ITALY – The 25th Xylexpo edition from 24 to 28 May closed with largely positive figures: 17,415 visitors attended the event, with a 14.2 percent increase compared to two years ago. 

Excellent results for international visitors with 29.1 percent of total attendance, up by 9.3 percent from 2014.

On the Italian side, 12,344 industry professionals came to FieraMilano-Rho from all over Italy, 16.3 percent more than in 2014 and representing 70.9 percent of all visitors. Europe was by far the main region of origin, with a 70.8 percent share of visitors, followed by Asia (including Russia and Turkey) with 19.2 percent, Americas (6 percent), Africa (3 percent) and Oceania (1 percent).

“We are very satisfied with the results of the Milan exhibition”, said Dario Corbetta, exhibition director. “We saw many people in the aisles of Xylexpo, plenty of exhibitors and visitors; we breathed a different air, a better atmosphere; there was a climate of participation and real interest. I want to stress the fact that everyone was at Xylexpo this year, ready to work together”.

Xylexpo, positioned among the most important exhibitions in the wood technology and wood-based materials industry, hosted in this edition 441 exhibitors (122 from 29 foreign countries), over a total surface of 29,189 square meters, two thousand more than in 2014.