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ACIMALL
| WOODWORKING MACHINERY: 2019 FINAL BALANCE
| Waiting for more details to evaluate the impact of the pandemic on the industry economy, based on the analysis of the Acimall Studies office we can illustrate the trend of wood and furniture technology in 2019. Unfortunately, those twelve months were characterized by hardly encouraging signals for the health of our industry, a suffering condition that can only get worse after the dramatic events of the first months of 2020. The Italian industry of woodworking machinery and tools reached a value of 2,266 million euro in 2019, down by 9.9 percent from 2018. Such drop resulted from an “acceptable” trend in the first part of the year, followed by more significant reductions that affected all major international competitors, Germany on top...(leggi tutto) |
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IN MEMORY OF...
| GIANCARLO ANSELMI
| Last May 4, Giancarlo Anselmi passed away. Born 1936, Anselmi was a very curious man and a bright mind, with strong social and political passion; these characteristics led him to give a significant contribution also to the association of Italian woodworking technology manufacturers. He served as president of Acimall, the Italian industry association, from 2000 to 2002. He was also called to chair Efimall – the organizers of Interbimall, that under his presidency was renamed to Xylexpo – and Cfi, the industry exhibition committee of Confindustria...(read more) | | |
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CEFLA | ITALIAN FINISHING SCHOOL IS ONLINE
| In March this year, Cefla Finishing decided to launch the IFS Online Channel to keep pace with the technological progress made every day in their specialised laboratories. Revealing the many faces that constitute the line-up of experts in the Cefla Finishing team, the regular features include tips from the Lab, a selection of FAQs, case studies, process insights, company patents and technical topics...(read more) | | |
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MERGERS
| HOMAG STRENGTENS IN CHINA
| Homag has started its China business already forty years ago in a close partnership with Homag China Golden Field. With 450 employees Hcgf joins Homag Group in China to form one united organization. In this new setup, a team of 750 employees in total will serve their Chinese customers. The merger is expected to be effective in autumn 2020 subject to local regulatory approvals...(read more) | | |
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SOMEC | COMPLETED ACQUISITION OF SKILLMAX
| On May 6 Somec – ship furniture manufacturer based in San Vendemiano, Treviso, with subsidiaries in England, United States, Slovakia, China and Canada – completed the acquisition of the majority of Skillmax, Venetian excellence in turnkey supply and installation of high-end interior furnishings for boutiques, shops, hotels and public spaces...(read more) | | |
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