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Strong finish of the year for German machinery manufacturers
GERMANY – The German mechanical eningeering industry had an extraordinarily strong recovery last year. While the first coronavirus pandemic year 2020 was characterised by significant declines in orders, the order books were filled again strongly in 2021.
Colombian furniture exports grow 58.5% in 2021
COLOMBIA – In 2021, Colombian wooden furniture exports reached USD 58.83 million, representing a sharp 58.5 percent improvement compared to last year, when wooden furniture exports reached USD 37.11 million.
Välinge wins Innovation Award
SWEDEN – FCNews has announced the winners of its inaugural FCNnovation Awards, a new initiative designed to recognize and highlight some of the most innovative new products and technologies in the flooring industry today.
Masterwood Names new General Manager
ITALY – The management of KDT group has appointed Mr. Giancarlo Santoro as the General Manager of Masterwood s.p.a. with immediate effect.
SCM Group state-of-the-art plant for Gautier
China Aims for Global Leadership in Robotics
GERMANY – The new 5-year plan for the robotics industry in China, released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) in Beijing, focuses on promoting innovation – making China a global leader for robot technology and industrial advancement.
Weinig Launches Major Investment Program at Holzher
GERMANY – The Weinig Group, a leading technology provider in the woodworking industry, is investing 15 million euros in its Panel Processing division to promote its subsidiary Holz-her.
New dates of the Salone del Mobile.Milano 2022
ITALY – The 60th edition of the Salone del Mobile.Milano moves to June 2022 boasting a plethora of new things.
MEM Industrial postponed
MEXICO - Recently the MEM Industrial Advisory Council met with the aim of conducting an evaluation of the viability of the 2022 edition of the event given the increase in cases of the Covid-19 Omicron variant in different states of the country and globally....
Brazilian Wooden Furniture Exports up 35.4% in November 2021
BRAZIL – Brazilian wooden furniture exports reached USD 74.66 million in November 2021 compared to USD 55.14 million in the same month 2020, an increase of 35.4 per cent. Compared to USD 45.56 million exported in November 2019 it represents an increase of 38.9 per cent.
Ecuadorian Particleboard Exports Maintain Strong Growth
ECUADOR – Ecuadorian Particleboard (PB/MDP) exports continued to grow at a strong rate in November 2021 reaching USD 18.19 million compared to USD 13.61 million in November 2020 and USD 10.87 million in November 2019 that represented increases of 33.6 per cent and 67.4 per cent respectively.
Laminex selects Argos Solutions for grading systems
AUSTRALIA – Laminex, one of Australia’s largest makers of wood panels and laminate products has again selected Argos Solutions for automatic grading systems to their melamine production lines.
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Biesse in FIMMA 2020: a must for the wood sector
SPAIN – Biesse will have a 700 m2 stand at FIMMA 2020, which will take place from March 10 to 13 at the of Feria Valencia fairgrounds. There Biesse will exhibit a wide variety of technologies that the company has developed for wood transformation.
SCM Group brings innovations to FIMMA to celebrate its 30 years in Spain
SPAIN – SCM prepares for a special edition of FIMMA-Maderalia. The next event, which will take place at the Valencia Fair from 10 to 13 March, will coincide with a very important goal for the Italian Group: the 30th anniversary of the establishment of SCM Spain.
FIMMA – Maderalia puts finishing touches to most international fair of recent years
SPAIN -With just over a month to go before it opens its doors, FIMMA – Maderalia is putting the final touches to this next edition of the fair, which takes place from March 10 – 13 at Feria Valencia.
Chile’s particleboard exports drop more than 18% in 2019
CHILE – Chile’s particleboard / MDP exports fell sharply in 2019 to USD 70.9 million, a decrease of 18.2 percent compared to USD 86.6 million achieved in 2018.
French government to require 50% timber in all new public buildings from 2022
FRANCE – As part of the French government’s push for sustainable urban development all new public buildings financed by the state must contain at least 50% wood from 2022.
Garnica begins construction in France of its seventh factory
FRANCE – On 28 January Garnica started construction of its seventh factory, which is located in the Parc du Grand Troyes, France.
More than 128,000 visitors attended imm cologne 2020
GERMANY – As imm cologne 2020 drew to a close on January 19, its organizers were satisfied with the positive overall results. More than 128,000 visitors attended the event to find inspiration from the industry, an increase in visitors compared to the most recent similar edition of the event (2018: 125,000 visitors).
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