Corà

What Corà does

Corà Domenico & Figli S.p.A. is a four-generation, family-owned Italian wood company founded in 1919 in Altavilla Vicentina (Vicenza), operating across the full wood value chain from forest concessions to finished products. The company specializes in manufacturing, supplying, and marketing wood and wood derivatives, organized into specialized commercial divisions covering sawn timber (Corà Bois), fir and spruce (Corà Sapin / Corà Abete), plywood (Corà Contreplaqués), laminated and glulam wood (Corà Lamellés), engineered veneer (Corà Placages, including the Corà Prex multi-laminate and Corà Flex bendable veneer lines), parquet flooring (Corà Parquet), marine-grade wood (Corà Nautica), and laminates (Corà Stratifiés). With 501–1,000 employees, the company owns upstream forest and processing assets through its Corà Wood Gabon subsidiary (established 2001) and the MI.CO Legnami sawmill in Romania, supporting vertical integration of tropical hardwood sourcing (Okoumé, Bahia, Movingui, Iroko) alongside European, American, South American, and Far East species.

Corà's core technical assets include over 6,000 m³ of kiln drying capacity per cycle, more than 2 million m² of engineered veneer held in ready-to-deliver stock with over 60 finishes, and four rooftop photovoltaic systems totaling approximately 3.110 kWp — installed on factory roofs since 1989 — that produce the electricity used by wood processing plants and avoid an estimated 3,200 tonnes of CO₂ per year. The company operates FSC (FSC-C001520) and PEFC (PEFC/18-31-20) chain-of-custody certifications, holds FITOK certification for ISPM 15-compliant packaging (since 2007), and complies with the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR), giving it documentation credentials increasingly required by European B2B buyers.

The business model is B2B and quote-based, with revenue generated through direct sales by over 100 sales experts covering all of Italy, supported by logistics platforms across the country and a reserved B2B partner portal (coraweb.it). International operations serve over 8,000 wood sector customers worldwide via a dedicated export desk. End-use verticals span furniture manufacturers and joiners, window and door frame producers (serramenti), industrial packaging, nautical and yacht interiors, hospitality, and architectural/interior design projects — including signature collaborations with Pininfarina Architecture Studio on the Impulso and Miraggio parquet collections unveiled at Milano Design Week 2025. Pricing varies by species, grade (FAS, Prime, Select, Common), dimensions, finish, and volume, with multi-year contracts and made-to-measure production as standard offerings.

Name

Corà

Legal name

Corà Domenico & Figli S.p.A.

Website

https://coralegnami.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1919

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Corà Domenico & Figli is a four-generation Italian family-owned wood company founded in 1919 that manufactures and distributes timber, engineered veneer, plywood, parquet, and specialty wood products to over 8,000 B2B customers across furniture, construction, nautical, packaging, hospitality, and design sectors globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wood Products and Timber Manufacturing

NAICS

Wood Product Manufacturing (321)

SIC

Lumber & Wood Products (No Furniture) (2400), Wholesale-Lumber, Plywood, Millwork & Wood Panels (5031), Millwood, Veneer, Plywood, & Structural Wood Members (2430)

akta.pro primary industry

Veneer & Specialty Wood Products Trading (IMAMAIAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Wood Pallets, Crates & Industrial Wood Packaging (IMADADAJ)

Keywords

• Timber wholesale trade
• Engineered wood products
• Wood veneer manufacturing
• Kiln dried lumber
• Parquet flooring products

Headquarters

HQ city

Altavilla Vicentina

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Timber and Wood Products Wholesale B2B: Production and sale of timber, lumber, engineered wood, plywood, veneer, and wood-based panels to over 8,000 wood sector customers worldwide. Products are sold in various forms: logs, sawn timber, trimmed boards, prismatic planks, and joinery elements across European, American, African, South American, and Far East wood species. Revenue is generated through direct sales by a network of over 100 sales experts in Italy and international distribution.
2. Parquet and Flooring Products: Corà Parquet division sells finished and semi-finished parquet and wall cladding (boiserie) products, including signature lines such as Forever1919, Wave, Impulso, and Miraggio. Products are sold directly to interior designers, architects, and construction professionals.
3. Corà Wood Gabon Subsidiary: The Gabon subsidiary handles first and second-stage wood transformation including veneer and panel production, plus sawmill operations. It supplies tropical hardwood species (Okoume, Bahia, Movingui, Iroko) as raw material for the parent company's global commercial offerings, supporting vertical integration of raw material sourcing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Corà Domenico & Figli S.p.A. is an Italian, fourth-generation family-owned wood group founded in 1919 that produces, imports, kiln-dries, and distributes timber, lumber, engineered veneer, plywood, laminated wood, parquet, and laminate flooring to more than 8,000 B2B customers worldwide. Operations span its own forest concessions in Gabon (Corà Wood Gabon), a sawmill in Romania (MI.CO Legnami), 6,000+ m³ of kiln-drying capacity per cycle in Italy, and a national sales force of 100+ specialists serving furniture makers, joiners, architects, nautical builders, packaging producers, and hospitality projects.

Product overview

Corà Domenico & Figli S.p.A. is an Italian wood industry company founded in 1919, operating as a multi-division enterprise specializing in production and commerce of wood and wood-derived products. The company is organized into specialized sales divisions including Corà Sapin (Fir/Spruce), Corà Lamellés (Laminated wood), Corà Bois (Timber), Corà Contreplaqués (Plywood), Corà Nautica (Nautical applications), Corà Parquet (Parquet flooring), Corà Placages/Engineered Veneer (including Corà Prex multi-laminated veneer and Corà Flex flexible veneer), Corà Stratifiés (Laminate flooring), Corà Abete (Fir), Corà Arredo (Furnishing), Corà Marine, and Corà Whitewood. The product portfolio spans solid wood, engineered wood products, decorative veneers, flooring, structural timber, and specialty products for nautical, hospitality, and packaging sectors. Recent innovations include TERMOFRAME thermal frames developed with Posa Clima, and design collections like Forever1919, Wave, Impulso, and Miraggio created in collaboration with Pininfarina. The company operates subsidiary Corà Wood Gabon established in 2001.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Corà Parquet: Parquet and wood flooring division offering FSC-certified parquet products
• Corà Prex
• Corà Flex
• Corà Placages
• Corà Sapin
• Corà Lamellés
• Corà Bois
• Corà Contreplaqués
• Corà Nautica
• Corà Stratifiés
• MI.CO Legnami

Products and services

• Corà Bois (Timber) Solid timber and lumber products (logs, sawn timber, trimmed boards, prismatic planks, joinery elements) sold to furniture manufacturers, joiners, and construction firms across European, American, African, South American, and Far East wood species.
• Corà Sapin / Corà Abete (Fir/Spruce) Softwood (fir and spruce) timber products for construction, packaging, and industrial applications.
• Corà Contreplaqués (Plywood) Plywood products including marine plywood, Finnish birch, Okoume, and other engineered wood panels for furniture, construction, packaging, and nautical applications.
• Corà Lamellés (Laminated Wood) Laminated/glulam timber products for structural and architectural applications, including beams and engineered timber components.
• Corà Parquet Hardwood and engineered parquet flooring (including signature design collections) plus wall cladding (boiserie) such as Plissé in/out, sold to interior designers, architects, and construction professionals.
• Corà Placages (Engineered Veneer) Engineered wood veneer products (multi-laminate Corà Prex and flexible Corà Flex for curved surfaces) reproducing natural wood species such as Walnut, Aniegre, Wenge, Zebrano, and Ebony, for furniture and interior surface applications.
• Corà Nautica (Marine Wood) Marine-grade wood products including Okoume marine plywood, teak decking, and engineered veneer for boat interiors, yacht fittings, and nautical deck surfaces.
• Corà Stratifiés (Laminate Flooring) Laminate flooring products for residential and commercial interior applications.
• Corà Wood Gabon (Tropical Hardwood Sourcing) Tropical hardwood sourcing and primary processing (Okoume, Bahia, Movingui, Iroko) from Gabonese forest concessions, supplying raw material to the Corà Group's global commercial offerings.
• MI.CO Legnami (Romanian Sawmill) Sawmilling operations in Romania procuring local timber and supplying high-quality sawn wood to the Italian market.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 8,000 B2B customers served worldwide
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered notable, flagship, minor and core.

• Fim Umbrellas & Coro ItalianotableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2025Corà served as technical partner for 'Chiaroscuro', an outdoor design installation by Fim Umbrellas & Coro Italia, designed by 967arch and hosted at the Biblioteca Umanistica dell'Incoronata during Milano Design Week / Fuorisalone 2025. Corà contributed Lounge 2.0 high-performance composite wood decking and Plissé in/out wall cladding to create refined outdoor environments.
• Pininfarina Architecture StudioflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2025Pininfarina architecture studio collaborated with Corà on two signature parquet collections — Impulso and Miraggio — unveiled at Milano Design Week 2025. These collections represent Corà's most innovative design lines and symbolize the 'tomorrow' of the company's product vision, blending architectural design excellence with sustainable wood materials.
• Massimiliano Mandarini (Architect)notableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2025Architect Massimiliano Mandarini's 'New Habitat for Transition' concept, hosted at the ADI Design Museum during Milano Design Week 2025, featured Corà's signature wood coverings as an integral part of a visionary project exploring future living spaces with modular, self-sufficient, and recyclable technologies capable of storing CO₂.
• 967arch (Design Studio)notableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2025Design studio 967arch designed the 'Chiaroscuro' installation (in collaboration with Fim Umbrellas & Coro Italia) for which Corà served as technical partner, contributing wood surfaces for the outdoor design experience at Biblioteca Umanistica dell'Incoronata during Milano Design Week 2025.
• Etro Home TextileminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2025Etro Home Textile contributed to the 'Chiaroscuro' installation at Milano Design Week 2025 (alongside Corà, Fim Umbrellas & Coro Italia, 967arch, and landscape designer Silvia Ghirelli), enriching the installation with textile elements within the outdoor design experience.
• Posa ClimanotableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Corà Research & Development collaborated with Posa Clima to create Termoframe, a new product combining wood materials with Posa Clima's expertise in frame installation technology. This represents a product co-development partnership in the window and door frame segment.
• Gabonese GovernmentcoreOthersCorà Wood Gabon operates under forest concessions managed in full compliance with Gabonese government forestry legislation, within a framework of sustainable forest management accompanied by environmental, social, and economic impact assessments for harvesting, logging, and wood transportation in local areas.
• Corà Group (Parent)coreOthersCorà Domenico & Figli S.p.A. is part of the Corà Group, the largest Italian group in the wood sector. The Group coordinates operations across the parent company, Corà Wood Gabon subsidiary, and the historical Feltrinelli base, enabling presence in every part of the world to source the most suitable wood species.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Rubner Group: Italian family-owned engineered timber producer (sawmills, glulam, CLT, prefabricated wood buildings). Comparable as a fellow Italian/European vertically integrated wood products group with similar species range and B2B go-to-market.
• Mayr-Melnhof Holz: Austrian sawmill and wood products business (part of Mayr-Melnhof Group). Comparable as a European sawmill/wood panel operator with B2B industrial customers and similar species and product breadth.
• Binderholz: Austrian family-owned group operating sawmills, glulam, CLT and solid structural timber across Europe. Closely comparable as a mid-sized, vertically integrated European timber/wood products company with B2B customer base and similar capital-intensive processing footprint.
• Pfeifer Group: German/Austrian family-run sawn timber and wood-based panels producer. Comparable as a mid-sized European family-controlled wood business with sawmill operations and B2B industrial customer base.
• Hasslacher Norica Timber: Austrian family-owned sawmill, glulam and CLT producer. Comparable as a vertically integrated European wood processor competing in similar B2B structural timber and engineered wood segments.
• Gruppo Saviola: Italian group producing wood-based panels, engineered surfaces and laminates. Comparable as another Italian family-controlled wood products manufacturer serving furniture and interior design customers with engineered/specialty surface offerings.

Broad incumbents

• UPM-Kymmene: Finnish forest products incumbent with plywood, sawn timber and engineered wood offerings. Comparable as an established broad-competitor in European wood products, though UPM's scale and diversification exceed Corà's by orders of magnitude.
• Kronospan: European/UK-based global leader in wood-based panels (particleboard, MDF, OSB, laminate flooring). Comparable as a much larger incumbent serving overlapping furniture/construction/interior customer segments with engineered wood panels and laminates.
• Stora Enso: Finnish-Swedish global forest products giant producing sawn timber, plywood, engineered wood and biomaterials. Comparable as a much larger incumbent operating broadly across the same wood products space Corà addresses, but at far greater scale and with broader portfolio.
• Fritz Egger: Austrian family-owned wood-based materials manufacturer (panels, laminates, edging) with European production footprint. Comparable as a broad incumbent in engineered wood surfaces serving furniture and interior customers similar to Corà's design-oriented segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/CoraLegnami
• Facebookit-it.facebook.com/Cora.Parquet
• LinkedInit.linkedin.com/company/cor-domenico-&-figli-spa
• Instagraminstagram.com/cora.parquet
• Pinterestit.pinterest.com/coraparquet

Compliance5 records

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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