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…

France’s forest cooperatives grow larger and more integrated as the sector consolidates

In France, forest cooperatives have undergone a profound transformation over the past…

China slowdown hits European softwood lumber exports hard

European timber exports to China fell significantly in 2025, affecting both trade…

New French timber industry group formed to unite timber trade and wood construction

The French Union of Timber Industries and Builders (UICB) and the French…