48 | Show Preview: Carrefour International du Bois
SUMMARY
■ CIB takes place from June 2 to 4 ■ The show features over 630 stands, with global timber businesses
■ UK and Ireland visitor numbers rose by 29% in 2024
■ CIB has an extensive conference programme
CONFERENCE COVERS KEY ISSUES
CARREFOUR
The Carrefour International du Bois is not only a forum for the international timber trade to do business, but its conference programme also makes it the place to hear experts address key market issues and the sector’s wider outlook. Mike Jeffree reports
Besides being Europe’s leading international exclusively timber trade exhibition, with exhibitors from around the world, the Carrefour International du Bois (CIB) is also renowned for its wide-ranging conference programme.
This year the show, which takes place
at the Parc des Expositions de la Beaujoire Nantes, France, from June 2 to 4, looks set to reinforce that reputation.
With simultaneous translation via an app and English subtitles where required, the
presentations cover the spectrum of key timber sector topics. They range from economic trends impacting the industry, to evolution of new products and latest applications of wood. CIB President Jean Piveteau, in conjunction with market analysts IFOP Group, addresses the market environment, the impact of latest economic developments and the outlook for the international timber trade. Complementing this, Ashley Steel of the
UN FAO and Jean-François Guilbert of the timber market development organisation
French Timber will look at global timber production and latest timber trade dynamics. Longer term issues of availability are the topic of ‘The French Resource – will we still have timber tomorrow?’ Leading experts from the French timber and forestry sector will analyse available resources, climate impacts and competing uses for fibre and assess how these affect the outlook for French supply. Another subject will be creating value from all timber species. Speakers will examine how to promote underused and ‘crisis-affected’ species, with real-life case studies illustrating new and innovative applications for these varieties.
Connected with this, oak, pine and spruce experts and a representative from the French Forest Health Department will look at the climate change and phytosanitary situation and their consequences for future timber quality and availability.
Under the headline ‘Climate: Can Wood Really Make a Difference?’, figures from academia, and the environmental, timber and forestry sectors will also discuss leveraging the forest-based industries’ contribution to low-carbon strategies.
Exhibitors from across Europe and the world exhibit at CIB TTJ | Summer 2026 |
www.ttjonline.com
The increased use of timber in construction in France and across the rest of Europe will be another key conference focus. Off-site construction and the capacity of the timber industry to maximise use of its products in this developing sector will be evaluated by representatives of industry bodies and construction operations. And
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