{"id":2759,"date":"2022-01-10T14:34:03","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T13:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.salvadormachines.com\/national-wood-exchange-putting-the-production-chains-together-and-promoting-development"},"modified":"2022-01-10T14:34:03","modified_gmt":"2022-01-10T13:34:03","slug":"national-wood-exchange-putting-the-production-chains-together-and-promoting-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.salvadormachines.com\/en\/national-wood-exchange-putting-the-production-chains-together-and-promoting-development","title":{"rendered":"NATIONAL WOOD EXCHANGE: PUTTING THE PRODUCTION CHAINS TOGETHER AND PROMOTING DEVELOPMENT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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As we have seen in the article of the month of March “Price of wood and production of pallets: what are the viable roads?”<\/a>, the lack of raw material<\/strong> has afflicted the entire Italian industry<\/strong> for months: on the one hand, fewer and fewer trunks, on the other hand, demand has increased exponentially.<\/p>\n\n

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The wood supply chain in Italy<\/h2>\n\n

Italy is heavily dependent on foreign countries<\/strong> for many basic components for production and today imports 80% of its timber. The paradox, however, is that in our country there is no lack of wood, on the contrary. \nAs underlined by the data recently collected by Assolegno, an association of FederlegnoArredo that represents primary processing industries and wood builders, in the last 70 years the wooded area has tripled<\/strong>, from 5.6 million hectares to over 11 million and covers 38% of the national area. \n“Let’s not forget that Italian forests, in addition to representing the natural reservoir for carbon dioxide fixation and containing the negative effects of climate change, also represent an important driver of socio-economic development<\/strong> in the marginal, rural and mountain areas of our country”, said Angelo Luigi Marchetti, president of Assolegno.<\/p>\n\n

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The National Wood Exchange<\/h2>\n\n

For this reason, and also to cope with skyrocketing prices and mitigate market instability, it is of fundamental importance to create an Italian cluster for the management and enhancement of forest resources. Thus the project of the first Italian Wood Exchange<\/strong> born, an initiative promoted by FederlegnoArredo and Uncem (National Union of Municipalities and Communities of Mountain Bodies), which will give life to a digital platform for timber<\/strong>, a virtual place where the industrial sector and the world of research can dialogue. \nThe goal of this strategy? Bringing supply chains together and fostering development, bringing together demand and supply<\/strong> of timber, uniting those pieces of the economic and business world that are not spoken to each other today, increasing the value of the material, using more local materials and opening new markets. \nInvesting in skills and training woodcutters<\/strong>, sawmen, selectors and carpenters: this is another key element in the current panorama. Very often, in fact, finding trained personnel is even more difficult than finding the raw material.<\/p>\n\n

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How to enhance the Italian forest heritage<\/h2>\n\n

Hence the need for:<\/p>\n\n