CHILE – On March 17, Arauco acquired the entire stake held by Etex in E2E S.A., a company dedicated to the development of dry construction solutions of high standards, which currently has a presence in Chile and Brazil.

GERMANY – Anyone looking for new furniture can now make a sustainable purchase decision even better: The German Quality Association for Furniture (DGM) has developed the new quality mark “Furniture – circularly sustainable” and launched it together with RAL.

BELGIUM – EPLF, European Producers of Laminate Flooring Association, announced that Wemhöner Surface Technologies has joined the association as of February 2023.

COLOMBIA – Colombian imports of European machinery for secondary wood processing (wood-based panels) reached USD 5.57 million in 2022. This represented a significant drop of 32.6% compared to the previous year (2021: USD 8.26 million).

GERMANY – As the trade show with the world’s widest range of processing machinery for wood construction, Ligna 2023 will examine the focus topic “Prefab Building Processes” from all angles.

RUSSIA – The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) announces the withdrawal of Russia’s remaining forest management certificates by their respective certification bodies.

ITALY – 2022 closed positively for italian woodworking technology.

ITALIA – With over 95% of the votes, the extraordinary shareholders’ meeting of FederlegnoArredo resolved that Claudio Feltrin , current president in office until 2024, will continue his mandate for another two years, until 2026.

ARGENTINA – Argentine imports of European machinery for secondary wood processing (wooden panels) reached USD 7.24 million in 2022.

COLOMBIA – Colombian wooden furniture exports maintained a positive level of growth in 2022. They went from USD 58.83 million in 2021 to USD 60.69 million in 2022, an increase of 3.2 percent.

SPAIN – AMC, the Spanish Kitchen Furniture Association, has reported a 17% year-on-year increase in turnover for its kitchen furniture manufacturing members in 2022, while that of the other member companies rose by 8.28%.

GERMANY – Research and development, as well as education and training, are indispensable on the road to a more sustainable and productive future for woodworking and wood processing.