France: Timber trade slows in 2025, price competition expected in 2026

In France, timber and wood-products merchants are facing a decline in activity…

France’s Thebault Group expands plywood exports across Europe, eyes global LVL markets

The Thebault Group, France’s leading producer of plywood panels, is expanding its…

Pine wood nematode detected in France: monitoring intensifies in Germany

French authorities have confirmed the first detection of the pine wood nematode…

High log prices and flat demand pressure French sawmills

Rising log prices, sluggish sawn timber demand, and weak consumption are creating…

France: Blanc sawmill to triple production next year

Blanc, a family-run sawmill in the Rhône-Alpes region of south-east France, is…

“LVL market can’t wait”: French Thébault Group to open new plant in December 2025

French wood manufacturing group Thébault is proceeding with its major European expansion with…

High European log prices squeeze sawmills as margins deteriorate

Log prices across Europe remain elevated, eroding sawmill profitability as lumber markets…

Softwood log prices hit record highs in France as lumber market weakens

France’s softwood market in 2025 is characterised by soaring log prices and…

France: Log prices hit record highs, but sawn timber lags behind

In economics generally, markets can turn around as quickly as they climbed.…

Positivity in French timber building

Despite a deep downturn in the France’s wider construction market the turnover…