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Impress Decor Announces Horizon as Color of the Year 2026
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...
Sonae Arauco Strengthens Sustainability Efforts
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...
AWA Launches Update on the Global Fiberboard Market
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...
Wayfair Expands Retail Footprint with New Compact Store Model
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...
Biesse Strengthens Cost Controls as Revenues Fall 14%
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...
Scm Group Recognized Again Among Italy’s Top Managed Firms
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...
Dexco Reports Stable 9M-2025 Results Despite Market Pressures
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...
Proteak Reduces Net Loss Despite Sharp Drop in Sales
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...
EU Imposes 5.4% Duty on Brazilian Plywood
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...
MasterBrand Maintains Profitability Despite Market Weakness
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...
Ikea Profit Falls 26% as U.S. Tariffs Drive Up Costs
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...
Dieffenbacher Names New Head of Marketing
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...
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Interzum Forum Italy Looks to the Future
ITALY – The second edition of interzum forum italy, titled “Beyond the Furniture, Towards the Future,” will take place on June 4–5, 2026, at the Bergamo Exhibition Center, providing industry professionals with a vital platform for networking,...
New Wood Tariffs Take Effect in the U.S.
USA – New US tariffs on imported kitchen cabinets, vanities, lumber, timber, and certain upholstered furniture came into effect on October 14. Under a proclamation signed by President Donald Trump, imports of softwood lumber and timber now face a 10%...
Roseburg Exits Hardwood Plywood Market
USA – Roseburg Forest Products has shut down its Dillard Hardwood Plywood facility and will exit the hardwood plywood market as part of a long-term strategy to focus on products with stronger demand and growth potential. The Dillard plant, one of...
Arauco Secures USD 2.2 Billion to Build Cutting-Edge Pulp Mill in Brazil
BRAZIL – Chilean company Arauco has announced a landmark financing agreement to develop a next-generation pulp mill in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, a project set to establish a new global benchmark in efficiency and environmental performance within the pulp...
Peru Overtakes Colombia as Top Buyer of Ecuadorian Particleboard
ECUADOR – Ecuador’s exports of particleboard (MDP) reached USD 128.2 million between January and August 2025, a 3.5% decrease compared to the same period in 2024, according to customs data. The main change in trade flows was the rise of Peru as Ecuador’s...
France’s Joubert Plywood Joins Japan’s Nankai Plywood
FRANCE – Long-established French company Joubert Plywood, a European benchmark in certified plywood, has entered a new chapter by joining Japanese conglomerate Nankai Plywood, following the decision of its president, Thierry Joubert, to prepare for...
SICAM 2025 another sold-out edition
ITALY – In a season full of global uncertainties, the furniture industry is once again confirming its strong commitment to SICAM, the International Exhibition of Components, Accessories and Semi-Finished Products for the Furniture Industry. The 16th...
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