Newsletter 3 May 2024

We renew for Easter! We are renewing the newsletter. Our intention is to contain news and other updates that can influence the world of wood, both those who use it and those who work in the wood industry. For example, you will even find AI news here every Friday morning. AI news that can influence companies and people working in the wood industry.

We hope that, over time, the content will become increasingly complex and relevant for all of you who follow us. Let's get started!

• It's the time of year when many comps release their Q1 2024 results, a good time to find out how the global economy and various markets in particular are performing. You already knew last week Akzo Nobel has already published them. It's the turn of Södra to let them know.
• LIGNA.25 announced that it will focus on a total of 3 key topics LIGNA.Connectivity, LIGNA.Sustainable Production and LIGNA.Engineered Wood. Details here
• Apple is in talks with OpenAI for a partnership, according to Bloomberg
• What a 400-year-old company looks like you can see here
• The Finacial Times has announced a strategic partnership with OpenAI through which ChatGPT will be able to answer questions from, you guessed it, the financial sector. See details here
• In-house events are on the rise. We attended the one organized by Paolino Bacci during Salone del Mobile, from which we'll be back next week with details. IMA Schelling is also announcing a similar event. Details here. The advantages of organizing such an event are not to be neglected. Obviously, the costs are the main disadvantage but, following trends, it seems to be profitable. A phenomenon that especially organizers of major annual events need to keep an eye on. A topic for further analysis and discussion after Xylexpo.
• Live-training for 2 young carpenters preparing to represent Germany at WorldSkills Lyon 2024, you can see here
• CLASSEN Group announces the launch of the CERAMIN Nuva range
• Marius Șoflete announces new exhibition-festival event - nZEB EXPO in Bucharest, June 14-16, 2024 and Cluj, November 1-3, 2024. Marius has 2 partners, one older and one newer, helping him with the organization. Details here.
• Entries for the German Design Awards 2025 are now open. The winner gets the chance to showcase their designs in a TV production "Europe ByDesign in the US on CBS and all over the world. That's something! Details here
• We took advantage of our presence at Holz-Handwerk 2024 to talk to Claudio Filippi-SAOMAD and Florin Dumitrașcu-Manager Ligna Dumi Tech. Details here
• Giardina Group opens the doors of the Giampiero Mauri Innovation Center during Xylexpo. There will be tests with Sirca, ICA and others. To be able to participate in the tests with a specific brand of varnish you have to choose one of the available days. Find details here.
• The nZEB Caravan arrives in Constanta between May 17-19, 2024. Details here
• JOWAT offers a high-performance and flexible solution, they say, for modern soldering processes. Find out more about the solution here
• If you haven't already heard about Build-in-Wood Demonstrator, time to take an interest
• See here a lift with a very elegant pre-war wooden cabin found by the Urban Resistance in Bucharest

That's all for today. Peaceful Easter to those who celebrate it this weekend. See you all next week.