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Biesse Sales and Profit Up in 1Q-2023
ITALY – The Biesse Group, a global leader in the technology for processing wood, reported results for the 1Q-2023. Sales revenues reached of EUR 209.5 million a 6.6 percent increase compared to the 1Q-2022 (EUR 196.6 million).
India’s Robot Boom Hits All-Time High
GERMANY – Sales of industrial robots in India reached a new record of 4,945 units installed.
CSIL: Furniture e-commerce. A World Review
ITALY – The first CSIL report focused on e-commerce was published in November 2001. There were 418 million internet users in the year 2000, this was about 5 years after Jeff Bezos delivered from his garage the very first book ever sold from the newly born Amazon platform.
Big Expectations for Return of On-Site interzum
GERMANY – interzum 2023, the world’s leading trade fair for furniture production and interior design, opens in Cologne.
Central Puerto Acquires Evasa
ARGENTINA – Central Puerto, Argentina’s largest electricity producer, acquired the forestry company Evasa (owned by a Harvard University investment fund), which manages three companies: Empresas Verdes Argentina, Las Misiones and Estancia Celina. All of them are geographically located in the center of the province of Corrientes.
Dorel Industries Hit with Cyber Attack
CANADA – Dorel Industries, one of the largest canadian furniture manufacturers, announced that it recently experienced a network security incident resulting in an unauthorized third-party gaining access to certain of Dorel’s systems.
Dexco Sales and Profit Down in 1Q-2023
Dexco, Brazil’s largest wood panel manufacturer, closed 1Q-2023 with revenue 19.7 percent lower than in the same period of 2022.
Ecuador: Particleboard Exports fall 7.1% in 1Q-2023
ECUADOR – The value of Ecuador’s particleboard exports (PB/MDP) reached USD 52.70 million in the first quarter of 2023 (1Q-2023).
Salone del Mobile 2023, Visitors increase of 15%
ITALY – The Salone del Mobile.Milano – 2023 ended with a total of 307.418 visitors. Compared with the previous year, this is an increase of 15 percent.
Raute Receives EUR 29 million Order from AS Latvijas Finieris
FINLAND – Raute Corporation informed that it has signed a contract worth EUR 29 million with AS Latvijas Finieris (Latvijas Finieris), Latvia for the delivery of technology to a plywood mill expansion.
IWF Establishes Cooperation Agreement with Eumabois
Kronospan to Build USD 350M OSB Plant in US
USA – Kronospan recently announced that it will begin construction of a new, state of the art, OSB manufacturing plant on its 460 acre site in Oxford, Alabama.
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Brazilian wood panel consumption expands 15.4% in 2021
BRAZIL – As reported by IBA (Brazilian Tree Industry), in 2021 the consumption of wood-based panels (Particleboard/MDP, MDF and Hardboard) in Brazil reached 8.25 million m3, an increase of 15.4 percent compared to the 7.15 million m3 reached in 2020.
Ecuador with record level of Particleboard Exports in 2021
ECUADOR – Ecuadorian exports of particleboard (PB/MDP) reached USD 198.17 million in 2021, a growth of 53.7 per cent compared to the previous year (2020: USD 128.96 million) and 54.69 per cent compared to 2019 (USD 128.10 million).
Dieffenbacher to deliver MDF plants with One Million cubic meters yearly Capacity to Vietnam
GERMANY – Headquartered in Ho Chi Minh City, the Vietnamese Kim Tin Group has commissioned Dieffenbacher to supply two MDF plants, with a combined production capacity of one million cubic meters per year, for its sites in Chon Thanh, Binh Phuoc province and Dau Giay, Dong Nai province.
FIMMA -Maderalia will explore wood innovations
SPAIN – FIMMA – Maderalia is finalizing the details of an edition that will once again feature an ambitious program of activities and conferences.
Slight Increase in Brazilian Particleboard exports in 2021
BRASIL – Brazilian Particleboard (PB / MDP) exports reached USD 86.80 million in 2021.
German Furniture Industry grows 2% in 2021
GERMANY – According to Jan Kurth, Managing Director of the Associations of the German Furniture Industry (VDM/VHK) despite the adverse framework conditions, the German furniture industry held its ground well in 2021.
1st Rosenheim LIGNA.Conference to be launched on 1 and 2 June 2022
GERMANY – After its cancellation in autumn 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 1st Rosenheim LIGNA.Conference is now being launched in summer 2022.
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