Panels & Furniture Asia January/February 2021
Panels & Furniture Asia (PFA) is a leading regional trade magazine dedicated to the woodbased panel, furniture and flooring processing industry. Published bi-monthly since 2000, PFA delivers authentic journalism to cover the latest news, technology, machinery, projects, products and trade events throughout the sector. With a hardcopy and digital readership comprising manufacturers, designers and specifiers, among others, PFA is the platform of choice for connecting brands across the global woodworking landscape.
Panels & Furniture Asia (PFA) is a leading regional trade magazine dedicated to the woodbased panel, furniture and flooring processing industry. Published bi-monthly since 2000, PFA delivers authentic journalism to cover the latest news, technology, machinery, projects, products and trade events throughout the sector. With a hardcopy and digital readership comprising manufacturers, designers and specifiers, among others, PFA is the platform of choice for connecting brands across the global woodworking landscape.
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CONTENTS<br />
CONTENTS<br />
PANELS & FURNITURE ASIA (ISSUE 1)<br />
<strong>January</strong> / <strong>February</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />
6<br />
Editor’s Note<br />
8<br />
News<br />
Market Report<br />
18<br />
2020 rolls into <strong>2021</strong>:<br />
Politics are impactful, but business is business<br />
20<br />
Today to 2026: An overview of<br />
the global wood and furniture market<br />
22<br />
Pandemic gins up Russian demand for wooden houses<br />
Environment Report<br />
26<br />
Inside the forests of Papua New Guinea<br />
Product Highlight<br />
30<br />
“All-in” solution for lab board production<br />
32<br />
First-of-its-kind 100% UV cured wood coatings<br />
33<br />
Moisture measurement reduces costs<br />
and environmental impact<br />
<strong>Furniture</strong><br />
Manufacturing<br />
34<br />
Innovative solutions for<br />
batch size one production<br />
38<br />
SalvaPush_2000: A wood<br />
cutting system for Industry 4.0<br />
Panel<br />
Manufacturing<br />
40<br />
Diamond-tipped saw blades:<br />
LEUCO increases product lifespan<br />
with protective coating<br />
In Person<br />
42<br />
Roger&Sons: Giving local trees<br />
a new lease of life<br />
Materials<br />
46<br />
Tamarack: An Eastern Canadian softwood species<br />
48<br />
Global demand for white oak waxes and wanes<br />
Structural Elements<br />
51<br />
Sculptform Showroom: Steam-bent white oak<br />
creates classy, undulating curves<br />
Show Preview<br />
54<br />
47th China International <strong>Furniture</strong> Fair Guangzhou <strong>2021</strong><br />
56<br />
China International Woodworking Machinery<br />
& <strong>Furniture</strong> Raw Materials Fair (Guangzhou)<br />
/ interzum guangzhou <strong>2021</strong><br />
Columnists<br />
58<br />
Wood preservation treatment using<br />
the Bethell full-cell process<br />
62<br />
Calendar of Events<br />
63<br />
List of Advertisers<br />
<strong>Panels</strong> & <strong>Furniture</strong> <strong>Asia</strong> | <strong>January</strong> / <strong>February</strong> <strong>2021</strong> 5
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