The AIMMP - Portuguese Association of Wood and Furniture Industries is a public benefit association, founded in 1957, which mission is to represent, promote and protect the interests of Portuguese companies from the five sectorial divisions that make up the wood and furniture sector: wood cutting, felling, sawing and wood packing; panels, other wood derivatives and biomass energy; carpentry and alike; furniture and alike; export, import and distribution of wood and derivatives.
In recent years, due to its vast experience and remarkable flexibility, Portugal has shown a high degree of dynamism and creativity in the wood and furniture sector becoming one of the major global suppliers.
Through Inter Wood & Furniture - a structured intervention program dedica¬ted to internationalization - more than 400 companies, through more than 190 actions in more than 32 markets were supported with incentives up to 50%, having certainly contributed to the growth of the sector which, since 2010, has doubled its exports and expanded its destination markets.