What Quercus does

Quercus d.o.o. (legal name: ANTE MIJIĆ-QUERCUS d.o.o.) is a privately held, family-owned Croatian wood-processing manufacturer headquartered in Brođice, Novska, founded by Ante Mijić and operated with approximately 120 employees, all of whom are family members. The company specializes in primary and secondary processing of Slavonian oak and ash wood, operating two sawmills with a combined daily cutting capacity of 130 m³, twelve Muhlbock drying kilns providing 900 m³ of simultaneous drying capacity, and an annual elements output of approximately 25,000 m³. Its product portfolio spans sawn timber, dried wood, planed elements, glued panels, rustic solid flooring (oak and ash grades), lamella strips, RUF briquettes, wood chips, and firewood, supplemented by a premium MJ Wood Vision sub-brand that combines Slavonian oak with decorative epoxy resin for designer furniture (winner of the 2019 Design District Best Eco Innovation Award).

The company runs a build-to-order B2B sales motion: products are manufactured to customer-specified dimensions, sold directly to wholesale wood-industry buyers (construction, furniture manufacturing, interior design, and biomass/energy end-markets), with the website available in Croatian, English, and German and limited channel presence via the Design District trade show in Rovinj. A wholly-owned subsidiary, Quercus Energija, anchors a biomass/wood-chip energy vertical integrated with the sawmill waste stream, and the biomass plant is being expanded from 2,500 m³ to 3,000 m³, positioning Quercus as a regional biomass center.

Revenue is generated almost entirely from hardware sales of processed wood and biomass products; no formal pricing model is publicly disclosed. Growth and modernization have been financed through non-dilutive EU programs, including a 2020-2022 production-capacity expansion project (HRK 4.587m total, HRK 1.299m EU co-financing) that increased drying capacity by approximately 90%, and a 2023-2025 NextGenerationEU green-transition project (EUR 619,948 total, EUR 419,417 grant) targeting renewable energy and circular-economy practices. Management projects a 21.5% revenue increase and 21.2% export increase alongside 15 new hires from the latest EU project, indicating an export-led scaling trajectory beyond the Croatian domestic market.

Name

Quercus

Legal name

ANTE MIJIĆ-QUERCUS d.o.o.

Website

https://quercus-am.hr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Quercus d.o.o. is a family-owned Croatian manufacturer (Novo Brođice, ~120 employees) that processes Slavonian oak and ash into custom-dimension sawn timber, dried elements, panels, flooring, briquettes, and biomass, selling B2B to construction, furniture, interior-design, and energy buyers, plus a premium MJ Wood Vision epoxy-oak furniture sub-brand.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wood Products Manufacturing

NAICS

Wood Product Manufacturing (321), Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing (3212), Engineered Wood Member Manufacturing (321215), Hardwood Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing (321211)

SIC

Millwood, Veneer, Plywood, & Structural Wood Members (2430), Lumber & Wood Products (No Furniture) (2400)

akta.pro primary industry

Wood Remanufacturing (Mouldings, Millwork Blanks, Cut Stock) (IMAMABAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Planing Mills & Lumber Surfacing (IMAMABAE), Wood Flooring & Wood Veneer Products (IMADADAI), Wood Treatment & Preservation for Engineered Wood Products (IMAMACAM), Wood Mouldings, Millwork & Trim (IMADADAG)

Keywords

• Sawn timber manufacturing
• Wood processing products
• Oak ash elements
• Wood biomass briquettes
• Epoxy resin furniture

Headquarters

HQ city

Novska

HQ country

Croatia

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Wood product manufacturing and sales: Manufactures and sells various wood products including sawn timber, dried wood, elements, lamella, rustic flooring, wood panels, firewood, wood chips, and RUF briquettes made from oak and ash sawdust
2. MJ Wood Vision designer furniture: Custom furniture combining Slavonian oak with epoxy resin - premium product line with unique design offerings
3. Wood biomass/energy products: Produces and sells wood chips and RUF briquettes as biomass/energy products

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Quercus produces and sells processed wood products including sawn timber, dried and planed elements, glued panels, rustic flooring, lamella strips, firewood, RUF briquettes, and wood chips made from Slavonian oak and ash. Products are custom-manufactured to customer specifications across construction, furniture, interior design, and biomass energy end-markets. The company also produces premium designer furniture under the MJ Wood Vision sub-brand, combining Slavonian oak with epoxy resin.

Product overview

Quercus d.o.o. (also known as Ante Mijić – Quercus) is a wood manufacturing company with 120 employees specializing in primary and secondary wood processing. The company operates two sawmills producing sawn timber (Oak and Ash) with 130 m3 daily capacity, operates 12 Muhlbock drying kilns with 900 m3 simultaneous drying capacity, and produces various wood products including planed elements, glued panels, rustic flooring, lamella strips, wood elements, RUF briquettes, woodchips, and firewood. The company's MJ Wood Vision sub-brand produces premium furniture combining Slavonian oak with decorative epoxy resin. A separate Quercus Energija division focuses on wood biomass energy production. The company operates as a regional biomass center with 2,500 m3 current capacity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MJ Wood Vision: High-end furniture brand combining Slavonian oak and decorative epoxy resin. Products include tables and custom furniture with unique designs. Winner of Design District 2019 eco-innovation award.

Products and services

• Piljena građa (Sawn Timber) Fresh and dry sawn timber in oak and ash, with daily cutting capacity of 130 m3 across two sawmills operating in two shifts. Sold to B2B customers in construction, furniture, and wood products manufacturing.
• Blanjani elementi (Planed Elements) Dry planed/shaved wood elements with 8-12% humidity, made from oak and ash. Dimensions are customized according to customer orders for B2B wood industry buyers.
• Drvene lijepljene ploče (Wood Glued Panels) Glued wooden panels made from ash and oak wood, with dimensions customized according to customer specifications for B2B furniture and construction applications.
• Seljački pod (Rustic Solid Wood Flooring) Rustic solid wood flooring available in oak (Select, Natur, Markant, Rustik grades) and ash (Extra, Natur, Rustik grades). Sold to B2B flooring distributors and construction buyers.
• Lamele (Lamella) Wooden lamella strips made from oak and ash, with dimensions customized according to customer requirements. Used in furniture manufacturing and surface applications by B2B buyers.
• Elementi (Ash and Oak Elements) Ash and oak wood elements/stripes in classes A and B (core), with average annual capacity of 25,000 m3. Dimensions customized per customer orders. Sold B2B to wood industry and furniture manufacturers.
• Briketi RUF (RUF Briquettes) RUF wood briquettes made from dry oak and ash sawdust without binders or additives. Sold B2B to biomass energy buyers and heating distributors.
• Sušara (Wood Drying Service) Wood drying kilns with 900 m3 net capacity, operated with 12 Muhlbock drying kilns. Provides industrial drying services to B2B wood buyers requiring quality-controlled moisture levels.
• Sječka (Wood Chips) Wood chips in G50 size with 25-40% humidity, produced at the regional biomass center with current capacity of 2,500 m3 and expansion plans to 3,000 m3. Sold B2B to biomass energy buyers.
• Ogrijevno drvo (Firewood) Firewood products in oak and ash wood, sold to B2B heating and energy buyers in regional markets.
• MJ Wood Vision Designer Furniture Premium designer furniture line combining Slavonian oak with highly decorative epoxy resin, featuring full transparency, high strength, thermal properties, durability, and break resistance. Includes tables and custom furniture with customizable materials, colors, and designs. Winner of the Design District 2019 Best Eco Innovation Award.
• Quercus Energija (Wood Biomass Energy) Energy division of Quercus focused on wood biomass and renewable energy production, operating as a regional biomass center for wood chip and briquette energy products.

Quantifiable outcome

• 21.5% projected revenue increase from EU project implementation
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Binderholz: Austrian family-owned integrated wood products group with sawmills, drying, planed elements, glued panels, and biomass energy. Directly comparable in build-to-order B2B hardwood processing and byproduct-to-energy integration (Quercus Energija parallel).
• Hasslacher Norica Timber: Austrian sawmill group producing sawn timber, glued laminated timber, and engineered wood for European construction. Larger incumbent with similar hardwood processing, drying, and planing operations serving overlapping furniture and construction customers.
• Pfeifer Holz: Austrian family-owned sawmill and engineered wood group producing sawn timber, planed elements, glued panels, and biomass energy. Closely analogous vertically integrated hardwood processor with biomass operations similar to Quercus Energija.
• Barlinek: Polish wood flooring and sawn timber producer with sawmill operations and large-scale oak processing. Comparable to Quercus in oak flooring production and European B2B distribution, though at a materially larger scale.
• Stora Enso: Major European forest products group with sawmills, engineered wood, and panels. Provides context as a broad incumbent in the European wood product space, though much larger and more diversified than Quercus's regional hardwood focus.
• Mayr-Melnhof Holz: Austrian sawmill and timber merchant with significant European hardwood (beech/oak) processing capacity producing sawn timber, planed elements, and panels. Overlaps with Quercus in B2B hardwood supply to furniture and construction customers across Europe.

Emerging players

• Bjelin: Swedish/Croatian-headquartered wood flooring innovator (Välinge group). Operates production in the region and serves similar European flooring customers with hardwood flooring products — relevant adjacent comparator for Quercus's rustic oak flooring line.

Direct peers

• Bohor: Slovenian hardwood sawmill and wood-processing group producing sawn timber, planed elements, and glued panels for European furniture and construction buyers. Closely comparable regional hardwood processor with overlapping oak/beech product mix and B2B build-to-order model.
• Weitzer Parkett: Austrian wood flooring manufacturer producing solid oak and multi-layer parquet. Comparable to Quercus's Seljački pod (rustic solid flooring) line in product format, oak raw material, and European B2B distribution.
• Bauwerk Group: European solid and engineered wood flooring manufacturer (Swiss-headquartered). Directly comparable to Quercus's rustic solid oak/ash flooring product line and B2B sales into European construction and interior channels.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/mj_wood_vision

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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