China tradeshow set for Nov. draws interest from U.S.

China Wood International (CWI), the trade group that is organizing the show, has announced that participants will include Timm Locke of NOFMA: the Wood Flooring Manufacturers Association, Joe Audino and John Clark of the National Wood Flooring Association, Ruud Steenvoorden, of the European Federation of Parquet Importers (EFPI) and Mohawk Industries' vp Dewevai Buchanan.

Also highlighting the meeting will be Zhang Senlin, chairman of China National Forest Product Industry Association (CNFPIA), who is scheduled to give a presentation titled "The impact of the China wood flooring industry and market development upon global trade." Sun Laijun, president of Suifenhe Longjian Shanglian, the largest timber trading company in China, will address the conference on "Raw material supply of Russian wood - policy and the industry moving forward" and Peng Hongbin, CEO of China's Krono Group will give a presentation titled "Chinese flooring market - brand establishment and strategy."