FURNITURE MANUFACTURING & SUPPLY CHINA 2007

The 13^th Furniture Manufacturing & Supply China (FMC 2007) will be turned on grandly in Shanghai New Int’l Expo Center (SNIEC) on Sep.12-15, 2007. This fair continues to follow the tenet of “Base on China, Face to Abroad”. While keeping up the space increase, we extend more on publicizing and invitation of the overseas professional buyers. It is estimated the number of the overseas trade visitors will increase by nearly 80% than the previous fair, and the total exhibition space could reach 32,000 square meters with 600 companies.

FMC has the purpose of building up a trade platform for woodworking machinery and furniture supply industry in China, offers a free, open, borderless opportunity to exhibitors and trade visitors, especially for those overseas buyers who are looking for partners, high quality products at lower price

FMC is a part of FURNITURE CHINA which is the largest furniture fair in china. In 2006, two shows together attracted more than 62,000 trade visitors with 13,000 professional buyers from abroad. The quantity of exhibitor reached 1.500 with a scale of 200,000 sqm exhibition space, while FMC had 23,166 domestic visitors and 2,222 overseas visitors.

FMC 2007, as a show only targeting on woodworking machinery and furniture raw materials industry, will reach 600 exhibitors including not only Int’l industrial magnate: Homag, BIESSE, WEINIG, SCM, FONJIN, ANDERSON, SHODA, LEUCO,etc, but also a large number of local woodworking machinery manufacturers. There will be also a group of 30 companies from Taiwan Woodworking Machinery Association(TWMA). As for furniture supply section, 300 local furniture raw materials suppliers with those well-known international companies such as Hettich, Jowat, Henkel, Doelken, Vicwood, Titus, AHEC etc, and a US hardwood pavilion initiated by the state of North Carolina are those you will find in the show.

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DUBAI WOODSHOW 2007

EUMABOIS ENTERS INTO AN EXCLUSIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH WOODSHOW TO BRING  EUROPEAN MARKET LEADERS TO THE ARAB REGION.

Dubai Woodshow 2007, the dedicated wood and wood machinery exhibition in the Middle East, will feature an extensive European line-up, headlined by the European Federation of Woodworking Machinery Manufacturers (Eumabois), the foremost international trade association for the European wood industry. Organisers of the Dubai Woodshow, Strategic Marketing & Exhibitions, have signed an exclusive partnership agreement with Eumabois to jointly promote Dubai Woodshow.

Eumabois is the federation of 13 European national associations representing the largest manufacturers of machinery and accessories in Europe for the wood industry. The 800 manufacturers cooperating with Eumabois account for an annual production of more than 53.2 billion EUR, which represents close to 60 per cent of global production of wood working machinery and tools.

“The support of Eumabois is representative of our focus and commitment to position Dubai Woodshow as the only platform for opportunities and serious business for wood trade in the region. As the leading player in the European woodworking industry, Eumabois certainly has a lot to offer in terms of modern technologies and innovative products for the growing construction and real estate sector in the UAE and the neighboring GCC states,” said Dawood Al Shezawi, Managing Director, Strategic Marketing & Exhibitions. “Today, leading companies across the globe are looking to the Middle East as the new growth market and are seeking to tap the opportunities presented by the construction boom throughout the region. A highly specialized show like Dubai Woodshow will go a long way in helping to take advantage of this global interest in the Middle East market.”

Dubai Woodshow 2007, which is also supported by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI), American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) and Czech Woodworking Machinery Manufacturers Association (CWMMA), provides an excellent platform for regional and international companies to showcase their latest wood machinery and woodworking products to business prospects and build new strategic relationships with buyers, traders and investors. The show made its debut in April 2006 against a backdrop of heightened demand for wood and woodworking products in the Middle East, mainly due to sharp increase in construction activities across the region.

“Wood imports to the UAE stand at an all-time high and with other regional countries witnessing a similar surge in wood consumption, a comprehensive trade fair like Dubai Woodshow will serve to add further momentum to the strong growth of the wood and wood machinery industry in the Middle East,” said Gianni Ghizzoni, President of Eumabois. “In line with Eumabois' strategy, the decision has been made to avoid too many events being scheduled, which would only take up the time of exhibiting companies. Instead a single trade show will take place where high technological content of the sector is made visible to potential users and trade visitors. Dubai Woodshow 2007 will help us to explore partnerships from the Middle East region and showcase our quality equipment, machinery, tools and products for the region’s woodworking industry.” 

About Dubai Woodshow 2007

Dubai Woodshow 2007 (February 27- March 1, 2007, Dubai World Trade Centre) is the premier trade event for the wood and wood machinery industry in the region. A highly specialized exhibition that assembles companies from the entire spectrum of the wood industry under one roof, Dubai Woodshow 2007 offers exhibitors an excellent networking platform, where they can build strategic relationships with buyers, traders and investors. The event displays a wide range of wood products, including MDF, plywood, hardwood, softwood, veneers, timbers, parquet, laminates, finished wood merchandise and paper products. Dubai Woodshow 2007 is organized by Strategic Marketing and Exhibitions, a leading exhibition and conference organizer based in Dubai. An acknowledged expert in all aspects related to the exhibition industry, Strategic Marketing and Exhibitions organizes a number of high-profile events in the region, including the annual International Property Show. For More information, please visit please visit www.dubaiwoodshow.com

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DOMOTEX ASIA/CHINAFLOOR 2007 WILL SHOW AGAIN NEW RECORDS

Every year since the start of the show in 1999 DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR has been able to attract record numbers of exhibitors and visitors. The upcoming edition from March 28 to 30, 2007 will again be able to show an impressive growth and further establish the leading position in Asia.

By November 2006 the available space has been sold out. 6 halls in Shanghai New International Expo Centre and 4 temporary halls will exceed 90,000 m2 (968,760 sq. ft). With this size DACF will again be the largest flooring show in Asia and second largest in the world, after DOMOTEX Hannover.

Industry sections

The biggest expansion has been noted in wood &laminate flooring and in machinery. Especially in solid wood flooring the Chinese suppliers significantly expanded their booths creating the world’s largest sourcing platform! Also the machinery section with presentations from market leaders like Homag China Golden Field and Michael Weinig will show again the enormous potential in the Chinese market for flooring solution

The carpet section is traditionally the most stable segment within DACF. The Belgium and Dutch pavilion will show a major growth compared to last years and the domestic companies will now also present themselves in a second hall for machine made carpets

Resilient flooring is coming up, especially in China, in Asia. Companies like Gerflor and Tarkett will show their leading position in this type of flooring

Special Events

To draw more specialized visitors 2 unique events will be hold together with DACF:

Design Week Shanghai and Sports Arena. Design Week Shanghai is the leading event for architects, designers and real estate developers in China. Around 1,000 attendees form mainland China come to listen and discuss the works and ideas from world famous architects and designers.

Sports Arena is the event where experts in sports flooring present the latest solutions in sports flooring to sports flooring agents, buyers and delegations from government, active in development of sports in China.

Visitors

With Asia and especially China gaining in importance in the global flooring market the organizers Deutsche Messe AG and VNU Exhibitions Asia are confident in expecting over 35,000 visitors from over 85 countries (2006: 32,400 visitors from 83 countries)

For more information, please visit www.domotexasiachinafloor.com

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FMC/ZOW 2006: POST SHOW REPORT

FACTS & FIGURES

Attendance  Analysis: (By business scopes)

(Following statistics calculated on the number of daily registered visitors and tickets collected)

Furniture Manufacturer

29.4%

Sell/Serve

20%

Science research/Design

2.1%

Institute/Association

2.4%

University/College

4.2%

Purchasing

14.4%

Import/Export/Agent/Wholesale

22.5%

Others

5.0%

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VARIABLE SOLUTIONS FOR INDIVIDUAL EDGING BY HOLZHER :

The SPRINT 1315/1317 series offers the user a wide range of solutions for rational and individual edging of materials in panel form. The Nürtingen-based machine manufacturer HOLZ-HER REICH Spezialmaschinen GmbH offers high-quality edgebanders which fit the respective product profile of any business.

To this end, the company HOLZ-HER offers the SPRINT 1315/1317 models in its middle range. These machines permit the edging of panels from the run-in region to the finishing region. The staggered machining techniques mean that it is not necessary to carry out any manual post-machining of the edges.

Complete detection of all operating data in turn shows the production data for the purpose of post-calculation. Industrial processors and CANBUSes ensure data exchange on a unitary platform, wherein the integrated synchronous bus control ensures accuracy when controlling the individual units.

Well-designed equipment - rational machining 

Different colours of glue can be used without any problem, in order to give a perfect optical finish to the individual item of furniture. The subsequent pressure unit, with post-pressure rollers to minimize the glued join, applies a high pressure force. With regard to the post-machining units, the end trimming unit with its long and linear cut ensures a clean end trimming result. Flush, radius or chamfer cuts are carried out by the multifunction cutter unit, optionally with motor-driven adjustment. In order to smooth radii and chamfers on plastic edges, a scraper unit for different radii is installed as standard.

The machining units are integrated in a compact and stable machine frame. The clear geometric design provides good accessibility to the units due to its optimal space conditions.

Optional unit add-ons, such as motor-driven or pneumatic adjustment options for example, permit a high degree of automation of the SPRINT 1315/1317 edgebanders from HOLZ-HER Reich Spezialmaschinen GmbH. Individual machining options, coupled with a high-quality result and a very high level of cost-effectiveness can be achieved with these machine.

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woodbuild 2007: International Specialized Exhibition of Wood in Construction and Architecture

The exhibition is organized by the company M-Expo, one of the leaders of the exhibiting market, which works more than 15 years in this field. Now M-Expo is the partner of the world's largest exhibition on woodworking Ligna + in Russia. WOODBUILD will be held under the auspices of the Ministry of the Industry and Power of the Russian Federation, Federal Agency of Timber industry, the Government of Moscow, Russian Union of Builders and others.

The exhibition WOODBUILD is a prestigious exemplary action and unique chance for Russian businessmen, allowing them to gather under one roof and bringing to their attention a full picture of the Russian market of wooden housing construction and wood processing.

More than 30 000 business people and professionals from wood processing industry will visit the exhibition in order to maintain and to improve the connection between them. Visitors of WOODBUILD 2007 will find a complete offer of more than 200 significant woodworking companies and material suppliers from 15 countries in 5000 exhibiting space. More than 2 times growth rate of exhibiting space this year shows markedly successful choice of exhibiting sections and terms of holding.

The basic exhibition sections are building components and materials from wooden glued bearing constructions and cylindered logs using in quick-erected frame and  wide-span construction, small architectural forms, interiors, design, furnish, furniture, means for wood protection, machine tools, technological lines, equipment and tools for wooden housing construction, ecology and others.

WOODBUILD 2007 will be a premiere in achievement of the national project   ”Accessible and comfortable habitation for citizens of Russia”.  A conference devoted to exchange of experience of different Russian regions in achievement of the project will form a basis of business program in the context of the exhibition.

Another important part of the business program is a conference in utilization of wood waste in the context of effective using of forest density in the world. The conference will show new technologies in getting thermal energy and its ways of widely adopting.

Significant part of the exhibition is an exposition ‘’New village" where new technologies in timber housing construction are presented. The best Russian and foreign companies will present various architecturally-building systems from manufacture of houses from massive wood –  constructional glued  bars and cylindered logs, panel wooden and frame wooden housing construction. Visitors of the exhibition will see houses for constant residing at all geographical zones of Russia, and also small summer houses without warming, baths, wells.

Enlivened investment activities in timber industry will increase needs of new equipment for effective wood processing.  Equipment as an important section of the exhibition will attract much interest from Russian regional authorities and businessmen.

Further information of WOODBUILD is available at the website www.woodbuild.ru.

You are welcome to take part in the international specialized exhibition of wood in construction and architecture WOODBUILD  2007.

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Your success is our target

Dieffenbacher at Lesdrevmash 2006

“Your success is our target” – under this motto the Dieffenbacher Group focuses on the world market demand for plants to enable faster, more efficient and environmentally friendly production as well as the use of resources at reduced costs and highest quality standards.  Dieffenbacher, a worldwide leading supplier of complete production plants, will present novelties with aim at boosting the success of panel manufactures, together with affiliated companies Schenkmann-Piel-Engineering GmbH, Dieffenbacher Maschinenfabrik GmbH and Intec Engineering GmbH. To convince themselves, visitors are invited to stand no. 22D20 in hall 2.

Highlights at Lesdrevmash 2006:

The production speed for HDF now can be increased on continuous Dieffenbacher presses. Technological change of the forming and pressing concept results in 30% speed increase at the press for HDF carrier board which means further increase of the Dieffenbacher line productivity.

The redesigned Dieffenbacher steam pre-heating boosts productivity by 10–20%. A settable density profile very positively influences the panel quality. Installation of this function is possible within 4 – 5 working days so that the productivity increase can be achieved 3 – 4 times faster than by  extending the press. Low-cost production of very thick panels such as OSL, kitchen panels, doorcores etc. is a great advantage offered by this function.

Dieffenbacher will introduce a new concept for the production of OSL. The combination of the Dieffenbacher preheating system with a continuous press makes production of OSL-products highly efficient. Very thick high-quality strand products can be produced at low cost.

The plant concept Span-3000 and the environmental plant concepts to minimize the formaldehyde emissions are novelties as well.

As sole supplier of continuous LVL-lines with microwave preheating techniques Dieffenbacher informs about continuous production lines for LVL (Laminated Veneer Lumber), a high-quality product for the engineered wood construction. These special lines are working with a patented microwave preheating system and are, therefore, producing very economically an endless “LVL billet” of high quality to be used in demanding applications.

Schenkmann-Piel-Engineering GmbH will inform about news in the field of the dryer- and sifter technology.

Dieffenbacher Maschinenfabrik GmbH, will inform about latest developments in the field of lamination technology with highest positioning accuracy, which opens up new possibilities for the design of three-dimensional surfaces.

Another highlight will be presented in the field of service and plant modernization. New concepts for quick and economic plant modernization help short-term, cost-effective and flexible adjustment to new market requirements. Moreover, information is provided about advanced services including online service via internet.

We gladly invite you and are looking forward to your visit in the period from September 12^th until 16^th 2006, at the Krasnaya Presnya fairground, hall 2, stand no. 22D20. Also on this occasion, we would like to assist you in planning your success.

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VIETNAMWOOD 2006 – THE ONLY LARGE-SCALE PROFESSIONAL EXHIBITION IN VIETNAM

The 6th Vietnam International Woodworking Industry Fair 2006 is jointly organized by Ministry of Trade - Vietnam Trade Fair & Advertising National Company, Paper Communication Exhibition Services and Yorkers Trade & Marketing Service Co., Ltd.

VIETNAMWOOD reaches first milestone with a list of impressive endorsements from prestigious woodworking and furniture related industries. It is supported by EUMABOIS (European Federation of Woodworking Machinery Manufacturers - a Federation grouping 12 national Associations representing the major European Manufacturers of machines and accessories for woodworking), VDMA (Fachverband Holzbearbeitungsmaschinen),ACIMALL (Italian Woodworking Machinery and Tools Manufacturers’ Association), TWMA (Taiwan Woodworking Machinery Association and WMMA (Woodworking Machinery Manufacturers of America are accounted. and assisted from Vietnam government officials and local industry associations. It will be held from October 19-22 2006 and at a new venue: Phu My Hung International Exhibition Centre (PIEC).

To continue the success and earning public praise, the scale of the fair will be expanded farther this year, and it is expected to be more than 155 exhibitors and 14,000 trade visitors from Vietnam, its neighbouring countries and Asia. There will be numerous well known world-class leading brands which come from more than 21 countries including China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United States, Vietnam and etc…, participating and displaying a total number of 400 booths. The theme focused on various woodworking machines, cutters, furniture accessories, and semi-finished products.

In addition, it is making its presence felt in Vietnam through a high degree of professionalism and quality of exhibitors. There will be many visitations from industry specialists, which is different from other woodworking fairs. The fair has received assistance from Vietnam government officials and local industry associations, and will be visited by foreign industrial delegates from countries such as Italy, Germany, United States, China, Taiwan and India.

Vietnam is currently on its way to become a leading furniture manufacturing country in Asia. Due to the lack of modern manufacturing technology and skills, the Vietnam International Woodworking Industry Fairs are developed to address this need and anticipation of Vietnam's furniture industries, bringing benefits to the local woodworking manufacturers through improvement in technology, skills and opportunities to replace outdated machines.

The exhibition will be opened from October 19-22 2006, 9 am to 5 pm daily. Buyers and related manufacturers are free to visit by exchanging business cards. For more information, please visit the official website at www.linkage-vn.com

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VIII International Forestry Forum
RUSSIAN FORESTRY COMPLEX IN THE XXI CENTURY
10-13 October 2006, St. Petersburg, Russia

The VIII International Forestry Forum “Russian Forestry Complex in the XXI century”, held with the support of the Russian Federation President’s Plenipotentiary in the North-West federal district and the Trade and Industry Chamber of the Russian Federation, will take place on the 10-13 October 2006 in St-Petersburg and the Leningrad oblast.

The annual holding of the Forum in St-Petersburg and the Leningrad oblast is approved by the Head of Government of the Russian Federation (executive order № МК-П5-16650 from 24.09.2001).

Ministry of Industry and Energy of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Economical Development and Trade of the Russian Federation, Administration of St. Petersburg, Government of the Leningrad oblast, leading branch associations and unions take an active part in organizing and holding the International Wood Industry Forum.

The Organising Committee of the Forum is headed by the Russian Federation President’s Plenipotentiary in the North-West federal district, I.I.Khlebanov.

The Program Committee of the Forum headed by the St-Petersburg State Forestry Academy Rector, V.I.Oneghin, carries out the formation of the Forum’s topical structure.

Operational management in organizing the Forum is carried out by a Work Group, headed by the Deputy of the Russian Federation President’s Plenipotentiary in the North-West federal district, L.P.Sovershaeva.

The Official coordinator of the Forum is the “RESTEC” Exhibition Company.

International Forestry Forum is held annually in October in St. Petersburg. This venue was chosen due to the most favorable geographical location of the region, its high scientific and investment potential, effective transport connections with the EU countries. The North-West region possesses over 50% of all the wood resources and woodworking powers of the European part of Russia.

Over 40 different events were held within the frameworks of the congress program of the VII International Wood Industry Forum (4-7 October 2005) with over 4000 participants-specialists form 1100 companies of 24 countries (CIS, Germany, France, Italy, Sweden, Finland, Canada, Denmark, Turkey, etc.) and 54 regions of Russia; over 25 thousands specialists got acquainted with the exhibition program of the Forum.

The Forum gained attention of the leading branch editing houses, social-political and business mass media. About 250 journalists representing over 80 mass media agencies got accredited for the Forum. Over 90 journalists and 60 editing houses highlighted the plenary session and press conferences of the Forum. The total number of the visitors of the Forum’s exhibitions and congress events equaled to about 36000 people. 24000 of them were specialists of the wood industry.

The VIII International Forestry Forum will unite the congress, exhibition, business, contest and cultural programs.