GERMANY - LIGNA.21 as the 2021 edition of the most important trade fair of machinery and technology for wood processing has been branded, will now take place in autumn.

The original may date has been moved  from September 27 to October 1, 2021. After careful analysis and  in view of the current global evolution of the pandemic, Deutsche Messe and the German association VDMA have jointly decided to postpone Ligna by around five months next year.

As co-organizer of Ligna, the VDMA sees the postponement of the event date as the only effective means of successfully staging the world's most important trade show for the international wood industry in the interests of all participants. “The postponement of Ligna is absolutely necessary. It is the world’s most important platform for our companies and the customers of the woodworking and processing industry,” says Dr. Bernhard Dirr, Managing Director of the VDMA Woodworking Machinery Association. “The industry needs this marketplace. With Ligna in September 2021, we want to send out a signal of new impetus and investment in the global marketplace.”

“We are already looking forward to numerous innovations, particularly in the three focus topics of LIGNA.21: Woodworking Transformation , Prefab Building Processes and Green Material Processing,” adds Christian Pfeiffer, Global Director Ligna & Woodworking Shows at Deutsche Messe. “In September, LIGNA.21 will be held as a hybrid event for the first time, underscoring its function as a leading industry event and presenting the world’s range of tools, machinery and equipment for woodworking and wood processing.”