Amira Yunos

The American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) 26th South East Asia (SEA) and China convention was held at JW Marriot Hotel Chengdu on 8 Sep 2023. With the theme ‘Sustainable American hardwood – the future of our living environment’, the convention was supported by Chengdu Furniture Chamber of Commerce and...

From 30 Dec 2024, the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) will replace the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR), according to the EU Timber Trade Federation (ETTF). It obliges importers of timber or timber products in the EU to apply a due diligence system prior to importing. They must have documentation to...

Interior design and construction company Unilin has partnered with Dutch company Wood Loop to recycle more wood waste. This minimises the volumes of incinerated waste and allows Unilin to focus on recycling to manufacture more chipboards using recycled material.Its group project manager of circular economy Kristof Hoye said, “The...

GaiaGaiaGlobal multidisciplinary architectural and engineering design group RSP Architects received the design award at Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA) Architectural Design Awards 2023. The award recognised its work in collaboration with Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects for Nanyang Technological University (NTU) academic building south. Known as Gaia, the infrastructure...

The Built Environment (BE) leaders’ summit took place on 6 Sep 2023, while the BEX Asia 2023 exhibition will run from 6-8 Sep 2023 at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Singapore.Under the International BE Week (IBEW), the two events were opened by Desmond Lee, minister for national development...

In June 2023, wood products company Masisa commissioned an EVOsteam steam preheating system from German manufacturer DIEFFENBACHER at its particleboard plant in Cabrero, Chile.DIEFFENBACHER EVOsteam at Masisa particleboard plant in Cabrero, Chile“DIEFFENBACHER’s EVOsteam is a low-investment solution for improvements, including boosting the capacity of our particleboard production in Cabrero,”...

For its Swedish customer Moelven Edanesågen — part of the Norwegian-Swedish Moelven group — which produces wood elements and systems for the construction sector, solid wood processing company Ledinek manufactured and delivered a new planer line for exterior elements. As part of a major investment at the Edane site...

Supplier of sliding table saws and edgebanders Altendorf Group America was honoured with the Association of Woodworking and Furnishings Suppliers (AWFS) visionary award for its artificial intelligence (AI)- and camera-based safety assistance system for sliding table saws, HAND GUARD, at this year's AWFS exhibition in Las Vegas, US.There were...

Woodworking machinery partner Salvamac is finalising the transfer of production to a new factory in Poznań, Poland. It will serve as new and larger spaces for construction of machines and a showroom set-up for tests and demonstrations. With new professionals, employees and technical-commercial staff joining this Italian-Polish company, founders...

The 51st edition of CIFF Guangzhou, China has closed its doors with a record-high attendance and a turnout rate of 28% more visitors compared to 2019, the last edition held before the pandemic.Wrapping up eight days on 31 March 2023, the 51st CIFF Guangzhou 2023 occupied 700,000m2 of exhibition...