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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.
EPF Reports Strong 2021 Results, Cautious for 2022
BELGIUM – EPF, the European Wood-based Panels Federation, welcomed more than 150 participants to its Annual General Meeting 2022 on 29 June -1 July in Ghent Belgium.
Tafisa Canada Invests USD 48 million in Production Plants
CANADA – Tafisa Canada, a leading particleboard and decorative panel manufacturer, confirmed a total of USD 48 million in investments in its facilities in Lac-Mégantic, Canada.
Altendorf, Biesse and Felder among Challenger Awards Finalists
USA – Twenty finalists, among them Altendorf, Biesse and Felder, were selected from a field of 86 entries in the 2022 edition of the IWF Challengers Distinguished Achievement Award competition.
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.
Best of Neocon 2022 Winner
USA – NeoCon revealed the winners of the 2022 edition of the prestigious Best of NeoCon Awards.
SCM Introduces Windorflex, machining cell for windows and doors
ITALIA – Nowadays, design and eco-sustainability are the two main trends defining wooden windows production.
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.
Uniboard Invests USD 250 million to Modernize and Expand Plant
CANADA – Uniboard, the largest Canadian based producer of wooden panels servicing a variety of interior and exterior uses, announced an investment of USD 250 million in a new state-of-the-art particleboard press line at its Val-d’Or plant, Quebec.
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AWA fiberboard market study 2020 released
NETHERLANDS – With over 200 registrations, the first AWAVirtual™ International Fiberboard Industry Conference and Exhibition was a success.
Ingka Group increases its sustainability investments by EUR 600 million
NETHERLANDS – Ingka Group, IKEA’s parent company, is increasing the pace of investment to meet the retailer’s overall goal of becoming climate positive by 2030.
DOMOTEX 2021 postponed from January to May
DOMOTEX 2021 postponed from January to May
GERMANY – Although two thirds of the exhibition space – about 62,000 square meters – had already been booked and a comprehensive hygiene concept had been developed to comply with COVID-19 safety regulations, Deutsche Messe AG has decided to postpone the next edition of Domotex to 20 – 22 May 2021.
Spanish furniture exports decline 21.5% in the first half of 2020
SPAIN – During the first six months of this year, there is a sharp decline in both exports and imports of furniture in Spain, as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, which has impaired commercial operations especially during the months of March, April and May.
Ecuadorian particleboard exports down 19.6% in the first seven months of 2020
ECUADOR – With exports for USD 57.88 million in the first seven months of 2020 (7M-2020), Ecuadorian exports of Particleboard / MDP (PB / MDP) fell 19.6 percent compared to the same period of 2019 (7M-2019: USD 72.01 millions).
Andy O’Hare named CPA president
U.S. – The Composite Panel Association (CPA) announced the hiring of Andy O’Hare as the new President beginning August 3, 2020. Andy has over 25 years of diverse association management experience and comes to CPA from The Fertilizer Institute (TFI).
Siempelkamp to install new forming and press line for Kastamonu in Turkey
TURKEY – Siempelkamp started at the end of July assembly work on the new Kastamonu Entegre forming and press line, with the 7′ X 37.1 meter ninth-generation ContiRoll® for the production of particleboard in Samsun.
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