Bulgarian timber, rather than imported wood, is the primary raw material for the wood processing and furniture industry in Bulgaria, caretaker Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Food and Forestry Miroslav Marinov said at the official opening of the 20^th edition of "Technomebel" trade fair at Inter Expo Center in Sofia. 

Nearly 100 companies from Bulgaria, Turkiye, Romania, Eastern and Western Europe from all segments of the furniture and woodprocessing industry are participating at the trade fair, which will continue until April 26. It presents the latest technologies for wood processing and furniture manufacturing, as well as everything necessary for equipping woodworking and furniture factories.