COLOMBIA – Colombian imports of European machinery for secondary wood processing (wood-based panels) reached USD 1.87 million in the first half of 2023 (6M-2023). This represented a sharp drop of 30.3% compared to the previous year (6M-2022: USD 2.69 million).
Italy’s SCM Group, was the second largest supplier of European composite wood processing machinery to the Colombian market in 6M-2023 with USD 637 thousand, which represented an improvement of 7.7%, compared to the same period in 2022. In 6M-2023, the SCM Group’s share of total imports was 33.9%, compared to 21.9% in 6M-2022 .
Italian vertical saw manufacturer Putsch Meniconi was the third largest European supplier of wood processing machinery to the Colombian market with USD 140.6 thousand in 6M-2023. An improvement of 9.0% compared to 6M-2022 (USD 129 thousand).
The main importers of European wood processing machinery to the Colombian market in 6M-2023 were Madecentro (USD 742.3 thousand), Sierras y Equipos (USD 679.1 thousand) and Industria de Muebles del Valle (USD 313.7 thousand).
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