Panels & Furniture Asia January/February 2018
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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EDITOR’S<br />
N O T E<br />
Singapore MICA (P) No. 138/05/2017<br />
panelsfurnitureasia.com<br />
Editor | Lee Zhuomin<br />
zhuominlee@pabloasia.com<br />
Assistant Editor | Pang Yanrong<br />
yanrong@pabloasia.com<br />
Assistant Editor | Sarah Si<br />
sarahsi@pabloasia.com<br />
Lee Zhuomin | Editor<br />
INSPIRATION<br />
LOOKING back, 2017 felt like it never happened and yet it did. It was<br />
hectic, and fruitful and fulfilling at the same time. For us, it marked<br />
a couple of milestones, from posting our first photo on Facebook to<br />
launching the new Wood in Architecture <strong>Asia</strong>. It was a year of many firsts<br />
for our industry too.<br />
Towards the end of last year, Green River <strong>Panels</strong> signed a new<br />
particleboard line with Siempelkamp, featuring Southeast <strong>Asia</strong>’s first<br />
ContiRoll Generation 9. At 50.4 metres, it is the longest in the region<br />
(p. 20). Tenants will soon move into JTC Launchpad @ one-north,<br />
Singapore’s first light industrial building made from engineered timber<br />
(p. 40). (The building was completed in 2016.)<br />
We also looked back at some of our learning experiences. Sylva Wood<br />
launched three years ago amid some skepticism… The show turned out<br />
to be a success and is now into its fantastic fourth year this June (p. 46).<br />
Similarly, when Scheuch <strong>Asia</strong> started its regional office in Bangkok, things<br />
were hard at first. It is now very well-established and has clinched some<br />
big projects in the region (p. 30). It can’t have been easy in the beginning,<br />
as with every new baby, but this is what business is all about—taking risks.<br />
In the hardwood market, James Xu from the National Hardwood<br />
Council says things have more or less calmed down. The market has<br />
stabilised and is now revving up for trade once more (p. 34). In the U.S.,<br />
sawmills are also poised for a good year as conditions seem favourable<br />
for solid results in <strong>2018</strong> (p. 36).<br />
In the end, we may have lost quite a bit of sleep to jetlag and flight<br />
delays while chasing down stories. But there is nothing like being right<br />
at the centre of the action and witnessing history made before you. We<br />
hope to inspire you with more fun facts and cool stories in the year to<br />
come. Also, don’t forget to like us on Facebook and Instagram if you<br />
haven’t already!<br />
CONNECT WITH US:<br />
Contributing Editor (Surface & Design)<br />
Kenn Busch | kenn@kennbusch.com<br />
Deputy Executive Editor<br />
(Chinese Edition) | Wendy Wei<br />
pabloshanghai@163.net<br />
Graphic Designer | Edwin De Souza<br />
edwin@pabloasia.com<br />
Admin & Circulation Manager | Shu Ai Ling<br />
circulation@pabloasia.com<br />
General Manager,<br />
Pablo Beijing & Shanghai | Ellen Gao<br />
pablobeijing@163.com<br />
Associate Publisher | Pamela Buckley<br />
pamela@pabloasia.com<br />
Publisher | William Pang<br />
williampang@pabloasia.com<br />
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<strong>January</strong> / <strong>February</strong> <strong>2018</strong> • Issue 1 • PANELS & FURNITURE ASIA
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