Woodworking-2008 international specialized exhibition of equipment and technologies for timber, woodworking and furniture industries will be held in Minsk on September 23-26, BelTA learnt from MinskExpo, the organizer of this event.

Up 100 companies from 12 countries are to showcase their products at the exhibition. According to MinskExpo, the exposition will feature all kinds of logging and woodworking equipment from Belarus, Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Slovenia, France and Switzerland.

Among the companies participating in Woodworking-2008 exhibition are “ESA”, “LDM”, “Kami-Aggregate”, “PAN-STP”, “SlavWood” and “BBK-C” (Belarus), 'Koimpex', 'Itales', 'Storti', 'Cefla Finishing Group' (Italy), 'Lintera' (Luthiania), 'Arhar Engineering' (Slovenia), 'Negotiant Engineering', Trading House of the Gorky Metallurgical Plant, 'Intervesp', 'Permanent K&M', 'Perytone Industrial' (Russia), 'Weinig Gruppe', 'Stihl', 'IMA Klessmann' (Germany).

Woodworking exhibition is the biggest international specialized forum for woodworking equipment and technologies in Belarus. The exhibition will be held in Minsk for the 15th time. In 2007, its display area totalled more than 3.5 thousand square meters.

The exhibition is organized by MinskExpo under the auspices of the Forestry and Industry Ministries of Belarus and Bellesbumprom concern.