Particle Board Price Trend and Forecast 2026-2027

Particle board is an engineered panel manufactured from wood chips, sawdust and shavings bonded with resin. It is used mainly in furniture, kitchen cabinets, flooring underlay and interior fit-out. Europe, China, North America and Brazil are the largest producing regions, with furniture and renovation activity driving demand, while wood fibre, resin and energy constitute the principal costs.

Pricing increased during the first half of 2026. The global average rose from about USD 427.50 per tonne in the first quarter to USD 437.75 in the second, an increase of 2.4 percent, with Germany at USD 510, the United States at USD 458, India at USD 408 and China at USD 375. German prices are about 5 percent above the fourth quarter of 2025. Producers applied second-quarter increases in two instalments for July and August deliveries, although converters have resisted these from July.

Particle Board Prices in October 2026

As of the latest quarterly assessment, Germany is benchmarked at about USD 510 per tonne and the global average at about USD 438, with the second-half range for Germany at USD 500 to 540.

• Loss of Bulgarian capacity: In January, Bulgaria's environment inspectorate ordered the main particleboard line at Kronospan's Veliko Tarnovo plant to be shut down owing to odour complaints, the Supreme Administrative Court reinstated enforcement, and by April the line was expected to remain closed for several months.
• Resistance to price increases: EUWID reported in July that Central European converters were urging manufacturers to reverse the increases applied for July and August deliveries as cost pressures eased, with production curtailments extended, which limits the extent to which producers can sustain the increases.
• Input costs: Wood chip, resin and energy costs remain the principal cost pressures, particularly in Germany, where energy-intensive pressing and resin consumption raise production costs and underpin the higher regional price level compared with India and China.
• Furniture demand: Demand from furniture and interior finishing is steady to improving across the tracked markets, which supports offtake of particleboard even as Central European converters resist further increases and manufacturers extend production curtailments.

Supplier news: Kronospan is serving customers from plants abroad, has about 300 employees on leave and intends to challenge the order in court, which tightens regional supply in the short term, while its planned filtration and gas recirculation investment is contingent on the plant remaining open.

Particle Board Price Forecast for 2026

Steady demand from furniture manufacturing, commercial interiors, and construction-linked applications shows no clear sign of slowing, which points toward continued gradual firmness through H2 2026 across every market tracked. Wood chip and adhesive resin cost pressure should remain a key variable given tighter availability of quality raw materials in several markets.

A further tightening of wood chip and adhesive resin availability, or accelerating furniture manufacturing demand, could be what pushes prices above this forecast. Softer construction and furniture demand, or improved raw material availability, could be what eases the market back toward the lower end instead.

For the Quarter Ending June 2026

Particle Board Prices Q2 2026:

• Germany: USD 510.00/MT
• United States: USD 458.00/MT
• India: USD 408.00/MT
• China: USD 375.00/MT

Particle Board Prices in Germany

Germany stayed the priciest market by a clear margin, with the price moving from about USD 498.00/MT to near USD 510.00/MT, a gain of just above 2.4%. It was continued firm demand from furniture and interior finishing applications, together with elevated production costs, that carried the increase.

Why did the price of Particle Board change in Q2 2026 in Germany?

European producers continue to face structurally higher energy and adhesive resin costs than their counterparts elsewhere, and it is this cost base, combined with steady demand from furniture manufacturers and interior finishing applications, that has kept German pricing at the top of the range this quarter.

Particle Board Prices in United States

The United States price moved from about USD 447.00/MT to near USD 458.00/MT, a gain of just above 2.5%. It was continued stronger demand from residential furniture, commercial interiors, and building material distributors, together with firmer input costs, that carried the increase.

Why did the price of Particle Board change in Q2 2026 in United States?

Suppliers have continued maintaining higher offers amid tighter availability of quality raw materials, and it is this scarcity, combined with seasonal construction activity supporting panel consumption and replacement demand from affordable furniture makers, that has kept United States pricing on a steady upward path.

Particle Board Prices in India

The Indian price moved from about USD 398.00/MT to near USD 408.00/MT, a gain of just above 2.5%. It was continued demand from value-focused furniture manufacturers, together with firming input costs, that carried the increase.

Why did the price of Particle Board change in Q2 2026 in India?

Demand from value-focused furniture manufacturers and interior finishing applications has stayed firm, and it is this demand, combined with cost pressure from raw materials and logistics affecting lower grade or alternate supply channels, that has kept Indian pricing on a gradual upward path.

Particle Board Prices in China

The Chinese price moved from about USD 367.00/MT to near USD 375.00/MT, a gain of just above 2.2%. It was continued improved furniture manufacturing activity, together with firmer procurement costs for wood chips and adhesive resins, that carried the increase.

Why did the price of Particle Board change in Q2 2026 in China?

Construction-linked demand has continued supporting buying sentiment, especially from interior furnishing and modular furniture segments, and it is this demand, combined with panel producers facing firmer procurement costs for wood chips, adhesive resins, and energy, that has kept Chinese pricing on its steady upward path even as it remains the most affordable of the four markets tracked.

For the Quarter Ending March 2026

Particle Board Prices Q1 2026:

• Germany: USD 498.00/MT
• United States: USD 447.00/MT
• India: USD 398.00/MT
• China: USD 367.00/MT

Particle Board Prices in Germany

The price reached close to USD 498.00/MT in Q1 2026, a rise of just above 2.7% from Q4 2025. It was firming wood chip and adhesive resin costs, together with steady furniture manufacturing demand, that pushed the market higher.

Why did the price of Particle Board change in Q1 2026 in Germany?

Wood chip, adhesive resin, and energy costs firmed for panel producers this quarter, and it was this cost pressure, meeting steady demand from furniture manufacturing and interior finishing applications, that drove the German increase.

Particle Board Prices in United States

The price reached close to USD 447.00/MT in Q1 2026, a rise of just above 2.8% from Q4 2025. It was firming costs for wood particles and adhesives, together with steady residential furniture demand, that pushed the market higher.

Why did the price of Particle Board change in Q1 2026 in United States?

Producers faced firmer costs for wood particles, adhesives, transport, and power this quarter, and it was this cost pressure, meeting steady demand from residential furniture and commercial interior applications, that drove the United States increase.

Particle Board Prices in India

The price reached close to USD 398.00/MT in Q1 2026, a rise of just above 2.6% from Q4 2025. It was steady demand from value-focused furniture manufacturers, together with firming input costs, that pushed the market higher.

Why did the price of Particle Board change in Q1 2026 in India?

Demand from value-focused furniture manufacturers and interior finishing applications held firm entering the year, and it was this demand, meeting firming raw material and logistics costs, that drove the Indian increase.

Particle Board Prices in China

The price reached close to USD 367.00/MT in Q1 2026, a rise of just above 2.5% from Q4 2025. It was improving furniture manufacturing activity, together with firmer conversion costs, that pushed the market higher.

Why did the price of Particle Board change in Q1 2026 in China?

Furniture manufacturing activity improved this quarter, and panel producers faced firmer procurement costs for wood chips, adhesive resins, and energy, and it was domestic producers adjusting offers in line with steadier order flow that drove the Chinese increase.

Quarterly Particle Board Price Trends

This market climbed steadily across every quarter tracked here. Close to USD 387.50/MT in Q1 2025 rose to about USD 398.00/MT, near USD 408.00/MT, and close to USD 416.50/MT by Q4, before continuing to about USD 427.50/MT in Q1 2026 and near USD 437.75/MT in Q2. That is a rise of roughly 13.0% across the window, tracking steady furniture and construction demand closely.

What was Particle Board Price in 2025?

It was steady demand from furniture manufacturing and construction-linked interior applications, meeting firming wood chip, adhesive resin, and energy costs, that drove the consistent 2025 climb. The global average opened near USD 387.50/MT in Q1 and climbed to close to USD 416.50/MT by Q4, a rise of just above 7.5% for the year, with every quarter posting a gain.

Particle Board Prices in Germany in 2025

The German price climbed from about USD 450.00/MT in Q1 2025 to near USD 485.00/MT by Q4, a rise of just above 7.8% for the year, holding the highest absolute cost among the four markets tracked throughout. It was steady demand from furniture manufacturing and construction-linked interior applications, meeting firming wood chip, adhesive resin, and energy costs, that drove the sustained climb through 2025.

Particle Board Prices in United States in 2025

The United States price climbed from about USD 405.00/MT in Q1 2025 to near USD 435.00/MT by Q4, a rise of just above 7.4% for the year. It was stronger demand from residential furniture, commercial interiors, and building material distributors, meeting firmer costs for wood particles, adhesives, and energy, that drove the sustained climb through 2025.

Particle Board Prices in India in 2025

The Indian price climbed from about USD 360.00/MT in Q1 2025 to near USD 388.00/MT by Q4, a rise of just above 7.8% for the year. It was steady demand from value-focused furniture manufacturers, meeting firming raw material and logistics costs, that drove the sustained climb through 2025.

Particle Board Prices in China in 2025

The Chinese price climbed from about USD 335.00/MT in Q1 2025 to near USD 358.00/MT by Q4, a rise of just above 6.9% for the year, the smallest absolute cost among the four markets tracked throughout. It was gradually improving furniture manufacturing activity, combined with China's substantial production base, that kept the Chinese benchmark the most affordable of the four all year.

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