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XIA-Xylexpo Innovation Awards were assigned for the fourth edition
ITALY – On Friday, October 14th, the XIA-Xylexpo Innovation Awards were assigned for the fourth edition.
Uniboard Canada’s Plant Modernization Advances
CANADA – Canadian wood-based panel producer Uniboard starts third phase of its modernization project in Val-d’Or, Quebec.
Intermeble signs Unilin License Agreement for Uniclic Technology for Furniture
POLAND – Unilin Technologies announced that furniture producer Intermeble has signed a license agreement for their click furniture technology.
Smartech and Siempelkamp will Collaborate to Bring Artificial Intelligence technology to Wood Panel Industry
GERMANY – Smartech and Siempelkamp announced their collaboration to ignite a manufacturing revolution with artificial intelligence for the wood-based panel industry.
Three Companies Resign From KCMA Over Trade Matters
USA – KCMA (Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association) regrets to announce that during its recent board meeting, American Woodmark, MasterBrand Cabinets and Cabinetworks Group notified KCMA leadership of their resignation from the association.
interzum 2023: The Best of both Worlds
GERMANY – interzum, The world’s leading international trade fair for the furniture supplier industry and interior design has used the challenges of the last years to create the optimal hybrid format.
Movelsul 2023 in Commercialization Phase
BRAZIL – Scheduled for August 28-31, 2023, at the Parque de Eventos Bento Gonçalves, Movelsul is in the space sales phase.
Arauco to Build new MDF Plant in Mexico
MEXICO – Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A. (Arauco) recently announced that its Board of Directors has approved the decision of its subsidiary Arauco Industria de México, S.A. DE C.V. to build a new MDF production line.
Arauco buys Wood and signs Agreements for Future Supply of its Plants
CHILE – For the world to be sustainable, it needs wood. The purpose of Arauco is to contribute forestry products to the lives of millions of people by enabling the operation of its industrial plants.
Altendorf Group Recognized with Productivity Award
GERMANY – The Altendorf Group has received the Productivity Award from Concept AG.
Roseburg Modernizes MDF Mouldings Production in Canada
CANADA – Roseburg recently announced automation and modernization of its at Pembroke MDF plant in Ontario for Mouldings production.
Proteak appoints new CEO
MEXICO – Proteak, the largest Mexican forestry company, informed that after 10 years of collaborating with the company, Omar Nacif Serio decided to close a cycle both professionally and personally, so he left the company’s General Management on September 14 of this year.
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Ligna 2021 gears up live event
GERMANY – The preparations for LIGNA.21 (27.9. to 1.10.2021) are in full swing. Despite the challenges posed by the Covid 19 pandemic, the leading trade show for the woodworking and wood processing industries is enjoying a high level of commitment from the industry.
The German Engineering Federation anticipates 3% sales increase for woodworking machinery
GERMANY – VDMA (Verband Deutscher Maschinen-und Anlagenbau, German Engineering Federation) which represents 3300 German and European mechanical and plant engineering companies remains optimistic for an improving business climate in 2021.
Peruvian chipboard imports set a new record in 2020
PERU – In 2020 and despite having had a sharp fall in the first half of the year, Peruvian imports of Particleboard / MDP (PB / MDP) amounted to a record figure of USD 108.9 million, which represented an increase of 7.9 percent compared to 2019 (2019: USD 100.9 million).
Expo Mueble Internacional Winter edition 2021 will be virtual
MEXICO- Abelardo Arreola and Enrique Ruiz, president and coordinator of the Exhibitions Committee of the Jalisco Furniture Manufacturers Association (Afamjal), respectively, reported that after evaluating the evolution around the health emergency of COVID-19 in Mexico, the Organizing Committee of Expo Mueble Internacional made the decision to carry out only the digital edition of the event for this winter 2021, on March 10, 11 and 12.
Ecuadorian imports of European machinery for wood panels up 14.4% in 2020
ECUADOR – Ecuadorian imports of European machinery and technology for the secondary transformation of wood panels reached USD 1.79 million in 2020. This figure represents an increase of 14.4 percent compared to imports of USD 1.56 million in 2019.
Abimóvel renews Brazilian Furniture Project agreement with Apex-Brasil
BRAZIL – On Thursday February 11 the president of ABIMÓVEL, the Brazilian Association of Furniture Industries, Maristela Cusin Longhi, attended in Brasilia (DF) the event to renew the agreement with Apex-Brasil, the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency.
2020 was a difficult year for Koelnmesse
GERMANY – In 2020 sales of Koelnmesse will drop from 413 to 95 million euros as 54 of 70 planned trade fairs had to be canceled.
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