Europe Sawmill Machinery Market Forecast to 2031 - Regional Analysis - by Type (Fixed Sawmills and Portable Sawmills) and Application (Woodworking Industry and Forestry)

The Europe sawmill machinery market was valued at US$ 592.58 million in 2023 and is expected to reach US$ 927.81 million by 2031; it is estimated to record a CAGR of 5.8% from 2023 to 2031.

Rising Demand for Wood Products Drives Europe Sawmill Machinery Market

The trade-in forest products cover the spectrum from raw wood products, such as wood logs and wood chips, to highly processed wood products, including furniture and fine paper. In the wood products sector, some countries specialize in the production of raw wood, others in various aspects of processing, while still others produce both raw wood and processed value-added wood. Lumber is the most widely used product produced in the solid wood sector of the forestry industry and is the most intensively traded worldwide. It is typically used for structural purposes in construction as well as furniture, flooring, and woodwork. Wood panels such as plywood are the second most traded wood products.

Rising wood product demand from industries such as manufacturing, construction, paper, packaging, and others fuels the requirement for sawmill machinery to convert wood logs into lumber. According to the World Bank, the demand for timber wood is expected to quadruple by 2050, which is anticipated to fuel the demand for sawmill machinery in the coming years. In addition, the government initiatives toward promoting the use of timber in the construction sector drive the wood products trade worldwide. For example, the Net Zero Strategy by the UK government, launched in October 2021, increased the demand for timber to meet the net zero target by 2050. The UK imported more than 80% of all its timber in 2021, resulting in the second-largest importer of wood in the world. As per the UK government data, the demand for timber products is expected to peak by late 2030. Such a rise in demand for wood products and trade growth across the world propels the need for sawmill machinery.

Europe Sawmill Machinery Market Overview

France, Germany, Russia, Italy, and the UK are the major countries in the sawmill machinery market in Europe; these countries are known for their strong focus on the development of the construction sector in Europe. With rising carbon emission reduction initiatives, many developed and developing European countries are adopting sustainable energy production practices, including the adoption of pellets is one of them. According to the European Pellet Council, with 27 million metric tons of pellets consumed yearly, Europe is the world's largest pellet consumer. The European Union (EU28) witnessed a considerable increase of ~1.8 million metric tons in 2018, with the UK leading the industrial use of pellets. As per the data provided by Foreign Agriculture Services in 2023, the EU's wood pellet consumption reached a new high of 24.8 million metric tons in 2022, owing primarily to growing household use. Thus, owing to the applications mentioned above, the demand for wood is high in the region, thus driving the need for woodworking tools such as sawmill machinery. Sawmill machinery is one of the most crucial tools in the woodworking industry. The demand for sawmills has increased in the past few years and is expected to continue the same in the coming years. In Europe, Germany has one of the enormous shares in the fabrication of roundwood for the construction sector. The roundwood production requires sawmill machinery in huge amounts, which drives the sawmill machinery market in Europe.

Europe Sawmill Machinery Market Segmentation

The Europe sawmill machinery market is segmented based on type, application, and country. Based on type, the Europe sawmill machinery market is bifurcated into fixed sawmills and portable sawmills. The fixed sawmills segment held a larger market share in 2023.

In terms of application, the Europe sawmill machinery market is bifurcated into woodworking industry and forestry. The woodworking industry segment held a larger market share in 2023.

Based on country, the Europe sawmill machinery market is segmented into Germany, France, Italy, the UK, Russia, Austria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Norway, and the Rest of Europe. Germany dominated the Europe sawmill machinery market share in 2023.

HewSaw; SAB - SÄGEWERKSANLAGEN GMBH; Esterer WD GmbH; AriVislanda AB; Simon Möhringer Anlagenbau GmbH; PRIMULTINI s.r.l.; Linck Holzverarbeitungstechnik GmbH; USNR, LLC; and A.COSTA-RIGHI S.R.L. are some of the leading players operating in the Europe sawmill machinery market.

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