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Asia-Pacific Furniture Industry News
Asia-Pacific remains the centre of global furniture manufacturing, but its leading markets face different challenges. TFT examines China’s scale, India’s growth, Vietnam’s exports, Malaysia’s clusters, Indonesia’s craftsmanship and Thailand’s industrial opportunity.
Quarterly Global Furniture Industry Review
China’s manufacturing base remains powerful, India gains momentum, Vietnam faces slower exports, Australian furniture retail feels the housing downturn, and contract, hospitality and modular furniture emerge as leading opportunities.
Global Furniture Industry News Roundup
Global trade is improving, but furniture businesses still face tariffs, shipping risks, cautious consumers and rapidly expanding compliance requirements. The Furniture Times identifies the developments manufacturers, retailers, suppliers and service providers cannot ignore.
World Furniture Industry Health Check: Conflict, Energy and Shipping Risks Reshape the Global Market
TFT’s October 2026 global furniture-industry health check finds continuing demand and active manufacturing alongside severe geopolitical risk. Crude flows through the Strait of Hormuz have recovered, but tanker attacks, refinery disruption, diesel scarcity, record intra-Asian freight and renewed Red Sea and Black Sea insecurity are keeping costs high and delivery schedules uncertain.
The Complete Economics of Furniture Materials: Wood, Metal, Plastic, Bamboo, Rattan, Glass, Stone, Upholstery and Composites
Furniture material choices determine far more than appearance. This comprehensive global report compares the economics of wood, metal, plastic, bamboo, rattan, glass, stone, upholstery and composite materials across sourcing, manufacturing, labour, logistics, durability, repairability and future circular-economy requirements.
The World Furniture Industry Health Check 2026
TFT’s 2026 global furniture-industry health check finds a sector that is resilient but increasingly fragile. Demand continues across residential, hospitality, office and outdoor markets, yet war, energy inflation, shipping disruption, trade fragmentation and prolonged working-capital cycles are creating sharply different outcomes across regions and businesses.
South Korean Enterprises Explore Furniture Manufacturing and Agro-Processing Investments in Cambodia
Discussions between Cambodia’s investment authorities and the Incheon Chamber of Commerce and Industry have placed furniture manufacturing among the sectors being examined by South Korean enterprises. A proposed technical training centre could help prepare Cambodian workers, but the opportunity will depend on confirmed projects, responsible sourcing, quality systems, logistics and long-term skills transfer.
Malaysia’s Furniture Exports to Europe Fall as Mixed-Material Designs Reshape the Market
Malaysia’s tropical wooden furniture shipments to Europe fell 9.2% during the first four months of 2026. The decline reveals a wider transformation as European buyers increasingly seek modular, lightweight and mixed-material furniture combining wood with aluminium, upholstery, synthetic fibres and engineered composites.
U.S. Furniture Market Projected to Reach US$336.73 Billion by 2035
A new Custom Market Insights report forecasts that the U.S. furniture market could reach US$336.73 billion by 2035. Bedroom furniture, wood products and residential demand currently lead, while storage furniture, plastic products and commercial applications are expected to grow faster.
The Global Furniture Industry in August 2026
This August 2026 global furniture-industry report examines current demand, housing, retail, manufacturing, tariffs, Middle East shipping disruption, BIS certification, EUDR preparation, AI, sustainability and the strategic outlook for SMEs across major world markets.
