Glulam Market Size - By Product Type, Grade, Wood Species, Application, Analysis, Share, Growth Forecast, 2025 - 2034

Glulam Market Size

The global glulam market was estimated at USD 7.8 billion in 2024. The market is expected to grow from USD 8.1 billion in 2025 to USD 12.8 billion by 2034, growing at a CAGR of 5.2%.

• The glulam market has been experiencing a strong growth rate, mainly occasioned by the surging mode to go sustainable in constructions. With both governments and the business world focusing more on low-carbon and renewable building materials, glulam, which is highly engineered, structurally safe material created using sustainably grown timber, has become an alternative to steel and concrete. Its reduced embodied energy and carbon footprint commend with the global climate objectives, and this is likely to prompt more usage in sustainable projects.
   
• The mechanized mass timber construction is increasingly becoming standard Especially in multi-story building, since it has its advantages in terms of structural efficiency and prefabrication. The key aspect of this growth is the use of glulam which facilitates longer spans, load bearing capacity, and less time on the building site to assemble. The use of glulam as the structural element of mass timber is further growing as urban builders pay more attention to faster and more environmentally friendly construction.
   
• Moreover, increased interest in obtaining green building credentials like LEED, BREEAM, and WELL also favorably influence glulam adaptation. The materials used in glulam construction are often certified or rewarded to use renewable, low-emission lumber, and these places glulam at an advantageous point in sustaining buildings. Glulam is becoming common to specify by the builders and architects as a way of satisfying the certification requirements as well as increasing the marketability of a project.
   
• The adaptability and beauty of the glulam construction style are making it more embraced among the non-residential and residential architecture. Perfectly capable of shaping into straight or curvy shapes, it leads to innovative architecture, and its natural wooden surface looks attractive. Such applications of functionality and beauty precondition the use of glulam in the construction of modern and environmentally friendly facilities and promote its stable growth in the market.
   
• The market share of North America is 28.8 % as the region has a well-developed technological base and an increased level of applying new means of construction.
   
• In terms of product types, straight glulam beams possess the highest market share of 56.6% given that they are cost efficient, they are easy to manufacture and are structurally efficient and they have a broad potential use in both residential and commercial constructions projects.
   
• Grade wise structural grade has a higher market share of 39.4% as it has good load bearing capacity, and compatibility with various structural uses like beams, columns and trusses both in residential and commercial constructions.
   
• In wood species segment, the largest segment consists of softwood species because they are abundant, less costly, simple in processing and have a desirable strength to weight ratio and it has a market share of 74.06%.
   
• According to application, housing is one of the businesses where the market share is 59.05%, since glulam beams provide design freedom, esthetic and strength, with the view to using it in contemporary home designs, open plans and sustainable constructions. Moreover, the existing rise in the demand of so-called environment friendly materials and energy efficient homes has also been another factor which has increased the application of glulam in residential structures.
  
   

Glulam Market Trends

• The rising use of modular construction and prefabrication methodology has a huge role in influencing glulam industry. Due to the affordability of the process and the desire of developers to save on construction period and labor, glulam is quite appropriate, as off-site manufacturing could be used. Its dimensional stability and uniform strength make its installations easily fit and therefore it can be assembled faster on the ground and less wastage of the materials, which is attractive in cost-conscious and time-sensitive projects.
   
• The increased focus on digital design and Building Information Modeling (BIM) adoption is observed in more construction projects, which has a positive effect on the glulam market. Designers, especially architects and the engineers are becoming appreciative of using materials that are easily modeled to compute structural and aesthetic simulation results. The use of Glulam as a long-lasting, predictable and multi-purpose product can be perfectly utilized in digital planning tools, where design could be optimized and the project could be organized more efficiently.
   
• The second trend to take note of is that wood based architecture within urban centers is making a comeback due to consumer demand of biophilic design and nature inspired aesthetics. Cities need more heated and people-oriented design solutions, and glulam structures are all about the modern and natural way of delivering your space with both functionality and an aesthetic eye-pleasing appeal. This contemporary architecture boom is supporting the demand for engineered wood products within the high profile commercial and civic buildings.
   
• A gradual trend in the change of policy towards building codes and regulations to assist building using mass timber and engineered wood is present. Numerous jurisdictions are revising codes to allow taller timber structures and to favor renewable resources. Such regulatory changes also confirm the structural capacity of glulam and introduce new sections of the market otherwise controlled by concrete and steel.
   

Glulam Market Analysis

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Glulam industry based on product type segmented into straight glulam beams, curved and arched glulam, glulam columns and posts, glulam trusses and frames, glulam panels and decking, and specialty and custom products. The straight glulam beams were valued at USD 4.42 billion in 2024, and it is anticipated to expand to 4.6% of CAGR during 2025-2034.
 

• Straight glulam beams are the most traditional and the most frequently sold type of this product on the market because they are versatile, quite strong and they can be easily used in the regular building project. The beams are widely applied in places of residence and businesses, especially in roofing structures, floors and in supporting walls. There is still a demand in the market concerning straight beams because they keep up with modern trends in prefab building and present more affordable option to steel and concrete.
   
• Glulam curved and arched is becoming trendy with increased need to have expressive architecture in the public and commercial structures. These forms provide the designers with the freedom to incorporate the organic nature that is more pleasing to the eye without compromising the strength. In the meantime, glulam columns, trusses, and frames are more and more applied in modular and hybrid construction ones which allows assembling quickly and providing the construction with firm support.
   
• Panels and decking have gained use in residential decks and general platforms while making use of the dimensional stability, and weather resistance of glulam. Specialty and custom products, in lesser volume, are developing into high-end architecture where building specific performance characteristics and dimensions are needed.
   

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The glulam market from residential construction segment was valued at USD 4.61 billion in 2024 and gained 4.6% CAGR from 2025 to 2034 with a market share of 59.05%.
 

• The biggest segment in application of glulam is residential construction following increase in demand for environmentally friendly and timber-frame housing. Glulam has gained popularity in residential buildings because of its functionality in roof system, flooring and beam structures as it is easy to install, its natural appearance and its environmental friendliness. Due to rising urbanization and the promotion of low-carbon housing solutions, the role of glulam in the segment is likely to stay as dominant.
   
• Office buildings with glulam as well as shopping centers, and mixed-use projects utilizing the same are being adopted in commercial construction. The structural flexibility and capability to span long distances of the material allows its application in the open-plan designs and places of intensive movement. Buildings and structures (institutional and public) e.g. schools, libraries and recreation centers are turning to glulam due to its aesthetics, acoustical and sustainability qualities.
   
• There is also increasing Industrial and warehouse usage as constructors in search of sturdy, cost-effective structural systems in wide-span and function-based structures are interested in this type of construction. A relatively small but rapidly expanding market is infrastructure and niche applications such as pedestrian bridges, shelters and pavilions, with opportunities arising as building codes change and confidence in the long term life of the engineered wood accumulates.
   

Glulam market based on grade segmented into structural grade, appearance grade, industrial grade, and specialty and high-performance grades. The structural grade segment was valued at USD 3.07 billion in 2024, and it is anticipated to expand to 4.7% of CAGR during 2025-2034.
 

• Structural-grade glulam remains to be the largest portion as it is important in bearing of loads. It provides the internal strength of the residential and commercial buildings where it has been selected due to its engineered size and consistency, strength to weight and long span designs. This market is advantaged by the rising interest in using mass timber structures in high-rise buildings, especially housing and other commercial developments across cities.
   
• The appearance-grade glulam is also recording a significant increase in its use indoors, where appearances are most important. These products are also finished to bring out the natural grain and the warmth of the wood hence suitable to be used in exposed buildings in schools, cultural buildings, and high-end retail. High-performance and Specialty grades are also being developed in technically challenging applications such as seismic locations or marine facilities where the properties of increased load-bearing capabilities, moisture resistance or fire rating are desired.
   

Glulam industry based on wood species segmented into softwood species, and hardwood species. The softwood species segment was valued at USD 5.78 billion in 2024, and it is anticipated to expand to 4.7% of CAGR during 2025-2034.
 

• Glulam market is dominated by the use of softwood species because of their high availability, good mechanical characteristics as well as low cost. Such species as spruce, pine, and fir are quite common since they are easily processed and their weight is light, and they can be worked on structures. Its softwood segment has good supply chains and sustainability certificates, which makes it the most preferred in normal construction applications all over the world.
   
• Species of hard woods are increasingly popular now and particularly in those markets which are involved in high-end construction and design. These are the oak, ash and beech, which provide much higher density and durability and also have a good presentable look. Hardwood glulam may cost more and be harder to produce, but are favored in high-end interior construction, bridges and other visually and performance intensive public uses. The increased production in their use of specialty and custom glulam products is also indicative of a move towards performance-based and differentiated construction materials.
   

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U.S. glulam market was valued at USD 1.94 billion in 2024 and expected to grow at a 4.9% CAGR from 2025-2034.
 

• In North America, the largest market is the U.S. and Canada with combined market volume as the second-largest market of glulam. Mass timber construction in the whole region is enjoying a renewed spur in mid- and high-rise buildings, thus driving the push of glulam as a building material in structural use. The spreading of sustainable construction, together with the positive trend in building codes, especially the International Building Code (IBC), is speeding up the application of glulam in both commercial and institutional jobs.
   
• The trend gathered massive momentum with the privately commissioned developers and architectural companies taking a fancy to timber-based design wherein it is aesthetically pleasing and has a short carbon footprint and is also compatible with modules. Further growing popularity of prefab and biophilic design concepts is likely to incite even more glulam usage in both home and business markets.
   

Europe had a significant share in market in 2024 and is expected to increase at a steady rate from 2025 to 2034.
 

• Glulam market in Europe is already well developed but continuously increases, maintained by long-established sustainability standards, and a high environmental consciousness, as well as long traditions of building timber construction, in particular Germany and Austria and the Nordic region. The requirements of European construction focus on environmentally friendly materials and glulam falls in line with the carbon neutrality and green building in the EU.
   
• The market growth is also enabled by government incentives that encourage the construction of energy efficient buildings and the extensive usage of CLT and hybrid timber systems. Especially growing is the demand in the public infrastructure, buildings of culture, and environmentally friendly residential buildings. As much as the market is fairly saturated in certain areas, new engineered wood products and renovation projects still propel the market to succeed.
   

Asia-Pacific in the glulam market is expected to experience promising growth from 2025 to 2034.
 

• APAC is the biggest contributor of the world glulam industry, the factor influencing the increased rate of its contribution is high construction activity, rapid growth of urban infrastructure and rising knowledge of using environmentally friendly practices in building construction. The most significant contributors are countries such as China, Japan and Australia in which engineered timber is being adopted due to the structural discipline and low carbon footprint. Glulam has gained wide usage in Japan in the form of public buildings, and school and other educational facilities, and low rise housing.
   
• The location has numerous forest resources, low cost of production, and good government that promotes green building processes. The rise in the number of building certifications as green building and the inclusion of timber in mid-rise commercial buildings also hastens glulam use. The APAC market has the potential to grow in the future as there is still urbanization and need for cost-effective environmentally sustainable building solutions.
   

The market in Latin America is expected to experience significant growth from 2025 to 2034.
 

• The glulam market is relatively new in Latin America but slowly gaining grounds yet in Brazil, Chile and Argentina, where the sources of timber are in abundance. Building work in the region is becoming more interested in alternative and sustainable products compared to traditional ones at affordable prices; glulam is attracting more interest due to its strength in structure and its environmentally favorable characteristics.
   
• The increase in demand is mainly in top-end residential, hospitality and community developments and this is mostly spurred by foreign investment and test green schemes. Market growth is however constrained by reduced awareness, less competitive regulatory frameworks and weak developed engineered wood supply chains as compared to developed markets.
   

The glulam market in the Middle East and Africa is expected to experience significant growth from 2025 to 2034.
 

• The MEA region is a niche and slowly growing market with regards to glulam. The high-end commercial projects, hospitality, and institutional projects in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations are steering and promoting the construction decisions with sustainability objectives and innovative architecture designing. In feature elements, atriums and public installations, where a visually appealing and design flexibility is sought, glulam is increasingly being used.
   
• Nevertheless, the uptake remains low as a result of climatic obstacles, importation dependency, and mainstream control by concrete and steel use in construction. In Africa, the market penetration is extremely low, but since international alliances and pilot projects are undertake place, the demand can be provoked in future in big cities.
   

Glulam Market Share

• The top 5 companies in the glulam industry are Stora Enso Oyj, Binderholz GmbH, Boise Cascade Company, Mayr-Melnhof Holz Holding AG, Structurlam Mass Timber Corporation contributing around 38.5% of the market in 2024.
   
• The competitive environment is characterized by a cluster of market leaders who have established their market superiority by means of vertical integration, mass production capacity, and sustainable management of resources.
   
• These players also hold major segments of the value chain including forest operations to the last delivery of finished goods enabling them to have consistency in quality, stability in supply as well as cost along the chain. They are also strategically placed to meet enhanced global demand, because of their strategic investments in technologically advanced manufacturing plants.
   
• In order to sustain their dominant position in the marketplace, these firms give a prime importance in product innovation and technical differentiation. They produce a diverse form of high-performance glulam product utilized in technologically challenging structural uses such as long span structures, curved structures and hybrid timber systems.
   
• Their dedication in research and development to come up with moisture-resistant, fire-segregated and architecturally advanced solutions, help to adopt glulam in commercial and public and infrastructure parts.
   
• Besides the manufacturing excellence, these leading brands in the market have a great influence as they work strategically. They cooperate with the architects, construction companies, and regulating agencies to facilitate mass timber use and affect the development of building codes.
   
• Their incorporation of digital construction like BIM and engineered order services, ensuring better design flexibility and efficiency in construction. Through their involvement in such pioneer timber projects and in advocating sustainable construction, they have been able to make glulam stand tall as a modern, green and technically sound building medium.
   

Glulam Market Companies

Major players operating in the glulam industry are:

• Binderholz GmbH
• Boise Cascade Company
• Calvert Co. Inc.
• Element5 Co.
• Glulam Ltd (UK)
• Hasslacher Norica Timber
• Hundegger
• Martinsons Trä AB
• Mayr-Melnhof Holz Holding AG
• Rosboro
• Schilliger Holz AG
• Setra Group AB
• Stora Enso Oyj
• StructureCraft
• Structurlam Mass Timber Corporation
• Weinig Group
• Western Archrib
   
• Stora Enso Oyj keeps the top position in the glulam business due to massive production, certified sustainable forest management, and the development of R&D with the research of mass timber. It facilitates digital design technology and collaborates in construction of flagship timber jobs to increase its market impact.
   
• Binderholz GmbH utilizes its full integration model of production and Europe-based positioning to provide high-quality glulam in bulk. In order to enhance its competitive advantage, the company is emphasizing automation, continuing process optimization, and developing export markets.
   
• The company is a pure dominant player in the North American market since it has a wide delivery system and a standard glulam product in the field of residential and light commercial buildings. It has an advantage in terms of reliability of supplies and low-cost manufacturing practice with the standards of the U.S. construction industry.
   
• Mayr-Melnhof Holz Holding AG maintains its market position through manufacture of various kinds of structural glulam and investment on high performance engineered wood system. It lays stress on sustainable-sourced materials and encourages the use of architectural applications on public infrastructure in Europe.
   
• Structurlam Mass Timber Corporation is one of the leaders in innovation in hybrid timber system and mass timber landmark buildings. It has competitive edge on customized glulam solutions, supportive technical services and the introduction of high technology in the use of timber early.
   

Glulam Industry News

• On May 21, 2025, Stora Enso Oyj announced that it divested 12.4% of its Swedish forest holdings, valued at approximately €900 million, as well as a 15 year wood supply agreement, which secured the material for the company to carry out its operations. This divestment provided Stora Enso with additional balance sheet strength, plus a stable wood supply, which would also help to reinforce its competitive position in glulam production.
   
• In 2023 the Structurlam Mass Timber Corporation became part of Mercer Mass Timber, adding to Mercer's glulam and cross-laminated timber (CLT) production capacity an additional 45,000 m³. This acquisition will strengthen Mercer’s position in the North American mass construction market.
   
• On March 25, 2025, Setra Group AB adapted to market conditions by restructuring its Långshyttan facility from continuous to periodic production of CLT and wood components. The level of CLT production capacity was decreased, but the same digital glulam production capacity was maintained in order to continue to supply the construction market.
   

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Market, By Product Type

• Straight glulam beams
• Curved and arched glulam
• Glulam columns and posts
• Glulam trusses and frames
• Glulam panels and decking
• Specialty and custom products

Market, By Grade

• Structural grade
• Appearance grade
• Industrial grade
• Specialty and high-performance grades

Market, By Wood Species

• Softwood species
  • Douglas fir
  • Southern pine
  • Spruce-pine-fir (SPF)
  • Western hemlock and cedar
• Hardwood species
  • Oak and maple
  • Ash and hickory
  • Exotic and specialty hardwoods
  • Mixed species combinations

Market, By Application

• Residential construction
  • Single-family home
  • Multi-family and apartment buildings
  • Custom and luxury home
  • Renovation and remodeling
• Commercial construction
  • Office building
  • Retail and shopping centers
  • Hospitality and hotel construction
  • Mixed-use development
• Industrial and warehouse construction
  • Manufacturing facility
  • Distribution and logistics centers
  • Agricultural and storage buildings
  • Large span structure requirements
• Institutional and public buildings
  • Educational facility construction
  • Healthcare and hospital buildings
  • Government and municipal projects
  • Religious and community centers
• Infrastructure and transportation
  • Bridge construction
  • Pedestrian and cycling infrastructure
  • Transit station and platform
  • Marine and waterfront structures
• Specialty and niche applications
  • Sports and recreation facilities
  • Entertainment and cultural venues
  • Temporary and event structures
  • Restoration and historic preservation

The above information is provided for the following regions and countries:

• North America
  • U.S.
  • Canada
• Europe
  • UK
  • Germany
  • France
  • Italy
  • Spain
  • Rest of Europe
• Asia Pacific
  • China
  • India
  • Japan
  • South Korea
  • Australia
  • Rest of Asia Pacific 
• Latin America
  • Brazil
  • Mexico
  • Argentina
  • Rest of Latin America
• MEA
  • UAE
  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Africa
  • Rest of Middle East and Africa