30 September 2019

FAIRS

SICAM NUMBER ELEVEN IS COMING IN PORDENONE

All is ready for the eleventh edition of Sicam 2019 in Pordenone. to be held from October 15th to 18th. It is the annual appointment for the international industry of components, semi-finished products and furniture accessories. Over eight thousand companies, from more than one hundred countries around the world, are expected to visit with their top management. In the ten pavilions of the Exhibition Centre, more than six hundred exhibiting companies will show their most innovative solutions, their most advanced materials, and above all, their ideas and design proposals which will characterize next year’s furniture collections. It is the complete showcase of what the world industry of components and accessories create each year...(read more)

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AGREEMENTS

PARTNERSHIP CLEAF AND EGGER

Cleaf and Egger have signed a sales agreement for the distribution of 27 Cleaf products (faced panels, laminates and Abs edges) in six countries: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia. The “Cleaf presented by Egger” range will become available for Egger’s customers in the defined markets together with the launch of the ”Egger Decorative Collection” from February 2020...(read more)

 

PANELS

EPF SUPPORTS THE SINGLE MARKET

Epf (European Panels Federation) calls on regulators not to introduce local requirements that fragment the Single Market, and thus damage a key element of growth and success for Europe’s citizens. The Single Market is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest achievements of the European Union and have allowed consumers to benefit greatly from scale, especially in the field of construction products. It is therefore with great concern that Epf raises the alarm against the current threat to European harmonisation and progress posed by countries seeking to add new national rules on top of existing  European regulations. On 26 September, Epf resubmits this view, specifically regarding new Voc (Volatile organic compound) requirements being introduced in Germany. These are about to be imposed by certain Federal States as of 1 October 2019...(read more)

 
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COMPANIES

SIEMPELKAMP IN JAPAN

Enboard Co. Ltd., the new joint venture of the furniture manufacturer Eidai Co., Ltd. and Japan Novopan Industrial Company Ltd., trusts the Siempelkamp team on the basis of the long-standing business relationship as well as the technological competence and buys a new wood based panel plant for the local market. The order for a new production plant at the foot of  Mount Fuji, ranges from wood preparation to final production including the overall planning of the plant...(read more)

 
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WEINIG

KLAUS MUELLER LEAVES THE COMPANY

During his long career, the 65-year-old Klaus Müller has passed through many stations. In product and sales training, he taught young Weinig sales people technical know-how. Then he was entrusted with the management of the trade fairs. In 2004, his area of responsibility grew significantly when he was appointed Head of marketing communications. From this point on, Klaus Müller was also the single point of contact for trade journalists from all over the world. Oliver Kunzweiler (45) has taken over as head of the central strategic Group marketing on 1 September 2019....(read more)

 
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