Jacob Jürgensen

Name

Jacob Jürgensen

Legal name

Jacob Jürgensen GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://juergensen.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1882

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wood and Paper Trading

NAICS

Lumber, Plywood, Millwork, and Wood Panel Merchant Wholesalers (42331), Lumber, Plywood, Millwork, and Wood Panel Merchant Wholesalers (423310)

SIC

Wholesale-Lumber, Plywood, Millwork & Wood Panels (5031), Wholesale-Lumber & Other Construction Materials (5030)

akta.pro primary industry

Forest Products Import/Export & Commodity Merchants (IMAMAIAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Engineered Wood Products Distribution (LVL, I-joists, Glulam, CLT) (IMAMAIAD), Plywood & Panel Products Distribution (Plywood, OSB, MDF, Particleboard) (IMAMAIAC), Veneer & Specialty Wood Products Trading (IMAMAIAL), Timber Procurement & Wood Dealer/Timber Buying Services (IMAMAAAF), Packaging Papers & Converted Paper Distribution (Corrugated sheets/boxes, Paper bags, Labels, Stationery) (IMAMAIAI)

Keywords

• Wood trading
• Paper trading
• Sawn timber
• Logistics services
• Storage solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Wood Products Trading: International trading of wood products including sawn timber (European and North American hardwoods, softwoods, Nordic spruce/pine, larch, Douglas fir, Honduras Pitch Pine), engineered wood products (glulam panels, plywood, Albasia plywood, BSH/glulam beams, profile strips, thermally modified wood), wooden flooring, and bed components (slatted frame components, spring rails). Revenue generated through product sales to European and overseas customers.
2. Paper and Pulp Trading: International trading of paper products including copy papers and office supplies, press papers and graphic papers, specialty papers, packaging papers, and pulps and fibers. Revenue generated through product sales to trading partners and industry customers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Jacob Jürgensen is an international trading company that sources, distributes, and supplies wood and paper products worldwide from its Hamburg headquarters. Through its two operating subsidiaries (JJ Wood and JJ Papier und Zellstoff), the company offers sawn timber, engineered wood, plywood, flooring, bed components, copy papers, graphic papers, specialty papers, packaging papers, and pulps, complemented by logistics and storage services including dedicated port warehouses for timber.

Product overview

Jacob Jürgensen is a leading international trading company with 140 years of experience, operating through two main divisions: JJ Wood (Jacob Jürgensen Wood GmbH) handling sawn timber and wood products, and JJ Papier und Zellstoff handling paper, pulp, and fiber products. JJ Wood offers sawn timber in European and North American hardwoods, Nordic spruce and pine, larch (including Siberian), mountain Douglas fir, and Honduras pitch pine; as well as wood products including flooring, laminated panels, plywood (including Albasia), thermally modified wood, bed slat components, profiled strips, saw veneers, and Brettschichtholz (glulam). JJ Papier und Zellstoff offers copy papers and office supplies, newsprint and graphic papers, specialty papers, packaging papers (including MG kraft paper), and pulp and fibers. The company serves customers in Europe and overseas from its Hamburg headquarters.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• JJ Wood (Wood Trading Division)

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• LEIPA Group GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2017Cooperation contract signed October 1, 2017 for overseas sales of LEIPA's corrugated raw papers (Wellpappenrohpapiere). LEIPA supplies white top testliner (uncoated and coated); Jacob Jürgensen distributes in overseas regions including North Africa, Middle East, Indian subcontinent, and Southeast Asia. Jacob Jürgensen also gained access to LEIPA's PM 5 capacity for White Top Testliner products. Svenja Landahl supports cooperation activities from JJ side.
• Fairventures WorldwideminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Fairventures Worldwide focused on reforestation and climate action. Jacob Jürgensen supports Fairventures' initiative to build trees against the climate crisis.
• Arkhangelsk Pulp and Paper Mill (APPM)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLong-term supplier relationship with Russian pulp and paper mill. APPM sponsors annual summer camps for children in the Arkhangelsk region, Russia. Jacob Jürgensen is a major export partner for newsprint paper.
• Bergkvist-Insjön ABminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFamily-owned Swedish sawmill with approximately 150 employees in Insjön, Dalarna, Sweden. Jacob Jürgensen maintains close partnership for wood product sourcing and development of new products and distribution strategies.
• DelipacminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSales and logistics partner for Delipac, an eco-friendly packaging material. Delipac is fully compostable, biodegradable, and recyclable in standard paper recycling processes. Jacob Jürgensen distributes Delipac products in Germany and Europe.
• SolikamskbumpromminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRussian paper mill celebrated its 75th anniversary. Jacob Jürgensen received recognition as best export partner at the supplier's anniversary celebration.
• JJ UK Ltd.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner company in the UK. Michael Bausor served as partner and Sales Director for UK operations for over 25 years before retiring in late 2024. Stefan Prodöhl took over farewell responsibilities.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Klöpferholz: One of Germany's largest wood wholesalers, distributing sawn timber, panels, and engineered wood to trade and industry customers from multiple German locations. Directly comparable as a German-headquartered wood trading/distribution peer serving similar European craft and construction customers.
• Inapa: Leading European paper merchant distributing printing, office, and packaging papers across multiple countries from headquarters in Portugal. Directly comparable as a multi-country European paper and pulp distribution peer serving similar B2B customers in graphic, copy, and packaging paper segments.
• Antalis (KPP): Major European distributor of printing, packaging, and visual communication papers, now part of KPP (a wholly owned subsidiary of Koch Equity Development). Directly comparable as a pan-European paper merchant with similar product mix to JJ Papier und Zellstoff.
• Holzwerke Ablinger: Austrian family-run sawmill and wood trading company specializing in sawn timber and specialty wood products for European markets. Comparable as a mid-sized Central European wood trading and processing peer with overlapping sawn timber and specialty wood offerings.

Regional players

• IJlst Hout: Dutch hardwood importer and timber trader based in IJlst, Netherlands, supplying European hardwoods, softwoods, and panel products. Comparable as a Benelux-region timber trading peer with similar sawn timber import/export focus, though operating in a different geographic core market.

Broad incumbents

• Stora Enso: Finnish-Swedish integrated forest products company producing sawn timber, engineered wood, pulp, paper, and packaging biomaterials across Europe. Comparable as a broad incumbent whose product portfolio overlaps with JJ Wood's sawn timber, plywood, and pulp offerings, though it manufactures rather than trades.
• UPM-Kymmene: Finnish forest industry company producing communication papers, specialty papers, plywood, and timber products with global reach. Comparable as a broad European incumbent in pulp, graphic/specialty papers, and plywood — overlapping with JJ's core trading categories but as a vertically integrated producer.
• Mondi: UK-headquartered global packaging and paper group producing corrugated packaging, kraft paper, and uncoated fine paper. Comparable as a broad incumbent in packaging paper and pulp, with overlapping product categories to JJ's packaging papers and pulp trading business.
• Mercer International: North American and German pulp producer (with mills including Stendal, Germany) producing market pulp, tissue, and wood products. Comparable as a pulp producer whose German operations overlap with JJ's pulp trading activities, particularly in the European pulp and fiber distribution supply chain.
• Sappi: South African-headquartered global producer of coated woodfree paper, packaging board, dissolving pulp, and specialty papers with European manufacturing footprint. Comparable as a broad incumbent in graphic, specialty, and packaging papers — directly overlapping with JJ Papier und Zellstoff's product categories but as a vertically integrated producer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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