At the end of August (22-25), the Iwf exhibition will come back at the World Congress Center in Atlanta. The event is dedicated to wood technology manufacturers and furniture industry supplies.
It comes in a very positive period for macro-economic conditions, including the wood industry, however there are some elements that call for attention to near-term developments, such as the introduction of trade tariffs and international political tension. The latest edition in 2016 hosted 17,125 visitors and 1,079 exhibitors. In 2016, 89.3 percent of visitors were from the US, and most of them came from Georgia, Florida and North Carolina. As to international visitors, almost 40 percent came from nearby Canada, while South America accounted for only 20 percent of visitors. Among European countries, the top country of origin was Germany with 61 buyers, while in Asia the top country was China with 69 visitors.
