ACIMALL reports the year 2012 has been characterized by the minus sign for woodworking and wood-based material technology.

Dario Corbetta has been appointed deputy director of Cepra, Centro promozionale Acimall, the Italian woodworking association. The appointment was made Nov. 6 at a meeting of the board of directors.

During a meeting of the Board of Directors on November 6, Dario Corbetta was appointed to deputy director of Cepra, Centro promozionale Acimall.

Italy's woodworking manufacturers say the Italian domestic market for equipment is "sleepy," and foreign markets are more dynamic, with exports dominating Italy's wood industry technology sector.

The domestic market is "sleepy", the foreign markets are more dynamic. The survey about the third quarter 2012 once again confirms the situation that has been characterizing the woodworking technology industry for a long time.

The gap between export and domestic sales is widening. Shortly stated, this is the current situation of woodworking technology, based on the latest statistics published by the Acimall Studies office about the first quarter 2012.

The year 2011 was characterized by a significant recovery. According to the preliminary figures processed by the Studies office of Acimall, production amounted to 1,699 million euros, increasing by 10.2 percent compared to 2010.

Preliminary figures released last month by Acimall show sales of Italian woodworking machinery decreased in the fourth quarter of 2011.

2011 confirmed to be a “wait-and-see” year for the industry of woodworking and furniture technology.

According to the preliminary figures processed by the Studies Office of Acimall, 2011 should have closed with 5.8 percent growth compared to 2010. This is a positive figure, though definitely far from the results we might have expected based on the trend of the first semester.