Abstract
Summary
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
sector 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.
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
- Production, imports, exports and consumption of wood components
- Main types of components consumed in Europe
- Main base-materials used in component production
- Main overlays used in component production
- Sectors of destination
- Distribution channels
- Certification
- Market evolution and future trends
- Evolution of the wood components market
- Base-materials
- Overlays
- Distribution channels
- Environmental certification
THE WOOD AND WOOD-BASED PANELS INDUSTRY IN EUROPE
- Hardwood and softwood sawnwood
- Sawn softwood
- Sawn hardwood
- Plywood
- Fibreboard
- Particleboard
THE EUROPEAN FURNITURE MARKET
- The European market for office furniture
- Breakdown of supply by product type and materials used
- The European market for kitchen furniture
- 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
- Production, imports, exports and apparent consumption of wood components
- Production of wood components, breakdown by type
- Wood-based materials used in component production
- Overlays used in component production
- Sectors of destination
- Distribution channels
- Exports, breakdown by partner country
- 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,
Regnier, Rollalong, Ruggeri curvati, Santarossa, Sitech, Sotrinbois, Stival ,
The Bernstein, Thermopal, Timbertex , TS Teutoburger, Unika Color Products ,
Westag&Getalit
