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ations worldwide have been stepping up their games in advocating ding@fdmasia.com
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Wasabi Liu
wood product trade. wasabi.liu@fdmasia.com
The increased awareness in environmental issues is also operations executive
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Nrefected on spending habits, with more consumers paying attention martin@fdmasia.com
circulation executive
to matters such as certifcation and carbon emission. Steven Sheng
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The concept of ‘green’ products have been around for ages now, but previously, contributors
many have perceived it to be just superfcial with little impact on purchase Ulf J. J. Hahnel
Michael Waschto
decisions, other than for a small select group. Liridon Korcaj
Karen Hillmann
Things seem to have changed. A recently published industry report on the Damaris Roser
Hans Spada
luxury furniture market noted greater focus on reduction in carbon footprint and Oliver Arnold
Rosmaini Tasmin
offering of eco-friendly furniture by furniture manufacturers. Aliyu Alhaji Abu Bakr
Josu Takala
With so many market players vying for a share of the arguably smaller pie, Daryna Shylina
MS Che Rusuli
manufacturers have to think of ways to gain an edge over competitors. Robert Ulewicz
Dorota Jelonek
From the fndings of multiple reports, it is apparent that niche markets offer Magdalena Mazur
Jamy Logie
lucrative opportunities for those brave enough to venture into them. While there Minh Cuong Tran
Qingqing Chen
have been a lot of talks on the slowing down of the Chinese economy, some Xiaolei Guo
Jie Wang
sectors have maintained robust growth. Pingxiang Cao
Professor Palle Madsen
The luxury goods segment, children product segment and e-commerce segment James Grogan
Mark Schulze
have not showed any sign of slowing down. A report earmarked children furniture Iran Paz Pires
Christopher M Free
as a key market driver in the next fve years. R Matthew Landis
Gustavo Pinelo Morales
It seems like the industry has to continue to move from the masses to the Andrea Johnson
Victor Lukashevich
niches. One key to this would be the adoption of technology, not just in terms Ilya Shegelman
Aleksey Vasilyev
of machinery and software for manufacturing processes, but also network and Mariia Lukashevich
John Parrotta
communication technologies to expand sales channels. Youn Yeo-Chang
Leni D. Camacho
This is a time for change and a time for a complete re-think.
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