Exhibition Review: LIGNA 2025 | 31
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nother LIGNA has closed its doors – five days of the world’s largest forest and
woodworking industry exhibition strutting its stuff to visitors from across the globe. The May 26-30 show at Hannover Messe has traditionally been a pilgrimage from the world’s woodworking communities seeking inspiration on manufacturing technologies, checking innovations and taking the pulse of economic dynamics with exhibitors and other visitors alike.
So first the stats – LIGNA 2025 featured 1,433 exhibitors from 49 countries. Around 78,000 visitors attended over the five days, according to show organiser, Deutsche Messe AG.
“LIGNA has impressively reaffirmed its unique position as the world’s leading trade fair for the industry,” said Dr Jochen Köckler, CEO at Deutsche Messe. He said overall attendance was on a par with the previous edition (2023: more than 80,000 visitors). Over 90,000 attended LIGNA 2019 prior to Covid. “Given the circumstances, that is a strong
result,” said Dr Köckler. The proportion of trade visitors at LIGNA 2025 was 93%, with 60% of them holding management positions – 44% of those in top management. Across the show, the largest groups of
international visitors came from Poland, Italy, and Austria, followed by the Netherlands, France, and Belgium. WBPI attended the show once again and
spoke to a range of companies serving the wood-based panels sector, congregated mainly in Hall 26.
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