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Homag Merges Companies in Spain
SPAIN – Homag Machinery Barcelona, the first factory of the Homag Group outside Germany, absorbs the sales and service company Homag España Maquinaria, thus giving rise to Homag España S.A.U.
Scm Group turns seventy
ITALY – The seventieth anniversary of the Scm Group, global leader in machining technologies for an extensive range of materials and industrial components.
New Garnica Factory in France Starts Operations
FRANCIA – The new factory is located in Troyes, the Sud Champagne region in northern France. Garnica, a global leader in the plywood industry, initiated the construction process in 2021. The first warehouse and first floor of offices have been completed, and operations began in May.
Finsa’s Sales Exceed EUR 1 billion in 2021
SPAIN – Finsa, Spain’s leading manufacturer of wood-based panels, achieved a record turnover of EUR 1,119 million in 2021, 34 % more than in 2020 and 21 % above that achieved in 2019, far exceeding the pre-pandemic level.
Holz-Handwerk 2022 was Up to Industry Expectations
GERMANY – The recent summer edition of Holz-Handwerk & Fensterbau Frontale 2022 at Nuremberg met the expectations of the European woodworking industry.
Slight Increase in Value of Ecuadorian Particleboard Exports
ECUADOR – The value of Ecuador’s Particleboard/MDP (PB/MDP) exports totaled USD 15.01 million in May 2021, a slight increase of 3.8 percent compared to the same month last year (USD 14.46 million).
Brazilian furniture exports fall 5.3% in 5M-2022
BRAZIL – The value of Brazilian wood furniture exports reached USD 274.97 million in the first five months of 2022 (5M-2022). This represented a 5.3 percent drop compared to the same period of 2021 (5M-2021: USD 290.27 million).
ForMobile 2022 Exceeds all Previous editions
BRAZIL – The 9th edition of ForMobile, the brazilian wood processing tradeshow, which closed last Friday July 8 in Sao Paulo, exceeded the previous eight editions, with more than 50,000 visitors and 500 exhibitor brands.
Kronospan Invests EUR 400 million in Spain
SPAIN – Kronospan, the largest global wooden panel manufacturer, is investing more than EUR 400 million in a new manufacturing plant of wood-based panels for the furniture industry in Tortosa (Catalonia).
RTA Muebles Consolidates position as Leading furniture Manufacturer in Colombia
COLOMBIA – RTA Muebles reached sales of COP 198.8 billion in 2021, which compares to sales of COP 124.8 billion in 2020. This represented an increase of 59.2 percent, the highest among the country’s leading furniture manufacturers.
Holz-Handwerk returns in its 20th anniversay
GERMANY – Holz-Handwerk the European trade fair for machine technology, equipment and supplies for the secondary wood processing segment returns after four years for its 20th anniversary edition from 12-15th July 2022 at Exhibition Centre Nuremberg.
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.
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Koelnmesse confirms its return to physical trade fairs
GERMANY – Koelnmesse reacted critically to Messe Frankfurt’s announcement on September 21, 2020 that it would not hold any physical trade fairs until the beginning of April next year.
CSIL publishes study on Europe’s home office furniture market
ITALY – The new edition of CSIL report ‘Home office furniture market in Europe’ analyses the evolution of the working from home furniture segment, present scenario and growth prospects, and it is structured in two parts.
FIMMA – Maderalia postpones upcoming edition to 2021
SPAIN – FIMMA – Maderalia is now set to take place in 2021. The 39th edition of the International Fair for Materials, Technology and Components for Furniture, Interior Design and Contract Projects that was due to have taken place at the end of this year has finally been postponed to next year.
South Korea imposes anti-dumping duties against Vietnamese plywood
SOUTH KOREA – In a statement released on September 17, the Korea Trade Commission called for anti-dumping duties of 9.18~10.65 percent, ruling that Vietnamese products were imported below normal prices, resulting in a drop in domestic companies’ market share, employment and operating profit.
LIGNA 2021: strong industry support despite the challenges of the COVID-19
GERMANY- Preparations for LIGNA ’21 are already in full swing. The world’s top international wood-industry trade show is enjoying strong industry support despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The German trade fair calendar returns
GERMANY – This September and after a shutdown of almost six months due to the coronavirus pandemic, major exhibitions for trade visitors and the general public will be held again in Germany from September onwards, often in modified formats and sometimes with digital supplements.
Brazilian consumption of wood panels drops 11% in the first half of 2020
BRAZIL – According to IBÁ (Brazilian Tree Industry) reports, in the first semester of 2020 (6M-2020) the consumption of wooden panels (Particleboard, MDF and Hardboard) in Brazil reached 2.84 million m3, a fall of 11.0 percent compared to the 3.19 million m3 reached in 6M-2019.
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