Exhibition introduction

North Africa Professional Woodworking Machinery and Furniture Accessories Exhibition

Cairo Wood Show (hereinafter referred to as CWS) is a North African professional woodworking machinery and furniture accessories exhibition. It is the North Africa exhibition of Wood Show series held by Dubai Qice Exhibition Group Strategic.

The fifth CWS will be held in Cairo International Convention and Exhibition Center, Egypt from December 5 to 8, 2019. At present, members from European EUMABOIS, Italian ACIMALL, German VDMA, Spanish AFEMMA, American AHEC, Canadian QWEC, Qingdao Woodworking QDWMA, China Renjiao Chamber of Commerce, Taiwan Woodworking TWMA and other industry associations have signed up for the exhibition. Cairo Wood Show is an exhibition that local and international businesses in Egypt have been waiting for a long time to get out of the turbulence. There are more than 400 exhibitors and the exhibition area is up to 20000 square meters. The last session attracted exhibitors from 25 countries and regions to participate. The exhibition is a starting point for enterprises to develop Egyptian and African markets.

The Egyptian Furniture Fair will become a leading platform for the furniture and construction industry in North Africa, Egypt, providing suppliers, manufacturers and traders with exhibition and exchange opportunities.

market analysis

Egypt is a member of the Common Market of Southeast Africa (COMESA), with 20 countries and a market capacity of 400 million people. As a member of the COMESA Free Trade Agreement, its furniture and wood products have the priority to export to the Southeast African market. Egypt is the second largest furniture exporter after China. It is a furniture production base in Europe and the United States, mainly exported to the United States, Italy and Saudi Arabia. As a major local export product, the total production of local furniture reaches US $3 billion each year, of which the export amount reaches US $1 billion. Egypt's domestic consumption of wooden furniture is up to 750 million dollars. Egypt has a total of 58000 furniture manufacturers, with a total workforce of about 400000. The wood industry is an important economic pillar. Last year, Egypt spent more than 8 billion dollars in the construction industry, which is a potential furniture and construction market in Central and Northeast Africa.

Egypt has a long history of wood processing industry centered on furniture production. Since 2014, the external demand for Egyptian woodworking products has been expanding, increasing by 9% compared with 2013, reaching 376 million dollars. According to the survey of Yingtuo Exhibition, with the implementation of large infrastructure projects of the Egyptian government, especially the rise of residential and commercial real estate, Egypt's woodworking industry will have a great space for development. However, various wood production and furniture manufacturing links in Egypt are generally faced with problems such as backward industry, outdated equipment, poor quality of wood products produced and processed, and lack of market competitiveness. Moreover, the local government encourages enterprises to export, increases the added value of forestry products, supports the development of domestic wood processing industry, and encourages foreign investment in wood processing industry is an inevitable trend, which is also an important direction for Chinese investors to invest in forestry. At present, most of the timber, woodworking machinery and woodworking tools in Egypt are imported. The main importing countries are China, Romania, Ukraine, Türkiye and Russia, with large market demand.

Egypt Market Data

1. In 2016, Egypt's timber import reached 1.365 billion US dollars.

2. The domestic production of wooden furniture in Egypt is worth 750 million dollars.

3. about 1325 companies registered in Egypt's Industrial Modernization Center have generated an investment of 7.2 billion dollars.

4. 96% are imported wood boards, machinery and tools.

5. The Egyptian government's initiatives aim to make Egypt the strategic center of African timber trade and reduce tariffs, tariffs and corporate taxes.

Scope of exhibits

1. Wood products&wood plastic products&decorative materials: hardwood, cork; Plywood, decorative board, chipboard&MDF various boards; Furniture board, decorative board, UV board, etc; Wood plastic materials; Composite and solid wood floor, wallboard and furniture board; Wallpaper, decorative paper, wood veneer, PVC and other decorative materials; Wooden handicrafts and handicrafts, wooden doors and windows, wooden cabinets and other wooden products.

2. Woodworking machinery, furniture production equipment and tool accessories: wood preliminary processing equipment, wood drying equipment, wood-based panel production equipment, chipping machinery, veneer machinery, veneer production, press and veneer equipment, panel splicing&finger jointing equipment, edge bonding equipment, sanding equipment, CNC processing center, coating equipment and other special furniture equipment; Floor production equipment, assembly and installation of mechanical conveying and storage machinery, flap equipment, feeding equipment, dust suction and removal equipment, environmental protection and safety equipment, data identification instruments and equipment, woodworking tools and saws, pneumatic&manual tools, nailers, surface treatment and tools; Soft furniture machinery and equipment, mattress machinery and accessories.