FABRIQUE CAMEROUNAISE DE PARQUET

What FABRIQUE CAMEROUNAISE DE PARQUET does

Fabrique Camerounaise de Parquet (FIPCAM) is a vertically integrated Cameroonian forestry and wood-processing company founded on April 1, 2001 as a Société Anonyme with a single shareholder, tracing its lineage to family forestry operations dating back to 1929 and 30 years of prior Ivorian experience. The company holds three proprietary forest concessions totaling 193,719 hectares (UFAs 09 017, 09 018, 09 004B, and 10 045) across Cameroon's South and East regions, plus a subcontracting partnership on a 77,551-hectare concession (UFA 10 035) with Industries du Bois Camerounais (IBC). It commercializes over 37 tropical hardwood species including Acajou, Ayous, Azobé, Bilinga, Iroko, Moabi, Sapelli, Sipo, and Wengé.

FIPCAM operates two production units — Mfou (active, ~1,600 m3/month of sawn timber) and Eboumetoum (temporarily halted since 2009) — plus a third processing line rented at IBC's Mbalmayo facility since 2014. Its processing chain spans forest exploitation, transport, sawmilling, and four drying cells with 600 m3 combined capacity, producing logs (grumes), green lumber, dried lumber, parquet flooring, jointed panels (panneaux jointés), and lambris paneling. The company's product portfolio is anchored by its name-bearing parquet brand, manufactured from recovered friezes from sawing operations.

FIPCAM sells through direct channels to three identifiable customer segments: domestic sawmills (which absorb ~30% of log production), local construction industry and artisans (parquet, lambris, panels), and international export markets in Europe and Asia (authorized species only). Most recently disclosed revenue is 8 billion CFA francs (~$13M USD) with a workforce of approximately 532 employees and an average annual volume of 85,000 m3 across the network. Pricing is negotiated directly with clients and not publicly disclosed.

Name

FABRIQUE CAMEROUNAISE DE PARQUET

Legal name

FABRIQUE CAMEROUNAISE DE PARQUET "FIPCAM"

Website

https://fipcam.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fabrique Camerounaise de Parquet (FIPCAM) is a Cameroonian vertically integrated forestry and wood-processing company that holds ~193,719 hectares of proprietary forest concessions and serves domestic sawmills, local construction, and international export markets with logs, sawn timber, dried lumber, and parquet products.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wood products and forestry

NAICS

Wood Product Manufacturing (321)

SIC

Sawmills & Planting Mills, General (2421), Lumber & Wood Products (No Furniture) (2400), Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Sawmilling & Lumber Production (IMADADAA)

Keywords

• Tropical hardwood logging
• Sawmill operations
• Parquet flooring
• Wood drying services
• Sustainable forestry

Headquarters

HQ city

Mfou

HQ country

Cameroon

HQ region

Africa

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Log sales: 30% of log production is exported or sold to other sawmills on the local market. Export concerns exclusively some promotion species and those authorized by the Cameroon State.
2. Sawn timber (green lumber): Major part of log production is transformed into lumber according to specifications demanded by different clients. Approximately 11,000 m3/year exported as green lumber.
3. Dried lumber: Processed dried lumber with higher value-added. Approximately 8,500 m3/year exported. The company also recovers frieze and jointed pieces for parquet and jointed panel manufacturing.
4. Parquet products: Company name 'Fabrique Camerounaise de Parquet' indicates flooring/parquet is a core product. Parquet manufactured from recovered frieze from sawing operations.
5. Jointed panels: Manufactured from recovered jointed pieces from sawing operations, 100% Cameroon-made solid wood panels.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

FIPCAM is a vertically integrated forestry and wood manufacturing company operating approximately 271,270 hectares of forest concessions in Cameroon. It extracts tropical hardwood logs, processes them through sawmills (producing 1,600 m3/month of sawn timber), dries lumber in 4 kilns (600 m3 capacity), and manufactures finished wood products including parquet flooring, jointed panels, and lambris paneling. The company commercializes over 37 tropical hardwood species and sells products to other sawmills, the local construction industry, and international export markets.

Product overview

FIPCAM operates as a forestry and wood manufacturing company with a vertically integrated operation spanning forest concessions, log extraction, sawmilling, kiln drying, and finished wood product manufacturing. The product portfolio centers on three main categories: Grumes (raw logs, partially exported), Sciages (sawn timber/debités, the primary production output), and finished products including Parquet flooring, Panneaux jointés (solid wood jointed panels), and Lambris (paneling). The company processes approximately 1,600 m3 of sawn timber monthly and operates four kiln drying units with 600 m3 combined capacity. FIPCAM commercializes over 40 tropical hardwood species including Acajou, Ayous, Azobé, Bilinga, Bubinga, Doussié, Iroko, Moabi, Padouk, Sapelli, Sipo, Tali, Tiama, and Wengé.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Grumes (Logs) Raw timber logs extracted from FIPCAM's forest concessions. Approximately 30% of log production is exported or sold to other sawmills on the local market. Export is limited to certain promotion species and those authorized by the Cameroon State.
• Sciages (Sawn Timber / Débités) Sawn timber processed from logs according to client specifications. Primary production output of FIPCAM with average monthly production of 1,600 m3. Approximately 11,000 m3/year exported as green lumber, and an additional 8,500 m3/year exported as dried lumber.
• Parquet (Parquet Flooring) Parquet flooring manufactured from recovered frieze and jointed pieces as part of FIPCAM's value-added wood processing. Core product of the company, from which the company name is derived. Sold to local construction industry and artisans.
• Panneaux jointés (Jointed Panels) 100% Cameroon-made solid wood jointed panels manufactured from recovered frieze and jointed pieces from sawing operations as part of raw material valorization. Sold to local construction industry and artisans.
• Lambris (Wood Paneling) Wood paneling products displayed at trade events as part of FIPCAM's finished product portfolio. Sold to local construction industry and artisans.
• Tropical Hardwood Species Portfolio Portfolio of 37+ tropical hardwood species commercialized across Meliacées, Sapotacées, Cesalpiniacées, Papilionacées, and other botanical families, including Acajou, Assamela/Afromosia, Ayous/Obéché, Azobé, Bilinga, Bubinga, Doussié, Iroko, Moabi, Padouk rouge, Sapelli, Sipo, Tali, Tiama, and Wengé.

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

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.

• Industries du Bois Camerounais (IBC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013FIPCAM operates UFA 10 035 (77,551 hectares in Haut Nyong department, East region) under a subcontracting contract approved by the Minister of Forests and Fauna. The UFA was originally acquired by IBC following convention N° 0054/CPE/MINFOF of February 13, 2013. FIPCAM also rents processing capacity at IBC facility in Mbalmayo since 2014 to increase productivity and process fragile woods.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Precious Woods: Swiss-listed sustainable forestry group operating in Cameroon, Gabon, and Brazil. Comparable on tropical hardwood concessions, value-added processing, and European buyer focus; provides a public-market read on concession-based African forestry economics.
• Rougier: French family-owned group with vertically integrated forestry, sawmilling, and trading operations across Cameroon, Gabon, and Congo. Closest analogue to FIPCAM given shared French-African heritage, Cameroon presence, concession-based model, and tropical hardwood portfolio.
• Pallisco: One of the largest private Cameroonian forestry operators, holding concessions in the South and East regions. Directly comparable given the same jurisdiction, species mix, and concession-driven supply model.
• Wijma Cameroon: Dutch-owned forestry company operating concessions in Cameroon. Comparable on tropical hardwood sourcing, concession scale, and European export orientation.
• SFID (Société Forestière et Industrielle de la Diolé): Cameroonian forestry operator (subsidiary of the Belgian Danzer group historically, now restructured) with concessions and processing in Cameroon. Directly comparable on concession-based tropical hardwood supply.

Regional players

• SOCATRAL: Société Camerounaise de Transformation — Cameroonian timber transformation company operating in the same domestic market. Relevant for domestic processing and parquet/panel competition.

Broad incumbents

• Olam Timber (now Olam Agri / ofi): Large global agri-business conglomerate that operated a significant tropical timber division across Africa, including Cameroon. Broader scope than FIPCAM but overlaps on Cameroon forestry and tropical hardwood exports.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/FIPCAM5
• Facebookfacebook.com/fipcam
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fip-cam

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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