At the event (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA)- The 13th International WoodworkingIndustry Fair (VietnamWood 2019)and the International Exhibition on Woodworking Machinery and Equipment(Furnitec 2019) opened in Ho Chi Minh City on September 18.
As the largest woodworkingindustry fair held in Vietnam, VietnamWood 2019 covers a total area of over25,000 sq.m with nearly 500 exhibitors from 32 countries and territoriesglobally taking part.
The fair attracted theparticipation of the American Hardwood Export Council, the Mechanical Engineering Industry Association ofGermany, and brands from France, China and Canada.
Speaking atthe opening ceremony, Chairman of the Handicraft and Wood Industry Associationof Ho Chi Minh City (HAWA) Nguyen Quoc Khanh said Vietnam’s forestry export hit7.08 billion USD in eight months of this year, up 18.6 percent annually,accounting for about 26.6 percent of agriculture sector’s total. Wood andwooden furniture shipments alone neared 6.66 billion USD.
In order toturn Vietnam into the world’s wood manufacturing centre with an export value of20 billion USD by 2025, Khanh suggested using modern technology to improveproduct quality.
The VietnamWood2019 and Furnitec 2019, last till September 21, will afford Vietnamese woodmanufacturing and processing firms a chance to acquire new technologies andpromote trade.
A series ofseminars on wood production and processing will also attract domestic andforeign experts./.
As the largest woodworkingindustry fair held in Vietnam, VietnamWood 2019 covers a total area of over25,000 sq.m with nearly 500 exhibitors from 32 countries and territoriesglobally taking part.
The fair attracted theparticipation of the American Hardwood Export Council, the Mechanical Engineering Industry Association ofGermany, and brands from France, China and Canada.
Speaking atthe opening ceremony, Chairman of the Handicraft and Wood Industry Associationof Ho Chi Minh City (HAWA) Nguyen Quoc Khanh said Vietnam’s forestry export hit7.08 billion USD in eight months of this year, up 18.6 percent annually,accounting for about 26.6 percent of agriculture sector’s total. Wood andwooden furniture shipments alone neared 6.66 billion USD.
In order toturn Vietnam into the world’s wood manufacturing centre with an export value of20 billion USD by 2025, Khanh suggested using modern technology to improveproduct quality.
The VietnamWood2019 and Furnitec 2019, last till September 21, will afford Vietnamese woodmanufacturing and processing firms a chance to acquire new technologies andpromote trade.
A series ofseminars on wood production and processing will also attract domestic andforeign experts./.
VNA
