The wood sector has a strong presence in the Spanish industry in terms of number of companies 34.833 and the employment generated, with some 196.041 workers being employed in the sector.
In general terms, the wood industry covers the transformation of wood into consumer products. When making a simple classification, we may distinguish between the primary transformation industry, producing semi-manufactured products (sawn wood, board and industrial wood preparation) and secondary transformation which produces end products (packaging and packing, furniture, joinery…) and, to close the circle, wood recycling companies. The sector is subsequently wide-ranging both in terms of the number of activities and the companies engaged in the same. These latter being primarily small and medium-sized companies. The Spanish wood sector is currently undergoing change to convert challenges into opportunities and to gain in competitiveness, with strong emphasis being placed on innovation and the development of technology and sustainability.
CONFEMADERA is the corporate organization entrusted with the representation, promotion and defence of the professional interests of wood and timber related associations and federations and, subsequently, that of the body of companies in the wood sector. As the sector’s leading representative, the organization aims to promote all activities which encourage competitiveness, the modernization of the industry and the strengthening of its prestige and image in order to secure its position in both the domestic and international market. Here we should underline the organization’s activities in terms of innovation, quality and the environment, image and design, strategic mergers, training and internationalization.
In terms of internationalization, CONFEMADERA annually organizes, in collaboration with the Spanish Institute of Foreign Trade (ICEX), a Wood Manufacturing Export Plan which covers aspects such as direct and inverse trade missions, study groups, the participation of Spanish companies in international trade fairs and all activities related to the promotion and internationalization of companies in the sector, as the publication of this catalogue.