Business Sweden and The Swedish Embassy in Bucharest, together with The Romanian Furniture Club Association (ACRM) and the PRO WOOD Cluster are planning a match-making event presenting prospects within the wood and furniture industry, a sector that offers good opportunities for Swedish companies. We are planning visits and business meetings with members of a wood & furniture cluster in Transylvania this fall, tentatively in week 43. 

Quick facts

• The furniture industry has a long tradition and is one of the strongest Romanian export sectors, with 78% of the total furniture production being exported in 2012
• The main partner countries are Germany, France and Italy, but the Romanian companies are looking at expanding in the Scandinavian countries
• The Romanian Furniture Producers Association numbers show that the furniture production grew with 2,7% in 2012, compared to 2011
• Furniture export also increased with 4,4%, from 1,36 bn Euro in 2011 to 1,42 bn Euro in 2012
  
  

Business in Romania has many advantages. To mention just a few of them:

• Workforce within the industry is skilled
• There are more than 3500 furniture manufacturing companies in the country
• In 2012, the labor force employed in the furniture industry amounted to more than 50.000 persons, representing 4,2% of the total Romanian industry work force
• Experience in producing high standard products for international brands such as Ikea
• Romania’s population has strong linguistic abilities
• Good quality raw materials and diversified production capacities
• Low corporate tax rates and easy imports and exports to EU countries

On this trip, you will have the opportunity to meet companies that produce: timber, furniture for gardens, for children rooms and for hotels, doors, wooden houses, wooden toys, wooden objects, etc.

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