‘Wood Industry Information Exchange and Cultural Experience’ Korea Forest Service Hosts Wood Industry Expo in Daejeon

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] An exhibition where visitors can obtain information related to wood and simultaneously experience wood utilization culture will be held in Daejeon.

The Korea Forest Service announced on the 22nd that it will hold the "2022 Korea Wood Industry Expo" for four days starting from the 29th of this month at Exhibition Hall 2 of the Daejeon Convention Center.

The expo is organized as a place where visitors can check all aspects of the wood industry, including wood-related policies and projects, in one location and facilitate exchange activities among industry players.

In particular, the expo will feature wood experience programs, exhibitions of wood artworks and structures, allowing visitors to the venue to experience wood utilization culture firsthand.

The expo venue will have booths such as the Wood Industry Hall, Wood Policy Hall, Wood Culture Experience Hall, Artwork Exhibition Hall, and Forest Healing Hall, with about 100 companies nationwide participating in the expo.

During the expo, the Korea Forest Service plans to hold official events such as the Wood Day Commemoration Ceremony, Wood Industry Awards Ceremony, and Expo Opening Ceremony, as well as exhibition and experience events like woodworking DIY and wood burning, and academic events including the Wood Industry Forum, Wood Education Experts Workshop, and meetings of wood industry organizations.

Now in its 12th year, this expo aims to promote exchanges between the wood industry and related upstream and downstream industries, pioneer domestic wood industry markets, and establish a foundation to activate wood utilization by making wood utilization culture a matter of national interest.

Nam Sung-hyun, Administrator of the Korea Forest Service, said, "Wood is a 'forest in daily life' and an eco-friendly material that serves as a key medium for achieving carbon neutrality. The Korea Forest Service will strive to open an era of forest renaissance by responding to the climate crisis centered on the wood industry and realizing economic forestry."

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