Focus Report: Analysis of Changes and Trends in China's Particleboard Production Capacity in 2025

2025 Capacity Overview

• 16 new lines commissioned, adding 5.10 million m³/year.
• By end-2025: 309 lines at 288 firms across 22 provinces, total capacity 65.53 million m³/year (net +1.38 million, +2.2% YoY). Average line capacity: 212,000 m³/year.
• Industry trend: fewer firms/lines, higher total and per-line capacity.

Top 10 Provinces (83.0% national share)

1. Shandong: 13.92 million m³/year (21.2%) – 1st
2. Guangxi: 8.80 million m³/year (13.4%) – 2nd
3. Hebei: 5.94 million m³/year (9.1%) – 3rd
4. Hubei: 4.65 million m³/year (7.1%) – 4th
5. Anhui: 4.37 million m³/year (6.7%) – 5th
6. Henan: 3.74 million m³/year (5.7%) – 6th (up)
7. Jiangsu: 3.67 million m³/year (5.6%) – 7th (down)
8. Guangdong: 3.64 million m³/year (5.6%) – 8th (down)
9. Sichuan: 3.25 million m³/year (5.0%) – 9th
10. Liaoning: 2.38 million m³/year (3.6%) – 10th (new entry)

Technology & Product Structure

• Continuous flat press: 149 lines, 49.64 million m³/year (75.8% of total).
• Multi-opening press: 149 lines, 15.12 million m³/year (23.1%).
• Product types: 236 particleboard lines (46.58M), 43 OSB lines (6.36M), 30 multi-functional lines (12.59M). Actual OSB capacity ~10M m³/year across 15 provinces.

Raw Materials & Enterprises

• Non‑wood lines (bamboo, straw, etc.): 19 lines, 2.73M m³/year.
• 84 national high‑tech firms, 38 tech SMEs, 18 forestry leading enterprises.
• 71 large groups: 45.74M m³/year (69.8% of total); 30 >500k m³/year, 8 >1M m³/year.

2026 Outlook

• 16 lines under construction (4.15M m³/year), 8 continuous press (3.20M m³/year, 77.1%).
• Overcapacity persists; total capacity projected to reach 70 million m³/year by end‑2026.