Description

The European production of furniture components is worth about Euro 5,200 million. Italy is the leading European producer, exporter, and consumer, while Germany - being the main furniture producer in Europe - is the leading importer of furniture components.

This report provides trends in production and consumption of furniture components in 6 European countries (France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, United Kingdom) and in the Nordic-Scandinavian Area. It also covers imports and exports, sectors of destinations, distribution channels, environmental certification.

For all those regions, the report provides a breakdown of production by product type (bars, cabinet doors, drawers, frames, worktops, others ), by industry of destination (office furniture, kitchen and bathroom furniture, dining, living and bedroom furniture), by support material (wood, MDF, particle board, plywood, other materials), by wood species, and by coating material (veneer, melamine foils, laminates, PVC, lacquered).

As far as raw materials are concerned, the report provides data on European production, consumption, imports and exports of particleboard panels, also considering other wood-based panels (MDF, plywood, fibre board panels). The report provides also data about the sectors of destinations of particle board and MDF.

A complete picture of the main sectors of destination of furniture components is provided: detailed production data are available for office furniture, kitchens and other household furniture, RTA furniture, as well as data on main manufacturers.

The European competitive system is analysed, with the available data on the main furniture components' manufacturers (sales, employees).

76 profiles of the main European manufacturers of furniture components are also available.

Among the considered products: furniture components (furniture parts), cabinet doors, drawers, wood based materials, worktops, bars and mouldings, bodies, chassis and frames, baseboards and caps, seats and tables components, curved parts, wood-based panels (particleboard panels, MDF, plywood, fibreboard panels,), semi-finished panels, support materials for furniture components, coating materials for furniture components, office furniture (seating, operative desking, executive furniture, filing systems / storage, wall-to-wall units), office furniture in wood and metal, household furniture, bedrooms, living rooms, bathroom furniture, kitchen furniture, RTA furniture.

Abstract of Table of Contents

SCOPE OF THE RESEARCH AND METHODOLOGICAL NOTES

Scope of the research

Methodology

Furniture components: definition of the sector and characteristics

SUMMARY

The wood and wood-based panels industry

The European furniture market

The European market for wooden furniture components

1. Production, imports, exports and consumption of wood components
2. Main types of components consumed in Europe
3. Main base-materials used in component production
4. Main overlays used in component production
5. Sectors of destination
6. Distribution channels
7. Certification

Market evolution and future trends

1. Evolution of the wood components market
2. Base-materials
3. Overlays
4. Distribution channels
5. Environmental certification

THE WOOD AND WOOD-BASED PANELS INDUSTRY IN EUROPE

Hardwood and softwood sawnwood

1. Sawn softwood
2. Sawn hardwood

Plywood

Fibreboard

Particleboard

THE EUROPEAN FURNITURE MARKET

The European market for office furniture

1. Breakdown of supply by product type and materials used

The European market for kitchen furniture

1. Breakdown of supply by market segment and materials used

The European market for dining, living and bedroom furniture

The European market for RTA furniture

THE EUROPEAN MARKET FOR WOODEN FURNITURE COMPONENTS

for each country: France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, Nordic area (Denmark, Finland, Sweden), Poland

1. Production, imports, exports and apparent consumption of wood components
2. Production of wood components, breakdown by type
3. Wood-based materials used in component production
4. Overlays used in component production
5. Sectors of destination
6. Distribution channels
7. Exports, breakdown by partner country
8. Certification

MARKET EVOLUTION AND FUTURE TRENDS

Development of the wood components market

Future trends for base-materials

Future trends for overlays

Future trends for distribution channels

Future trends for environmental certification

APPENDIX 1 - SOME OF THE MAIN EUROPEAN PRODUCERS OF WOODEN FURNITURE COMPONENTS

Selected companies mentioned:

3B, Alno, Alsapan EPI, Attimec, Barbeau France, Becker KG, Belodan, BHK, BLP, Carballo, Cascos de Lueca, CBM, Cepam, DDF curvati, Della Valentina Amedeo, Deppe, Essetre, Europlak, Fanerami, Fasec, Formaplan, Friulintagli , Gimsa, Gizia, Glunz, Habemat, Herlobe, Ilcam, Licar, Manubois (Group Lefebvre), Mediaprofili, Mende, Mobilclan, Neelsen, Pieffe Union, Poggenpohl, Priant, Régnier, Rollalong, Ruggeri curvati, Santarossa, Sitech, Sotrinbois, Stival , The Bernstein, Thermopal, Timbertex , TS Teutoburger, Unika Color Products , Westag&Getalit