TURKEY – As of September 1, 2020, Dieffenbacher GmbH Maschinen- und Anlagenbau from Eppingen, Germany, accelerated its business activities in Turkey by appointing Mr. Işık Zorcu as Project Manager in a newly established Dieffenbacher Liaison Office Turkey.
GERMANY – Ralf W. Dieter, CEO of Dürr AG, will additionally assume the position of CEO of Homag Group AG as of January 1, 2021. He will replace Pekka Paasivaara, who will leave the company by best mutual agreement.
CHINA – The vacuum specialist Schmalz celebrated the start of construction of a modern administration and production building in Taicang, China. From there, the market leader in vacuum technology intends to serve the Chinese market.
AUSTRIA – International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Starwood Orman Urunleri Sanayi A.S. to supply a fiber production line to its MDF plant in İnegöl, Turkey.
ITALY – The innovative “SCM Live Show” formula, the event broadcast in live streaming in 9 languages from 30 June to 2 July, to show off the latest SCM additions to woodworking businesses, won the “Editor’s Choice” Prize as best b2b digital event at the 17th edition of POPKA – Press Outdoor & Promotion Key Award.
GERMANY – Wood-based panels manufacturing systems provider Dieffenbacher has shared details on a number of plant modernizations projects designed to help wooden panel producers stay competitive.
GERMANY – VDMA, the German woodworking machinery association, informs that after 10 years of growth, the sales boom for the woodworking machinery industry will come to an end this year.
GERMANY – In the third quarter of 2020, Homag Group recorded a significant improvement in order intake (+41%) and an economic recovery compared to the second quarter of 2020. Nevertheless, the nine-month figures are also affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
ITALIA – The Biesse Group, a global leader in woodworking technology, reported that sales revenues as of 30 September 2020 (9M-2020) amounted to € 396.4 million, down 22.4 per cent on 2019.
ITALY – The Acimall (Italian woodworking machinery and tools manufacturers’ association) figures for July-September 2020 clearly reflect what’s happening in this key segment of the Italian mechanical engineering industry.
FINLAND – Raute Corporation has received orders worth approximately EUR 55 million from LLC Plitwood from Russia.
GERMANY – Egypt Kuwait Holding (EKH) subsidiary Nile Wood has ordered from Dieffenbacher a complete MDF plant with CPS+ continuous press for its greenfield site in Sadat City, Egypt. The order placed in September 2020 follows a development and engineering phase that began in late 2018.
