IFMAC 2019 brings ‘Quality Manufacturing Needs for lndonesia’s Rising Furniture lndustry'

Jakarta, October 9th 2019

IFMAC - the lnternational Furniture Manufacturing Components Exhibition opens today with a
highly anticipated show floor packed with the latest technological offerings for indonesia’s fast-
expanding furniture production industry. Organized by PT Wahana Kemalaniaga Makmur
(WAKENI), in collaboration with Deutsche Messe, organizer of LIGNA for the first time this year,
IFMAC starts its 2019 edition on a high note with a sold-out show floor filled by 286 companies
from 23 countries . IFMAC’s 8th edition will take place from 9 to 12 October 2019 at the Jakarta
International expo, Kemayoran, welcoming 15.000 trade visitors from within and beyond
Indonesia.

IFMAC 2019’s frontline exhibiting companies include Alpha Utama Mandiri, Felder Group,
American Hardwood (AHEC), and Maju Adil Sejahtera who have exhibited regularly at the
exhibition since it was first launched 2012. Now, part of LIGNAS’s family of exhibitions serving
the furniture production and woodworking industries. IFMAC boasts higher internationality
with higher number of foreign participation particularly from Europe. These first-time exhibiting
companies include Ledinek GmbH, Inter Abrasive A.S., Surteco Pte Ltd, Raute Group Asia Pte
Ltd, Robland NV, and PK Garuda: from Australia, Turkey, Singapore, Belgium, and Indonesia
respectively. In total, IFMAC 2019 has recorded increase in international participation with 70%
overseas companies and 30% domestic participation comprising large home-grown distributors
and some of the country’s largest machinery and solutions suppliers to the furniture industry.

Mrs. Rini Sumardi, Director of PT Wahana Kemalaniaga Makmur (WAKENl), shared that “IFMAC
is a recognised platform for industry players to convene at in order to be visible in the
lndonesian market. The participation of big manufacturers and trusted technology innovators in
the furniture industry prove that IFMAC is the magnet that pulls global industry players
attention to lndonesia and concretize the country's position-as a key market for the industry.”

For their partner, IFMAC is a true industry driver as Mr. Christian Pfeiffer highlighted that,
"IFMAC is the leading show for woodworking machinery, accessories and materials in lndonesia
and the innovation hub for the region. Therefore, we are even more pleased to support the
show for the first time and to promote the expansion of production facilities and investments in
efficient of process technology and modern accessories. IFMAC is the marketplace that brings
the industry closer to the government's goal of making lndonesia one of the ten largest
economies in the world by 2030."