This figure was released at the annual assembly of the European Panel Federation that provided last June a timely update on the state-of-the-art in the sector and confirmed increases in sales for the principal types of wood paneling: +3% for chipboard, + 3% for Medium Density fibreboard, and + 6% for Oriented strand board.
These numbers are raising hopes for an immediate recovery in operators in the sector, even if industrialists are concerned about the scarce availability of raw materials (industrial wood residue and recycled wood) that are also in high demand for combustion at biomass power production plants. In this regard, the EPF asked the European authorities to solve this problem by promoting the use of these wood resources in “cascade” in order to give priority to the re-utilization and recycling of wood rather than its combustion.

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The Hannover Trade Fair Ground is already hard at work on the 2015 Edition of Domotex, the international carpeting and flooring exhibition to be held in the German city from January 17 to 20. The second edition of Innovation@Domotex scheduled to propose five categories of product that will also include innovations in techniques of use, laying, and flooring will be held in the context of the exhibition. The event’s strong international dimension (1300 exhibitors from around 60 different nations) features the participation of parquet and laminate producers. One of this edition’s most important innovations will be the area destined to innovative tools, laying materials, and machinery that will show professional visitors all the latest instruments for floor maintenance and laying. It must also be borne in mind that Domotex has a vast following among large-scale contract operators, such as architects, urban planners, designers, and interior designers, all in search of ideas and solutions for their projects.

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The first edition of Expoedil, the exhibition organized by Senaf on sustainable building construction materials and techniques is scheduled for November 27-29, 2014 at the Fiera del Levante (Trade Fair Grounds) in Bari. This event is addressed to designers, architects, surveyors, engineers, builders, door and window frame installers and operators in search of the best solutions for increasing building energy efficiency and safety. At the event, separate areas will be dedicated to special topics, such as the ‘Building Envelop Quarter’, which will present all the latest innovations in thermal/acoustic insulation, while building systems and new materials will be on display in the ‘Structural Elements Quarter’ and the Machinery and Equipment Quarter will host the best of workplace safety, drilling techniques, and construction machinery the efficiency.
Piazze dell’Eccellenza (Areas of Excellence) will offer inspiration for the construction of buildings with high energy efficiency, while the Demonstration Units will propose updating on system compliance and specific constructions. Last but not least, the Intelligent Building Arena will provide operators in the sector with information on potential developments in all the components necessary for eco-building and the best practices currently available in the market.

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The Peggy Guggenheim Museum in Venice has a new café located inside Palazzo Venier dei Leoni in a setting unique to all the world that can offer a contemporary relaxation area thanks to the design project signed by Hangar Design Group and to the help from some of the nation’s most important companies. The high-design furnishings and décor, in fact, were created by Arclinea, and precious contributions were provided by both Mapei and Hausbrandt, which together with Arcilinea and Hangar Design Group are part of Intrapresae Collezione Guggenheim, a group of companies that has been faithfully supporting all the museum’s activities for years, sharing the same passion for art and the same belief in cultural expression as the modern form of company communication. Inside the café, attention has been lavished on the intersection of the natural light that filters into the veranda from the garden with the artificial light coming from the Peggy chandelier made by the Vistosi company and conceived specifically for this location.