The 13th edition of Sicam returns between October 18-21, promising a packed schedule full of inspiration for an international furniture industry that is increasingly lively and in constant search of innovation, stimuli and relationships.

The exhibition complex’s 10 halls will all be occupied, and this year the exhibition space will be expanded thanks to an extension of Hall 8, which will make it possible to respond to a significant increase in demand for participation once again this year.

“We are looking forward to a truly significant trade fair,” comments Carlo Giobbi, organiser of SICAM, “and this is also reflected in the fact that today, with still four months to go, we have a large waiting list of companies interested in exhibiting.

“We have already confirmed the participation of the major players in every product sector, and this year we are also witnessing the return of major multinationals to the exhibition. I believe that the solid participation of all these companies at SICAM 2022 is the best response that the components and accessories sector could give after the challenges and uncertainties of the last two years”.

The same data recently communicated by Federlegno Arredo on the performance of the national furniture industry makes it easy to understand the reason for this expectation for SICAM. The first quarter of the current year closed with a 24.5% increase in sales for the entire national furniture supply chain, compared to the same period in 2021, with the domestic market growing by 27.2% and foreign sales up by 21%. This consolidates the results achieved in the record year of 2021 for the sector, which recorded a production turnover of 49 billion (of which 18 billion was exports), with exports seeing a significant recovery (up by 9.3% compared to 2019 for furniture-lighting and up by 7.3% for the entire supply chain).