The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, in collaboration with IEC Messe Co., Ltd. and IMPACT Exhibition Management Co., Ltd., officially opened the Thailand International Woodworking & Furniture Exhibition 2026 (TIWF 2026) today at Halls 5–6 of IMPACT Exhibition and Convention Center, Muang Thong Thani.
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As a bellwether for Asia’s furniture manufacturing sector, CIFM / interzum guangzhou will take place from 28 to 31 March 2027 at the Canton Fair Complex in Guangzhou, China. Covering 170,000 sqm, the fair will welcome more than 1,700 domestic and international exhibitors covering the full upstream spectrum of woodworking machinery, upholstery machinery, hardware components, interior works, wood products and panels, adhesives, and textiles. Co located with China International Furniture Fair (Guangzhou) – Office and Commercial Space, the two events together form a seamless full supply chain spanning materials, machinery and finished goods.
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According to the Vietnam Timber and Forest Product Association (VIFORE) , about 74 percent of timber from planted forests is currently used to make wood chips and pellets, while 18 percent goes into plywood and laminated veneer lumber (LVL). Although these products consume around 80 percent of the raw material supply, they generate only about 3-4 billion USD of the sector’s total export turnover of 18 billion USD, reported from nanet.vn.
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Thai MDF manufacturer improves quality and saves energy by replacing two conventional sifters with one Z-Sifter
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The American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) revisits its collaboration with Indonesian designer Hendro Hadinata for KARANA Habitat, the expanded second chapter of the KARANA Collection first unveiled at Indonesia Design Week 2025. KARANA Habitat debuts on 15 August 2026 at Jia Curated, Bali.
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DIEFFENBACHER and its longtime Turkish sales partner, Hanex, have mutually agreed to terminate their cooperation as of June 30, 2026. Hanex has supported the German machinery and plant manufacturer in its sales activities in the Turkish wood-based panels market since 1999. “Together with Hanex, we successfully established our Wood Business Unit in the Turkish market,” explains Tilman Helmer, Area Sales Director at DIEFFENBACHER.
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More than 100 participants from the global wood-based panels industry gathered at Frankfurt Airport for two days
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On 10–12 June 2026, the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) returns to 3daysofdesign in Copenhagen, inviting the global design audience to explore the environmental, structural and aesthetic potential of American hardwoods with an immersive storytelling exhibition, created by Mitre & Mondays, a London-based studio with a focus on social and environmental impact, regenerative materials, and design for reuse and repair.
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In the fall of 2025, Unilin’s new DIEFFENBACHER Fiber2Fiber plant successfully produced its first fibers from recycled fiberboard material. The industrial-scale fiberboard recycling plant is now operational and has been fully integrated into the ongoing production process at Unilin’s MDF plant in Bazeilles, France. The plant is the first in the world capable of recycling both internal fiberboard waste, such as production waste and residual materials from fiberboard manufacturing, and post-consumer fiberboard material, for example from bulky waste.
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A new assurance platform designed to bring unprecedented transparency to the global timber trade has been launched by the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC). American Hardwood Assured (AHA) provides manufacturers, specifiers and designers with a clear, credible way to verify that U.S. hardwood products are both legally sourced and deforestation-free.
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