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SUMMARY
■ The event attracted more than 300 delegates from across the world
■ The cost of European MDF production has doubled since 2019
■ Swiss Krono’s two plants in western Ukraine re-opened in May
■ Major furniture manufacturers were projecting a 30-50% decline in business in H2, 2022
CHARTS CHANGING MARKETS
SYMPOSIUM Panels manufacturers from across the world gathered in Hamburg
for the 12th European Wood-based Panels Symposium, hearing the latest economic forecasts and technical updates for the industry. Stephen Powney was there to bring this report
To say that delegates at the first European Wood-based Panels Symposium to be held for four years were keen to meet together and learn about where global markets are headed is an understatement.
More than 300 delegates turned out for the October 12-14 event at the Grand Elysée Hotel in Hamburg, organised by the European Panel Federation and the Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research WKI.
Representatives travelled from Norway,
Turkey, the US, Canada, Finland, Sweden, Brazil, Chile, Korea, Japan, Singapore, Latvia, the Netherlands, France, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Italy, Spain, the UK, Ireland, Switzerland, Belgium and Austria. Wood-based panel manufacturers represented included AGT, Homanit, Berneck, Sonae Arauco, MEDITE SMARTPLY, Kastamonu Entegre, Swiss Krono, Unilin, Finsa, Rheinspan, Japan Novopan Industrial Co, IKEA Industry, Fundermax, NODA Corporation, Egger, Dongwha, Latvijas Finieris, Fantoni, Pfleiderer, Kronospan, Steico and Fibreboard GmbH.
Leading suppliers from the machinery and chemicals sectors were also in attendance, with Hywax again sponsoring a gala event evening.
Above: The Grand Elysee Hotel, Hamburg was the setting for the 12th European Wood-based Panels Symposium
They all gathered at a time of great challenges, changing market conditions and uncertainty for the European panels sector. ►
www.ttjonline.com | November/December 2022 | TTJ
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