an intense June 2026, as the relocation of Xylexpo to Milan-Rho from 9–12 June creates strong synergy with interzum forum italy, set for 4–5 June at the Bergamo Exhibition Centre. The close timing and...
SWEDEN – Välinge Innovation has strengthened its presence in Asia-Pacific by opening a new sales and technical support office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The move supports the company’s long-term strategy to deepen regional engagement and better...
ROMANIA – Kronospan, the world’s largest manufacturer of wood-based panels, has officially completed the acquisition of the ZG Timber sawmill in Sebeș, formerly part of the insolvent Ziegler Group, according to local press. The deal secures ongoing...
CHILE – Arauco posted revenues of USD 1,509.5 million in the third quarter of 2025, an 11% decline compared with the same period in 2024. The company recorded a net loss of USD 0.2 million, reversing USD 230.8 million in profits earned a year earlier,...
