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FORDAQ
No.1 timber marketplace in the world linking 97,000 companies with 300,000 users from 190 countries
About FORDAQ
Fordaq 2.0 is the new generation of Fordaq - the first product of Fordaq Group and the world’s largest B2B wood marketplace. Today, Fordaq Group brings together 3 digital products for the timber industry: Fordaq, TallyExpress and NeuralGrader. Fordaq was the starting point - built more than 25 years ago to connect wood professionals globally. Now Fordaq 2.0 takes that mission further. It connects 300,000+ users across 190 countries and helps companies trade, verify suppliers, follow market trends and find new business opportunities. Buyers need reliable suppliers. Sellers need visibility. Companies need faster tools, better market intelligence and easier ways to connect. Fordaq 2.0 gives you one place for marketplace listings, verified company profiles, timber news, insights, price data and direct business connections. Built for the next generation of global timber trade.
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Signals from FORDAQ
11 published signals
Presence & Recognition
FordAQ colleagues Hamza Ibrahim and Cristian Avram attended Saudi WoodShow in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with temperatures around 40°C.
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Customers & Market
FordAQ reports that China particleboard exports jumped 117% year-on-year in the first half of 2026, reaching 793,000 tonnes with imports falling 44% to 176,000 tonnes.
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Legal & Regulatory
FordAQ announced that the planned expansion of the Rötenbach sawmill in Baden-Württemberg cleared a regional planning step.
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Research & Knowledge
FORDAQ reports that EU27 tropical wood and wood-furniture imports reached 867,000 tonnes in the first half of 2026, up 14%
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Sales & Marketing
FordAQ reports that Vietnam wood exports reached US$10.2 billion in January-July 2026, up 6% year-on-year.
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Operations & Supply
FordAQ's Holmen sawmill in Sweden is reducing annual production at its Linghem sawmill from 72,000 m³ to around 26,000 m³ due to weak wood-product markets, raw-material competition, and high sawlog prices.
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Customers & Market
FordAQ reports that Germany’s furniture industry generated around €7.7 billion in sales in the first half of 2026, down 2.7% year-on-year.
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Operations & Supply
FordAQ LP Building Solutions curtailed its Jasper OSB facility from October 2026 indefinitely.
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Research & Knowledge
FordAQ reports that Japan recorded 66,439 new housing starts in July 2026, up 8.2% year-on-year.
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Research & Knowledge
FordAQ reports that 2x4 construction fell 8.5% to 7,719 starts in Japan, while prefabricated housing also declined.
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Operations & Supply
FordAQ announced that Great Southern Wood-NC plans to invest $40 million in a new lumber treatment facility in Scotland County, North Carolina, creating 43 jobs and becoming the company's 17th treating plant.
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