GERMANY – Impress Decor, a global leader in decorative surfaces for furniture and flooring, has unveiled Horizon as its Color of the Year 2026. For the first time, the selection was developed through a global creative process involving design teams from...
GERMANY – Around 50 Sonae Arauco employees in Meppen, together with their families, took part on 8 November in a local reforestation initiative, planting 1,000 young sessile oaks in a forest area near the plant. The effort—the first of its kind in the...
NETHERLANDS – AWA has announced the forthcoming publication of the Fiberboard Market Report 2025, an updated and comprehensive analysis of the global MDF and particle board industries. Now available for pre-order, the report remains an essential reference...
USA – Wayfair, a leading online home goods retailer with USD 11.9 billion in annual revenue for 2024, is expanding its physical presence with a new smaller-format prototype store set to open in late 2026 in Columbus, Ohio. The 70,000-sq.-ft. location—about...
ITALY – The Biesse Group, a global leader in technologies for processing wood, reported revenues of EUR 482.4 million as of September 30, 2025, marking a 14% decrease compared to the same period in 2024. The decline reflects continued geopolitical uncertainty and...
ITALY – Scm Group, a leading producer of woodworking machines and solutions, has once again been recognized among the winners of the Best Managed Companies Award, now in its eighth edition, organized by Deloitte Private with the participation of ELITE-Gruppo...
BRAZIL – Dexco, Brazil’s largest wooden panel manufacturer, reported BRL 2.13 billion in sales for 3Q-2025, down 5.0% year-on-year, reflecting a weaker market environment and lower volumes. The Wood Division, the company’s main business, recorded BRL 1.41 billion, a...
MEXICO – Proteak, the main forestry company in Mexico, reported a significant decline in revenues for both the third quarter and the first nine months of 2025, reflecting weaker MDF and teak sales. However, the company managed to reduce its net...
BELGIUM – The European Commission has imposed provisional anti-dumping duties of 5.4% on Brazilian softwood plywood imports, aiming to curb a surge of cheaper shipments that have undercut European producers and squeezed margins. The measure, enacted under...
USA – MasterBrand, North America’s largest residential cabinet manufacturer, announced its third-quarter 2025 financial results, showing stable performance amid continued market softness. Net sales totaled USD 698.9 million, down 2.7% from the same period...
SWEDEN – Sweden’s Inter Ikea, the company that supplies furniture to Ikea stores worldwide, reported a 26% drop in annual operating profit due to rising costs driven by U.S. tariffs. For the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, operating profit stood...
GERMANY – German machinery and plant manufacturer Dieffenbacher has announced the appointment of Kathrin Kamm as its new Head of Marketing, effective November 1, 2025. She succeeds Dirk Eisenmann, who will leave the company at his own request on...
