French timber 'crossroads' takes a different path

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The 1996 Carrefour International du Bois in Nantes, France focused on wood products instead of machinery, and included workshops featuring discussions on global timber markets, personnel management, and other issues. The timber trade show doubled in size from its 1994 convention, with approximately 10% of the exhibitors having come from outside of France. Maintaining regional niches while adapting to a global mindset was a major theme of the convention. France is among the largest producers of timber-related products, including furniture, in Europe.

Conferences, meetings and seminars, Lumber industry

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French company operates full wood processing plant

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Planning, innovation and quality control are basic issues with forest products manufacturer Groupe Menuiseries Gregoire. The company controls just about the entire process from raw material input to the manufacture of product. Gregoire's saw mill produces lumber with the exact specifications necessary for the manufacturing unit. The company has large, drying kilns so that it can process tropical woods on-site, and it has machinery to process logs into lumber.

Management, Forest products industry, Groupe Menuiseries Gregoire

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Forests are lacking, but wood industry flourishes

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There is the highest concentration of wood businesses in the Loire Valley, France, than anywhere else in Europe. The 25,000 workers in the industry comprise 10% of the region's employment population, even though the region is only 9% forested compared with 25% for the country on average. Moulding, millwork, and building products are among the specialties produced by various workshops.

France, Woodworking industry, Loire River Valley

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