NRC | Nederlandse Rondhout Combinatie

What NRC | Nederlandse Rondhout Combinatie does

NRC (Nederlandse Rondhout Combinatie) is a Dutch roundwood trading intermediary headquartered in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. The company acts as an intermediary between forest owners and wood processing industries, operating across the Benelux region and Germany. Its offering is organized around three integrated service lines: wood procurement (sourcing standing timber, organizing felling, and delivering to forest roads, mills, or platforms), wood sales (supplying processors with roundwood in assorted specifications), and NRC Cargo, an in-house logistics capability combining inland shipping, road, and rail transport.

The legal entity is a Dutch private limited company (B.V.), registered under Chamber of Commerce number 81524404 with VAT number NL862125819B01. NRC holds FSC (Forest Stewardship Council), PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification), and ERBO certifications, positioning it inside certified sustainable timber supply chains. The company describes itself as a family business with generational timber expertise, supported by a small team of approximately nine employees.

Revenue is generated through trading margins on roundwood procurement and sale, supplemented by fees from NRC Cargo logistics services. Pricing is quote-based per assignment rather than subscription- or contract-anchored. The customer base spans two segments — forest owners seeking market access for their standing timber and wood processors requiring reliable certified supply — with no publicly disclosed named end customers or volume metrics. The value proposition centers on physical logistics execution, certification compliance, and market intermediation, with no proprietary technology platform described.

Name

NRC | Nederlandse Rondhout Combinatie

Legal name

Nederlandse Rondhout Combinatie B.V.

Website

https://nrchout.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

NRC (Nederlandse Rondhout Combinatie) is an Apeldoorn-based Dutch roundwood trading intermediary connecting forest owners with wood processors across Benelux and Germany via procurement, sales, and integrated logistics (NRC Cargo).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Timber Trading

NAICS

Support Activities for Forestry (1153), Other Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers (424590)

SIC

Forestry (800), Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150), Trucking (No Local) (4213)

akta.pro primary industry

Timberland Brokerage & Acquisition/Disposition Advisory (AFAMAKAB)

Keywords

• Roundwood procurement
• Timber trading
• Wood logistics services
• Forest supply chain
• Sustainable forestry sourcing

Headquarters

HQ city

Apeldoorn

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Roundwood Trading and Sales: NRC generates revenue through the purchase and sale of roundwood (standing trees, forest road delivered, mill/platform delivered) to wood processors. The company acts as an intermediary between forest owners and wood industries, facilitating efficient timber trade and providing market access for roundwood.
2. NRC Cargo Logistics Services: NRC Cargo provides roundwood transport services via water, road, and rail, generating revenue from logistics operations primarily in the Benelux and Germany.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Nederlandse Rondhout Combinatie (NRC) is a Dutch roundwood trading company that purchases roundwood from forest owners—either standing trees, forest road, or mill/platform delivered—and resells it to wood processing industries in Benelux and Germany. Through its NRC Cargo sub-brand, NRC also bundles multi-modal transport (inland waterway, road, and rail) to move timber from forest to processor as a single integrated service.

Product overview

NRC | Nederlandse Rondhout Combinatie is a Dutch forestry and timber trading company offering three interconnected core services: Wood Procurement (purchasing roundwood from forest owners through various mechanisms including standing tree purchase and delivered purchase), Wood Sale (selling roundwood to wood processors), and NRC Cargo (logistics and transport via water, road, and rail). The company positions itself as a reliable partner bridging forest owners and wood industries with a focus on sustainable forestry and long-term relationships.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NRC Cargo: NRC's logistics division specializing in roundwood transport by water, road, or rail across the Benelux and Germany.

Products and services

• Wood Procurement (Houtinkoop) Procurement of roundwood from forest owners across Benelux and Germany, with flexible delivery options (standing trees, forest road, or mill/platform), targeted at private and commercial forest owners who need a reliable buyer for their timber.
• Wood Sales (Houtverkoop) Sale of procured roundwood to wood processing industries including sawmills, packaging/pallet manufacturers, and pulp/paper mills, with each customer supported by a dedicated contact person.
• NRC Cargo (Logistics) Multi-modal freight service for roundwood using inland waterway vessels, road trucks, and rail, integrated with NRC's procurement and sales activities to move timber from forest to processor.

Named customers2 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

One partnership is on record.

• Forest OwnerscoreOthersNRC partners with forest owners to purchase standing trees, forest road wood, or mill/platform delivered roundwood. Each forest owner receives dedicated support including inventory assessment, planning, and execution services. These are long-term partnership relationships built on trust and reliable execution.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Stora Enso Oyj: Nordic forestry conglomerate owning forests and operating sawmills, pulp mills, and biomaterials plants across Europe. Comparable to NRC as a roundwood buyer and seller in Benelux/Germany, though vertically integrated and far larger.
• Mondi plc: European integrated paper and packaging group with significant roundwood and pulpwood procurement needs across its Benelux/Central-European mill network. Overlaps with NRC as a roundwood buyer in the same geographies.
• UPM-Kymmene Corporation: Finnish-headquartered global forestry and bioindustry group with timber sourcing and trading operations across Europe. Overlaps with NRC in roundwood procurement but at far greater scale and with vertically integrated mill offtake.
• Mayr-Melnhof Holz Holding AG: Austrian forestry and timber-processing group with sawmills and timber trading across Central Europe. Comparable as a regional roundwood trader and processor, with DACH overlap to NRC's German operations.
• SCA AB: Swedish forest-owner and timber company with European sales of sawn timber and pulpwood. Comparable to NRC as a roundwood trading counterpart in European markets, though it operates at vastly larger scale and owns its own forest assets.
• Holmen AB: Swedish forest-owner and sawmill operator with European sales of sawn timber and pulpwood. Comparable as a buyer/seller of roundwood in European markets, though it owns its own forest estates whereas NRC does not.

Direct peers

• Binderholz GmbH: Austrian family-owned sawmill and timber group that purchases roundwood and sells sawn timber and biomass across Europe. Comparable in business model (forest-owner procurement, processor supply, integrated logistics) and in family-business culture.
• Rettenmeier Holzindustrie GmbH: German family-owned sawmill and timber-processing company procuring roundwood from forest owners and serving industrial wood buyers across Germany. Closely comparable to NRC in business model and in DACH geographic focus.
• Setra Group: Swedish sawmill company procuring roundwood from private forest owners and selling sawn timber across Europe. Directly comparable to NRC in core trading function (forest-owner procurement + processor supply), though focused on the Nordic region.
• Wijma Kampen B.V. Dutch sawmill and roundwood processor active in the same Benelux sourcing market as NRC. Directly comparable because both purchase standing/roadside roundwood from forest owners and serve industrial wood-processing customers in the region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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