Culture declares the interest of the Wood Technology Center

May 18, 2009
Culture declares the interest of the Wood Technology Center

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Principality has to declare the founding of the Technology Center of Forestry and Wood of Pumarabule of interest.
Entities represented on the board of trustees of the foundation are as follows: Government of Asturias, Caja Rural de Asturias, Benito Systems Carpentry, Carpentry Zarabozo, deforestation XXI Dionti (Furniture Orni), Ence, Hoypagil, Ibers, Timber Angel Suarez , Mediamadera Engineers, Pellets Asturias, Sierolam, and Tinastur Valledor.Their employers had formalized last January 22 starting this project to revitalize mining in the parish of Santa Marta Carbayín.La Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Principality has to declare the founding of the Technology Center of Forestry and Wood of Pumarabule of interest.Their employers had formalized last January 22 starting this project to revitalize mining in the parish of Santa Marta Carbayín.


The foundation to govern the center will foster research and development and innovation in different sectors across the value chain of wood from the mountain to the industry.
It is envisaged that a future employer is included as CIFOR-INIA and also be invited to join the project at the University of Oviedo and the Regional Service of Food Research and Development (SERIDA).
It will also provide a forum for networking and referring to the various professional associations involved in the value chain of wood. And will also support the internationalization of the R + D + i for companies asturianas sector.
Other tasks will be to establish channels of information exchange and cooperation with public, private and related institutions around the world and collaborate in the organization and coordination of scientific and technical potential of Asturias.
The building that will house the technology center was built of wood in his days under the former miners who received funds from the City Siero.Also, Furniture Bricobuk associations and wood EFSA Asmadera and Saviastur participate as partners and collaborators of the center.
The main activities of the foundation, to which the Wood Technology Center, include increasing the competitiveness of the business sector with greater investment in R + D + ie encourage the creation and development of scientific and technological infrastructure.Finally, we bet on creating this pioneering center in the Principality, which already exists in some other regions.

At first, there was talk of finding some kind of school offices to train young people in the area, but never came to realize the activity.

Collaborating Bodies

  • Instituto de la Pequeña y Mediana Industria de la Generalitat Valenciana (IMPIVA)
  • ANIEME : Asociación Nacional de Industriales y Exportadores de Muebles de España
  • Habitat Valencia - FERIA INTERNACIONAL DE VALENCIA
  • Confemadera - CONFEDERACIÓN ESPAÑOLA DE EMPRESARIOS DE LA MADERA (CONFEMADERA)
  • FEDERMUEBLE - Federación Española de Organizaciones Empresariales de la Industria del Mueble
  • FEVAMA - Federación Empresarial de la Madera y Mueble de la Comunidad Valenciana
  • COLEGIO OFICIAL DE DECORADORES Y DISEÑADORES DE INTERIOR DE LA COMUNIDAD VALENCIANA
  • FERIA INTERNACIONAL DE PROVEEDORES PARA EL SECTOR MADERA-MUEBLE
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