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Eucatex Sales Improve 10.9% in First Half 2023
BRAZIL – Eucatex, one of the main wooden panel manufacturers in brasil, reported that Sales revenue in 2Q-2023 reached BRL 651.3 million, compared to BRL 600.9 million in 2Q-2022, up 8.4%.
Peruvian Wooden Furniture Imports Rebound in June
PERU – The value of Peruvian imports of wooden furniture grew 36.5% in June 2023 and reached USD 4.2 million, compared to USD 3.1 million in June of the previous year.
China Main Supplier Country of Plastic Edgebands to Peru
PERU – The value of Peruvian imports of plastic edgebands amounted to USD 2.57 million in the first half of 2023 (6M-2023).
SCM: The new Digital Home of Woodworking Innovation
ITALY – SCM is confirmed as a solid group which continues to grow and innovate, investing in its industrial sites in Italy to increase its production capacity and further enhance its relationship with customers.
Dexco Sales Down 15.6% in 6M-2023
BRAZIL – Dexco, the largest wooden panel manufacturer in Brazil, reported sales revenue of BRL 1,953.8 million in the 2Q-2023, a drop of 11.7% versus 2Q-2022. For the semester (6M-2023), Sales Revenue was BRL 3,665.8 million, down 15.6% compared to same period 2022 (6M-2022: 4,344.6 million).
Homag Reports Sales Increase in 6M-2023
GERMANY – The Homag Group Order intake in the first half of 2023 (6M-2023) reflects weaker capital expenditure in the furniture industry.
EU Commission sets Stricter Emission Limits for Formaldehyde
BELGIUM – On July 14th, 2023, with the publication of the Regulation 2023/1464, the EU Commission has adopted new significant measures to reduce formaldehyde emission from a wide range of products including wood-based panels and furniture.
Liquidation Of CalPlant MDF Manufacturing Equipment Announced
Egger Reports Sales Increase in Financial Year 2022/2023
AUSTRIA – For the 2022/2023 financial year, Egger reports an increase in revenue, but a decline in earnings.
Biesse: Stable First Half 2023 Results
ITALY – The Biesse Group, a world leader in wood processing technology, has presented its results for the first half of 2023 (6M-2023).
Reduction in Argentine Machinery Imports in 4M-2023
ARGENTINA – The value of Argentine imports of European wood processing machinery (panels) fell 25.8 percent in the first four months of 2023 (4M-2023).
Chilean Particleboard Exports Maintain Improvement in 5M-2023
CHILE – The value of Chilean exports of particleboard (PB/MDP) increased by 13.1 percent in the first 5 months of 2023 (5M-2023) reaching USD 46.60 million, compared to USD 41.20 million in the same period of 2022.
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Fitecma 2022 with record number of exhibitors
ARGENTINA – From July 13 to 16, more than 120 exhibitors and 350 brands represented from Argentina and abroad will cover all four pavilions of the Costa Salguero Center in the city of Buenos Aires.
German kitchen manufacturers increase sales to EUR 2.1 billion in 4M-2022
GERMANY – The German kitchen furniture industry continues to benefit from the upgrading of the home in times of the coronavirus pandemic.
Strong Increase in Brazilian Particleboard Exports in 5M-2022
BRAZIL – The value of Brazilian exports of particleboard (PB / MDP) reached USD 55.70 million in the first five months of 2022 (5M-2022).
Chilean Particleboard Exports up 9.5% in 4M-2022
CHILE – The value of Chilean exports of particleboard/ MDP (PB/MDP) had an improvement of 9.5 percent in the first four months of 2022 by totaling USD 28.83 million, which compares to USD 26.33 million in the same period of 2021.
Six Wood-Furniture Companies Among the TOP 1000 in Colombia
COLOMBIA – The 2021 sales of the six companies in the wood-furniture sector listed among the top 1000 companies in the country grew 48.4 percent in 2021 reaching COP 2,289.5 billion.
Catas gets a new accreditation for antibacterial coating
ITALY – Catas one of the leading European testing laboratory and products certification body for the wood-furniture sector, with offices in Italy– obtains new accreditation for antibacterial coating.
European Wood Panel Industry Scales up Recycling and Circular use of Recovered Wood
BELGIUM – Horizon Europe project EcoReFibre explores smart sorting and processing technologies to recycle post-consumer waste wood back into fibreboards and into novel building products.
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