CIFF Guangzhou was held in Pazhou CIFF Guangzhou this year welcomed over 4,100 exhibitors, including influential Chinese brands and major international furniture companies, and attracted 195,082 visitors. An important fair for the woodworking industry, it lasted for eight days from 18 to 21 March and 28 to 31 March. The show featured …
16-09-2017
Finnish Sawmill Industries, Kai Merivuori, CEO, CIFF, China, Asia
Kai Merivuori, CEO of Finnish Sawmill Industries, shares his perspective on wood trade developments between Finland and China. “There is more wood in our forest than ever. Wood is renewable. It is a great argument for its use these days,” Merivuori says. “Resource efficient and using high-tech systems, we are able to use …
Running from 11 to 14 September, CIFF will host more than 2,000 exhibiting companies, which will occupy 400,000 sqm of exhibition space. Over 100,000 visitors are expected and organisers say that the number of pre-registrations have gone up 121.3 per cent. In addition to being hosted in two strategically located Chinese cities, the various …
10-01-2017
CIFF, Guangzhou, 2017
CIFF (China International Furniture Fair), the world’s largest furniture exhibition with its 1.15 million square metres of exhibition space, 6,000 participating companies and 250,000 visitors is the industry’s key event to take advantage of business opportunities. CIFF 2017 in Guangzhou is held in two phases—18 to 21 March, and …
16-09-2016
CIFF, China wood market analysis, 1H/2016
China imported a total of 39.5 million cubic metres of wood products (logs and sawn timber), an 8.6% increase compared to the year before, following a 7.2% dip from 2015. “The figures correspond to the country’s 7% spike in GDP after a period of slowdown,” said Wang Shao Fang, secretary general of the Shanghai Timber Trade …
16-09-2016
CIFF, Global Furniture Outlook
Speakers at the Global Furniture Outlook forum at CIFF (7-10 Sept). From left: Alessandra Tracogna, Senior Partner, Centre for Industrial Studies; Patrizia Torelli, CEO, Australian Furniture Association; Kevin Castellani, Executive Director, Progressive Business Media; Fabrizio Todeschini, Edimotion Srl. Asia Pacific will continue to be …
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