The year 2021 showed that the pandemic emergency has also acted as a powerful driver for production in many industries. One of these is certainly the sector of machinery, plants, equipment and tools for wood and wood-based materials, which experienced a "stimulating" 2021 with a growth of orders that could hardly be imagined.
The October-December 2021 period was much "quieter" than the previous quarters, but still excellent: orders increased by 41 percent over the same period of 2020, resulting from a massive 60 percent growth on the domestic market and 38.6 percent increase on the international scenario. The other face of the coin is production, impacted by provisioning problems, price increases and delays in the supplies of raw materials and components, which might extend their effect well into the first part of the new year.
