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Image: Tiana Borcherding/UnsplashAccording to Global Wood Trade Network, Vietnam's exports wood and wood products fell by 34.8% to US$1.6bn year-on-year in January and February 2023.This is due to a fall-off in demand, according to the Export and Import Department under Ministry of Industry and Trade.In February 2023, exports of...

The market share growth by the living room furniture segment will be significant during the forecast period of 2022-2027According to a report by Technavio, the home furniture market size in the US is estimated to increase by US$13.32bn between 2022-2027, growing at a momentum of CAGR of 3.7%.In particular, improving residential...

Wolfgang Lashofer, the new managing director of Dieffenbacher Energy, Dieffenbacher's newest subsidiary (Image: Dieffenbacher)With effect from 1 Mar 2023, Wolfgang Lashofer was appointed as the new managing director of Dieffenbacher Energy, which was formed at the beginning of the year from the acquisition of BERTSCHenergy, based in Bludenz, western...

Leuco's DiaCurve end mill (Image: Ledermann/Leuco)In the run-up to LIGNA 2023, Leuco will be featuring a new DP nesting end mill, called the Leuco DiaCurve end mill.According to Leuco, it is a new type milling cutter that has a narc-shaped or curved cutting edge shape, with a unique design...

Rendered design using AIGC SolutionCoohom has released the AIGC Solution, a 3D spatial design software that uses an algorithm similar to ChatGP — an artificial intelligent chatbot developed by OpenAI — to build a 3D interior floor plan and decorations according what the user typed.AIGC, or artificial intelligence generated...

Toppan headquarters (Image: Toppan)Toppan, a provider of various solutions, including decor materials, will introduce an internal carbon pricing system for its capital investment from FY2023 onwards.Internal carbon pricing is an important indicator that businesses themselves set and use to drive low-carbon investment and related measures. Its adoption as an...

The World Technology Leader Award (Image: Altendorf)Manufacturer of sliding table saws and edgebanders Altendorf has been awarded the World Technology Leader Award (WTLA), in addition to a third place in the public online voting placed ahead of global corporations such as Apple, Samsonite and Jabra.The WTLA and the inquiry...

Mercer International produces 140 thousand cubic metres of CLT annually (Image: Mercer International)Mercer International has announced that it has signed its first major mass timber project contract with a large consumer products retailer.The project, which is comprised of cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels, glue-laminated (glulam) beams and connector elements, is...

3D image of Raute Green Veneer Composing Line R7 (Image: Raute)Uruguayan wood-panel producer Lumin has decided to invest in a new Raute Green Veneer Composing Line R7.According to Raute, the line will be installed as an in-line solution into a non-Raute brand peeling line and will be used...

From left: Volker Rehrmann, executive vice-president and head of Tomra Recycling; Fabrizio Radice, vice-president and head of global sales and marketing; Tove Andersen, CEO of Tomra Recycling; Tom Eng, senior vice-president and head of Tomra Recycling Sorting; and André Lehmann, test centre managerTomra Recycling Sorting has opened a second...