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Image: Steve Mushero/UnsplashAccording to data from China’s Customs, 2022 sawnwood imports into China totalled 26.66 million m3 valued at US$7.53bn, a year-on-year decreases of 8% in volume and 4% in value on 2021. The average price for imported sawnwood in 2022 was $282/m3, a year-on-year rise of 4%.China's sawnwood...

Image: Artiom Vallat/UnsplashAccording to Wood Resources Quarterly, wood raw-material costs for sawmills in North America and Europe eased in the Q3 of 2022 as demand and prices for lumber fell.A few countries faced slight log price increases in their local currencies, but with the strengthening US dollar, practically...

Image: Amr Taha/UnsplashAccording to Future Market Insights, the global plywood market is valued at US$85.5bn as of 2023. The market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.3% during the period 2023-2033, and by 2033, the market is expected to be valued at US$156.9bn.Asia-Pacific is expected to be...

The furniture pieces showcased for SLOW SpainThe American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) is presenting two wood design projects at the Madrid Design Festival 2023, from 7 Feb-12 Mar 2023.The first is 'SLOW Spain: Slow design for fast change', a project in collaboration with nine Spanish design schools, that showcases...

The WZ14 is now included in the EDGETEQ S-500 series (Image: HOMAG)German woodworking machinery manufacturer HOMAG is featuring their EDGETEQ S-500 edgebander at LIGNA 2023, but with a new workpiece system specifically to debut at the trade fair.The EDGETEQ S-500 offers high flexibility in edgebanding and feed rates of...

Robots matched with panel sizing saws for stacking (Image: IMA Schelling)IMA Schelling, a provider of plant solutions for the woodworking industry, will be featuring their robots with in-house panel sizing saws for the automatic stacking of wood blanks at the upcoming LIGNA 2023.For IMA Schelling, robots matched to in-house...

Claudio Coral, CEO of Coral on the left, and Clement Su on the right (Image: Coral)As of February 2023, provider of air extraction and filtration solutions Coral is based in Singapore.The agreement was sealed in recent days with the creation of the new company Coral Asia-Pacific, under the technical...

Smartech to supply Egger four SMARTWAX systems in 2023Smartech, a hi-tech company that develops engineered systems to reduce raw materials use, has announced they have received a new order from Egger Group to deliver four additional SMARTWAX systems in 2023 with an option for four supplementary systems in...

The Taiwan International Woodworking Machinery Show (WOOD TAIWAN) will return to a physical format after a five-year hiatus.From 20-23 Apr 2023 at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Hall 1, exhibitors will showcase a range of products from the wood industry's upstream, midstream, and downstream sector like wood processing...

Contract signing between Greenpanel managing director and CEO Shobhan Mittal, and Dieffenbacher CEO Christian Dieffenbacher at Dieffenbacher's headquarters in Eppingen, Germany (Image: Dieffenbacher)Indian medium-density fibreboard (MDF) manufacturer Greenpanel Industries has ordered its third MDF plant from Dieffenbacher.The new thin-board line based on Dieffenbacher’s smart plant concept CEBRO will...