France: Fibre Excellence bankruptcy or takeover? Court ruling could reshape country’s pulpwood market

France’s pulpwood market is awaiting a pivotal court decision that could reshape…

Swiss Krono moves ahead with OSB conversion at French plant

Swiss Krono is moving ahead with the conversion of its particleboard production…

France’s wood industry waits for construction to return

The French wood industry is worried about geopolitics, tariffs, transport costs and…

France: Lumber prices in Q1 2026

French lumber prices were mostly firmer in Q1 2026 compared with Q4…

France’s third-largest beech sawmill closes

Société Forestière Docelloise, one of France’s largest beech sawmills, has been shut…

Fibre Excellence files for insolvency as state support comes too late

French pulp producer Fibre Excellence has filed for insolvency, despite recent state…

French sawmills change hands as consolidation quietly accelerates

A series of sawmill acquisitions across France is taking place against the…

Eurobois 2026: French sawmilling sector at a crossroads as production falls and imports rise

France’s sawmilling industry is entering a decisive decade, caught between structural decline…

Threat of an imminent shutdown of Fibre Excellence’s pulp mills in France

The Fibre Excellence Group is facing the threat of an imminent shutdown…

Swiss Krono abandons €340 million OSB plant project in France

Swiss Krono has officially abandoned its Orpinia project, an OSB panel plant…