Rougier

What Rougier does

Rougier SA is a French-listed company (Euronext Growth Paris: ALRGR) headquartered in Paris and founded in 1923, focused on the sustainable management of African tropical forests and the production of certified timber products. The group manages approximately 1.5 million hectares of FSC-certified forest concessions in Gabon and the Republic of Congo, employing around 4,500 people. Its operations are vertically integrated across forest management, primary sawmilling, and secondary processing into plywood, glulam, and finger-jointed blocks. Products are sold under recognized trade names (including Okougreen and Ozigo ranges) through regional sales directors into more than 50 countries across Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and the Americas.

The business model is B2B, monetizing certified tropical hardwood through three layers: (1) concession-level sustainable yield from FSC-certified forests; (2) primary processing into sawn timber, logs, and poles; and (3) secondary processing into engineered wood products. Customers include international timber traders, industrial manufacturers (such as StarPly Gabon for the domestic Gabonese market), distributors, and construction/materials buyers. Pricing follows unit-based B2B contracts rather than subscription or platform models.

Recent strategic emphasis has shifted decisively toward regulatory positioning. Rougier was the first Congo Basin operator to obtain Preferred by Nature certification aligned with the EU Deforestation Regulation (November 2024) and secured FSC certification for the 586,330-hectare Mokabi-Dzanga concession (September 2025), aiming to capture premium pricing and market share as European buyers face mandatory supply-chain due diligence. Governance has been tightened with the appointment of Francis Rougier as PDG of RAI (April 2025), Clément Eberhardt as Director General of Rougier Gabon (September 2025), and the formalization of a Rougier family shareholders' pact (January 2026). At the same time, financial performance has deteriorated, with revenue declining from approximately €98.9M (2023) to €95.5M (2024) to €75.0M (2025) and EBIT swinging from positive to -€11.5M, framing the certification push as a defensive bid to defend pricing power in a contracting market.

Name

Rougier

Legal name

ROUGIER SA

Website

https://rougier.fr

Company type

Public

Founded year

1923

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Rougier SA is a French-listed (Euronext Growth Paris: ALRGR) sustainable forestry group founded in 1923 that manages approximately 1.5 million hectares of FSC-certified tropical forest concessions in Gabon and the Republic of Congo, producing and exporting certified sawn timber, plywood, glulam, and engineered wood products to industrial buyers in more than 50 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tropical Forest Products

NAICS

Logging (1133), Forestry and Logging (113), Timber Tract Operations (1131), Lumber, Plywood, Millwork, and Wood Panel Merchant Wholesalers (42331)

SIC

Forestry (800), Lumber & Wood Products (No Furniture) (2400), Millwood, Veneer, Plywood, & Structural Wood Members (2430), Wholesale-Lumber, Plywood, Millwork & Wood Panels (5031)

akta.pro primary industry

Logging & Timber Harvesting (IMAMAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Roundwood Logging (Sawlogs & Veneer Logs) (AFAMABAA), Plywood & Panel Products Distribution (Plywood, OSB, MDF, Particleboard) (IMAMAIAC), Engineered Wood Products Distribution (LVL, I-joists, Glulam, CLT) (IMAMAIAD)

Keywords

• Tropical timber products
• Forest concessions management
• Sawn lumber manufacturing
• Plywood production
• FSC-certified wood

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Timber Product Sales: Sale of certified tropical timber products sourced from FSC-certified (Gabon) and Legal Source-certified (Congo) concessions. Products include logs, lumber (dimensional wood), plywood, glued-laminated timber (glulam), and finger-jointed solid blocks. Sold internationally through Rougier Afrique International (RAI) and domestically in Gabon. Revenue is generated through direct sales to industrial customers, traders, and manufacturers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Rougier is a vertically integrated tropical forest products company that manages FSC-certified forest concessions in Gabon and the Republic of Congo (approximately 1.5 million hectares) and manufactures wood-based products including logs, sawn lumber, plywood, glued-laminated timber (glulam), and finger-jointed blocks for industrial buyers and international traders.

Product overview

Rougier operates as a vertically integrated forest products company managing approximately 1.5 million hectares of FSC-certified forests across Gabon and the Republic of Congo. The company offers a diversified portfolio of certified tropical African wood products, including logs (grumes), lumber (bois débités), plywood (contreplaqués), glued-laminated timber (lamellés-collés), and finger-jointed solid blocks (blocs solides aboutés). Product offerings are organized around specific wood species and branded product lines, notably the Okougreen family of Okoumé plywood variants (including Okougreen, Okougreen Prestige, Okougreen Primed, Okougreen Eco, Okougreen Flex, and Okougreen Marine) and Ozigo plywood products (Ozigo Mesh-Ply, Ozigo Form-Ply, Ozigo Base-Ply) plus Ilomba Twin-Ply. All products carry FSC or Legal Source certification, with approximately 33 tropical hardwood species available.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Logs Raw tropical timber logs harvested from FSC-certified forest concessions in Gabon and the Republic of Congo, sold to industrial sawmills, veneer/plywood producers, and international timber traders.
• Sawn Lumber Sawn tropical hardwood lumber produced from logs harvested in African concessions, supplied to construction, packaging, joinery, and furniture manufacturers.
• Plywood Engineered plywood panels manufactured from tropical hardwood veneers, sold to industrial buyers in construction, packaging, transport, and furniture manufacturing.
• Glued-Laminated Timber (Glulam) Structural glued-laminated timber (glulam) beams and components produced from tropical hardwood, supplied to construction firms, structural engineers, and prefabricated building manufacturers.
• Finger-Jointed Blocks Finger-jointed timber blanks and components produced for secondary wood-processing industries such as furniture, doors, windows, and moldings.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 1,500,000 hectares of FSC-certified forest in the Congo Basin, the world's second lung
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Flying WhalesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2023Rougier signed a partnership agreement with Flying Whales in March 2023. Flying Whales is developing an innovative airship-based logistics solution for heavy and volumetric cargo transport. The partnership aims to explore applications of this technology for sustainable forestry logistics in remote areas of the Congo Basin.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• UPM-Kymmene: Helsinki-listed diversified forest products company with global plantations and manufacturing of plywood, sawn timber, and engineered wood. Comparable product categories to Rougier's plywood and engineered wood, with broad geographic footprint and FSC certifications at scale.
• Canfor Corporation: Vancouver-listed integrated forest products company producing lumber, plywood, and engineered wood with operations in North America and Europe. Comparable to Rougier in engineered wood and plywood categories with vertically integrated forest-to-product operations.
• West Fraser Timber Co. Toronto-listed major North American lumber, OSB, and plywood producer with extensive certified timberlands. Comparable to Rougier in plywood manufacturing and certified forest management, though focused on North American SPF and southern yellow pine rather than African tropical species.
• Stora Enso: Helsinki-listed global forest products major producing sawn timber, plywood, and engineered wood across Europe, South America, and Asia. Comparable to Rougier in plywood and engineered wood categories, though focused on northern softwood plantations rather than African tropical hardwood.
• Weyerhaeuser: US-listed timberland REIT and one of the world's largest private owners of softwood timberlands, producing lumber, OSB, and engineered wood products. Comparable to Rougier in certified timberland management and engineered wood production, though focused on US softwood rather than tropical hardwood.

Direct peers

• Danzer Group: Vienna-headquartered hardwood specialist historically operating FSC-certified concessions in Africa (including Gabon and DRC), producing logs, lumber, and sliced veneer. Comparable to Rougier in African tropical hardwood sourcing, downstream processing, and FSC-certified supply model.
• Precious Woods Holding AG: Swiss-listed (SIX) sustainable tropical forestry company managing FSC-certified concessions in Gabon and the Amazon Basin, producing sawn timber, plywood, and engineered wood. Closest publicly traded comparable to Rougier in business model, geography (overlapping Gabon footprint), product mix, and sustainability certifications.
• Pallisco: Cameroon-based FSC-certified tropical hardwood producer operating concessions in Central Africa with sawmilling and downstream processing. Closest geographic and product peer to Rougier's African operations, though focused on Cameroon rather than Gabon/Congo.
• Interholco: Gabon-based tropical timber company (subsidiary of Danzer historically, now independent) operating FSC-certified concessions in Gabon and producing sawn timber and engineered wood. Direct regional overlap with Rougier's Gabon operations and similar product offerings.

Regional players

• Compagnie Forestière du Gabon (CFG): Gabonese forestry company historically holding forest concessions and operating in log production and primary processing. Directly comparable regional peer within Gabon, with overlapping end markets and similar concession-based business model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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