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VDMA Woodworking Machinery to share positive outlook despite challenges at the most awaited tradeshow, LIGNA and are gearing up to display industry’s concentrated innovative power. “Even though falling order intake now points to a decline in production in the current year 2023, woodworking machinery manufacturers are entering the next five days of the LIGNA trade show(May 15-19 in Hanover)full of optimism. After a four-year break, we finally have another opportunity to show the world the industry’s concentrated innovative power,” explained Dr. Bernhard Dirr, Managing Director of VDMA Woodworking Machinery, a few days before the start of the exhibition. “Despite considerable problems in the supply chains and despite the global uncertainties, the industry is operating at a high level and is looking ahead with confidence overall,” added Dirr.
In the past year 2022, the export value of German manufacturers of woodworking machinery increased by 4.5 percent to 2.4 billion euros compared to the previous year. The largest individual markets were again the USA (307 million euros, up 20 percent) and the People’s Republic of China (255 million euros, down 1 percent), followed by France (154 million euros, up 14 percent), Poland and Austria.
Exports to Great Britain (119 million euros, up 36 percent) and Italy (126 million euros, up 26 percent), both countries with pronounced investment promotion programs, reached record levels. A striking and gratifying development was a near quadrupling of exports to India to 46 million euros.
LIGNA 2023: More innovations for wood processing
The global megatrends are playing into the hands of the woodworking machinery industry: Individualization, decarbonization and digitalization. New mechanical engineering products reduce the use of materials and energy, network and individualize production, and expand possibilities through digital services.
The world’s leading trade fair comes at the right time. Bioeconomy, timber construction and transformation of wood processing are the three focus topics that move the industry. There is no doubt that everyone is talking about building with wood: from politicians to construction companies, which until now have mainly built with concrete, brick and steel, all the relevant players are looking at wood as a material. At LIGNA, too, the topic will be on full display in all its mechanical engineering facets.
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