According to the European Parquet Federation’s (FEP) latest report, the European parquet flooring market stabilised in 2025 after reaching its lowest point in 2024, FEP’s recent board of directors meeting, held during the DOMOTEX flooring coverings exhibition in Germany, saw the latest parquet flooring market dynamics shared based on preliminary estimates discussed with representatives from FEP member countries.

“After a sharp drop in consumption in 2023, the parquet market bottomed out in 2024, showing a slight additional decrease,” FEP said.

“In 2025, the market appeared to stabilise, though at a low level. The year started relatively well, but activity slowed after the summer. Certain costs – such as timber and energy – remain elevated.”

FEP says the current market lacks visibility, making trends difficult to predict. But it anticipates the market benefitting from early signs of improvement in construction activity, as well as from the European Commission’s postponement/simplification of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).

FEP also expects positive effects of the definitive Anti-Dumping measures on multilayer wood flooring from China – introduced mid-July 2025 – to continue.

However, market developments such as lower prices of Chinese imports compared to the pre-investigative period and a growing influx of parquet products from a number of other countries suggest a weakening of the protective measures. FEP is monitoring the situation and is considering raising the issue with the EC to request further assessment of these import developments through new investigations.

Full parquet market data will be shared at FEP’s 70th General Assembly and 50th Parquet Congress on June 11-12 in Madrid.

FEP defines parquet wood flooring as either engineered/multi-layer flooring with a top wood layer of thickness greater than 2.5mm (rest of the panel being either a composite wood panel or plywood) or a solid wood flooring board.

Source: FEP