2024 Brushware March-April: World Brush Roundtable

voice of the industry for 126 years | est. 1898

march / april 2024

Wöhler &

Flex Trim A/S SBM 840 User Case Study page 18 SCAN FOR ABMA 2024 SCHEDULE

PLUS:

2023 Final US Import/Export Stats

Roundtable: World Brush Expo

ABMA 107th Convention Program

We look at brushes differently.

We make the world’s smallest brushes.

We’re the largest manufacturer of the world’s smallest brushes. Mill-Rose miniature brushes are available in a variety of styles and configurations as small as 0.014” in diameter to deburr, clean and very small holes and cavities.

We lookream at brushes differently, analyzing them from every perspective to insure optimum performance. From miniature brushes as small as 0.014” in Weto also largebrushes brushes custom-designed diameter large,make wire wheel thatand perform long after other brushes brushes.

Mill-Rose has set the standard forand quality, fail. Mill-Rose has set the standard for quality, performance, innovation performance, and innovation in brush technology in brush technology for the past 100 years. for the past 100+ years. Choose from thousands of standard and not so standard sizes and shapes.

We’re Call the largest U.S. manufacturer of twisted-wire brushes. Mill-Rose or visit MillRose.com. designs, engineers and manufactures standard and custom brushes in any quantity. Choose from thousands of standard and not-so-standard sizes and shapes. Call or visit MillRose.com.

A Century of Brushmaking Excellence

800-321-3533 | | Fax: Fax:440-255-5039 440-255-5039 | | info@MillRose.com info@MillRose.com | | www.MillRose.com www.MillRose.com 800-321-3533

from the PUBLISHER

Big Year Rolls Out Strong After a surprisingly intense and extended deep freeze here in Kansas City during the month of January, it certainly is nice to be looking ahead to spring and most importantly a welcome trip to the ABMA Convention in Florida. Throw in the long-awaited return of a “big tradeshow” with the launch of the World Brush Expo set for May 22-24 in Italy and it makes for a wonderfully exciting first half of 2024 for the brush industry.

As our digital presence for Brushware continues to expand, I am happy to report each year gets a little more challenging as we look to keep up with brush manufacturing news across the world. I still think back to our first year in the industry in 2019 when news releases casually rolled in. I wasn’t sure at the time if we had enough content to support a weekly newsletter. Now, we struggle to fit everything in each week.

Kicking off this year, with the two major events on deck, the pace of brush industry news has been off the charts. That makes for quite a bit of fun and is definitely in the category of a good problem to have.

FOLLOW BRUSHWARE

Even in the middle of all that hustle and bustle, Check out Brushware on I did have the privilege of hosting a roundtable LinkedIn: Our Fastest discussion with the organizational leaders of Growing Social Channel the new Expo. The conversation included ABMA President Chris Monahan, FEIBP President Alessandro Acquaderni and Marco Momoli, from event organizer BolognaFiere. You can see the results of that discussion on page 22, but I want to emphasize that it was truly a pleasure to hear firsthand all of the progress and effort that is going into the launch. There’s a lot of information in our brief discussion, but my top takeaway from the session was the energy and passion that all three leaders and organizations are bringing to the table. It’s quite clear that there’s a genuine drive to build an event that really showcases this global industry and drives connection and business for manufacturers and suppliers alike. We hope you enjoy that discussion as you make your own plans to visit the Expo in May. Of course, there is plenty ahead of the event and, this edition is full of all our usual industry information and columns and also features our guide to the 107th ABMA Convention along with final results for 2023 U.S. Import and Export data relevant to the industry.

Please enjoy this issue and I look forward to seeing you soon in Florida or Italy!

Dylan Goodwin | Publisher dylan.goodwin@goodwinworldmedia.com

2 | www.brushwaremag.com

Issue #24-02 Brushware – a bi-monthly publication edited for key personnel in the brush, roller, broom, mop and applicator industry. Published continuously through the years, the one publication that is the spokesman for the brush and allied industries: 1898-1923, called Brooms, Brushes & Handles; 1924-1947, called Brooms, Brushes & Mops, 1948-today, called Brushware.

PUBLICATION OFFICE Brushware Magazine Goodwin World Media LLC P.O. Box 7093 Overland Park, KS 66207 Tel: 913-636-7231 -----------GENERAL MANAGER Susan Goodwin info.brushware@goodwinworldmedia.com PUBLISHER Dylan Goodwin dylan.goodwin@goodwinworldmedia.com MANAGING EDITOR Gwyneth Bowen news.brushware@goodwinworldmedia.com CORRESPONDENTS Bob Lawrence Phillip M. Perry Katharina Goldbeck-Hörz Mark E. Battersby Lisa Anderson -----------Brushware (ISSN 00072710) (Canadian Sales Agreement Number 0650153) is published bimonthly by Goodwin World Media LLC, P.O. Box 7093, Overland Park, KS 66207 USA. Printed in the USA. Subscription: $95/year for US, Canada and Mexico. All other countries $210/year.

POSTMASTER – Send address changes to Brushware Magazine, P.O. Box 7093, Overland Park, KS 66207.

Copyright 2024. All rights reserved. Materials in this publication may not be reproduced in any form without permission. Requests for permission should be addressed to: Brushware Magazine, P.O. Box 7093, Overland Park, KS 66207.

®

7

9

4 5

12

8

2

11

10

15

6 13 14

1

16

3

17

FLAT AND ANGULAR BRUSHES PLANTS A complete range ready to satisfy all your needs in the field of the paint brush production from 1” to 5”.

User friendly set-up and quick format change, up to 1400 pieces/hour.

SAVE THE DATE! WORLD BRUSH EXPO BOLOGNA (ITALY) 22- 24 MAY 2024 HALL 29 - STAND A18

READY TO MEET YOU ALL IN BOLOGNA WITH OUR LATEST INNOVATIONS IN THE SECTOR!

8050 Corporate Center Drive Suite 100 A - Charlotte, NC 28226

1.

IVM/CS1

Automatic feeder for bristles

2.

IVM/11SL

Head assembly

3.

IVM/AGR

Automatic feeder for ferrules

4.

IVM/10SP

Vulcanizing machine

5.

IVM/13S

Epoxy resin pump

6.

IVM/AM10

Automatic feeder for handle

7.

IVM/MS10

Unloading manipulator

8.

IVM/CON

Conveyor belt

9.

IVM/MC12

Loading manipulator

10. IVM/12AE

Nailing machine

11. IVM/AM12

Automatic feeder for handle

12. IVM/PA10.27

Cleaning machine

13. IVM/9L

Trimming machine

14. IVM/7AVL

Wrapping machine

15. IVM/6SP

Printing machine

16. IVM/MP18

Boxing machine

17. PALLETIZER

Ph. +1 724 713 2224

info@mggnacorp.com www.mggmeccanica.com

MATERIALS FOR INDUSTRY

An ISO 9001:2015 Certified Company We Manufacture & Distribute Material Solutions for Commercial & Industrial Manufacturing

888.767.3040 www.stainlesswires.com

Brush Filament Wire

Strip

Single, double plane, or pin crimped in hanks or specific strand counts on spools/cores. Straight in single/multiple ends. Materials include galvanized, high carbon steel, stainless, brass, bronze, and other exotic alloys.

We offer stainless steel, carbon steel, brass, more.

Thicknesses of 0.0070" - 0.725"annealed/tempered Oscillate Wound or Pancake Coils.

Ask about our stocking programs!

Retaining Wire/Twisting Wire

Straightened and Cut Wires

Stocking standard gauges in SS galvanized, and brass wire in differing tempers for these applications.

Flat or Shaped Wires

We make custom designed wire. Rolling from 0.0020"-0.250" thickness. Materials include stainless, galvanized, carbon steel, oil tempered, brass and more.

3 Front Street Plaza Mohnton, PA 79540

tr 637.243.7500

Diameters 0.0050"-0.37500" for various brush applications. Blanket orders Welcomed!

Staple Wires

We sell various gauges and alloy wire. Spools sizes can range from 701bs-7,000 lbs. Materials include galvanized, stainless, nickel silver, and more.

. . . .

■ sales@sta1nlessw1res.com Owww.sta1nlessw1res.com

march / april 2024

the voice of our industry

ABMA Visits

AMELIA ISLAND page 26

Features

Departments

14 Roth Composite Machinery: New Launch

02 from the PUBLISHER

16 Skills Gap Challenge for Manufacturers

By Lisa Anderson

06 industry NEWS 55 economic DASHBOARD

18 Wohler’s New SBM 840 for Flex Trim A/S

62 brushware MARKETPLACE

22 Roundtable: World Brush Expo

64 advertiser INDEX

26 2024 ABMA Convention Guide 36 Final 2023 US Import & Export Data

63 industry EVENTS PHOTO CREDITS

ABOVE: istockphoto/JenniferPhotographyImaging.

Page 07 - istockphoto/emicristea Pages 26-27 - istockphoto/gorodenkoff.

Page 30 - istockphoto/PETERLAKOMY.

www.brushwaremag.com | 5

industry NEWS

Perlon Celebrates Opening of New India Plant

Perlon® – The Filament Company, a leading global manufacturer of synthetic filaments headquartered in Munderkingen, Germany, celebrated the opening of its new plant in Goa, India on February 1, 2024. The event marked a significant milestone in the global expansion strategy and underlined the company’s commitment to growth and innovation. The plant in Goa was made possible by the recent acquisition of Shaun Filaments, a renowned Indian manufacturer of filaments. The integration of the Shaun Filaments production facility into the Perlon® Group not only offers the opportunity to strengthen market presence but also to expand capacities and improve production processes.

Florian Kisling, CEO of Perlon®, expressed his enthusiasm about the successful purchase: “The opening of this plant in Goa is a crucial step in our global growth strategy. We are proud to strengthen our presence in Asia while delivering the quality and innovation that Perlon® is known for worldwide.”

The opening ceremony took place in the presence of highranking personalities, including the company owner of Serafin, Philipp Haindl, its Managing Director Kamil Grzelak and the management of Perlon® with CEO Florian Kisling, CFO Michael Holzmann, COO Matthias Peter and the local Managing Director Bernhard Schmidt in addition to local politicians and business partners.

The opening ceremony also provided an opportunity for guests to tour the production facilities and gain insight into Perlon's advanced manufacturing processes. The official ceremony was followed by symposia and a networking event where guests had the opportunity to socialize in an informal setting. Perlon® is looking forward to not only strengthening the local economy with the new plant in Goa but also continuing to grow as a global innovator and partner for customers worldwide.

The event began with a traditional opening ceremony, followed by inspiring speeches and presentations highlighting Perlon's vision and mission in the filament industry.

6 | www.brushwaremag.com

The Perlon® plant in Goa will play a key role in the production of synthetic filaments for various industries, including paper, technical textiles, brushes, cosmetics and dental care. The acquisition of Shaun Filaments brings not only experienced professionals but also established production lines and technologies to the Perlon® family.

Learn more about Perlon® at www.perlon.com.

ZAHORANSKY Sells Mold and Tool Facility in Rothenkirchen

The Pulse World Brush Expo 2024: Ticket Sales Open The journey toward the 2024 World Brush Expo set for May 22-24 in Bologna, Italy, took a significant step as ticket sales officially opened in late January. Attendees can secure attendance by visiting the new page on the World Brush Expo website: www.worldbrushexpo.com/tickets/

In the course of future-oriented development for the group of companies, ZAHORANSKY has sold the ZAHORANSKY Formen- und Werkzeugbau GmbH production site for injection molds in Rothenkirchen (Steinberg) to MT Management GmbH. As part of a management buyout, long-standing managing director and toolmaking expert Monty Tepper will take over the entrepreneurial responsibility. Since 1991, the site has been producing injection molds for a wide variety of plastic products in the personal care and consumer products sector in the Vogtland region of Saxony with around 70 employees. In the future, the company will operate under the name Molding Tec Steinberg GmbH and will continue to focus on the production and sale of molds and tools. The new ownership and management structures will allow for a smooth continuation of business activities.

With the completion of the transaction, ZAHORANSKY has reached a significant milestone in the future-oriented development of the group of companies and is focusing its production capacities for injection molds on the sites in Freiburg and Coimbatore (India) to achieve further synergies between injection molding, automation technology and mechanical engineering.

ZAHORANSKY Managing Director Ulrich Zahoransky says, “We would like to thank the employees of ZAHORANSKY GmbH Formen- und Werkzeugbau for their many years of loyalty and commitment and are pleased that the completion of the transaction has secured the jobs of the approximately 70 employees. The management of the companies has decided to continue to work closely together in the future.”

FEIBP President Alessandro Acaquaderni says, “Embracing our ethos of ‘being active,’ I encourage each of you to not only secure your tickets early but also to spread the word among your colleagues and industry friends. Your proactive engagement is vital in building momentum for this not-to-be-missed event and ensures you are at the forefront of industry developments and networking opportunities.”

WBE Updates: Follow On LinkedIn Stay updated with the latest news and announcements by following the World Brush Expo LinkedIn page at www.linkedin.com/showcase/world-brush-expo/. Engage with the brush community, share posts and contribute to the growing buzz around the event.

Experience Bologna Beyond the Expo World Brush Expo organizers invite attendees to make the visit to Bologna a memorable journey. Plan to stay a few extra days, as WBE will offer exclusive experiences to explore the enchanting city and its surroundings, even on the Saturday and Sunday following the show. This is a unique opportunity for visitors to enjoy the rich culture, history and gastronomy of the region.

For more information on the World Brush Expo, visit www.worldbrushexpo.com or Brushware’s World Brush Expo Hub.

Learn more about Zahoransky at www.zahoransky.com.

www.brushwaremag.com | 7

YOUR BRUSH DESERVES THE BEST FILAMENTS CELANESE FILAMENTS CONTINUES TO LEAD THE WAY IN INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS For more than 80 years, Celanese Filaments, formerly owned by Dupont, has been recognized as a leader in innovative synthetic filaments that enable brush manufacturers to address emerging trends and meet evolving consumer expectations.

HEALTH DESERVES THE BEST FILAMENTS - TOOTHBRUSH FILAMENTS The most important component of a toothbrush lies in the bristle.

With outstanding industry expertise accumulated over the years, coupled with our proven technologies, Celanese Filaments is dedicated to the oral care brush industry with our nylon solutions under the brand names of Celanese Tynex®(nylon 612) and Celanese Herox®(nylon 610). Leading toothbrush brands and manufacturers are able to produce very high quality brushes with a balance of consistent quality, wear performance and unmatched productivities in tufting and end-rounding by using Celanese filaments. As consumer trends in toothbrush are increasingly focused on the six major areas of 1) Visual Attractiveness, 2) Interdental Cleaning, 3) Plaque Removal, 4) Gum Comfort, 5) Gingival Cleaning and 6) Anti-microbial within the filaments, Celanese Filaments has been working closely with the leading global brands in oral care as well as toothbrush manufacturers by fulfilling these needs with our broad range of innovative products in the portfolio BEAUTY DESERVES THE BEST FILAMENTS - FINE FILAMENTS Celanese Natrafil® filaments, a pioneering filament from Celanese’s unique polyester based material, contain proprietary texturizing additives that create a structured surface that mimics animal hair.

Natrafil® filaments offer a synthetic alternative to animal hair in premium cosmetic powder brushes with more consistency in the bristle while maintaining the touch-and-feel of premium animal hair. Studies have shown that brushes made with Natrafil® filaments have equal to superior pickup and release performance versus brushes made with animal hair.

EFFICIENCY DESERVES THE BEST FILAMENTS – ABRASIVE FILAMENTS Like most industries, steel manufacturers are always looking forsquare feet of metal through the mill, cleaned and coated faster

than ever before. To accomplish this, steel mills are using more aggressive cleaning solutions. The problem is that the cleaning brushes typically used were quickly degrading because many plastics used in the brush filaments can’t handle the solutions of the extreme PH. The technical resources at Celanese Filaments were able to help solve the problem by adding stabilizers to one of our nylon polymer formulations, effectively extending the pH range where these filaments can be used. Brushes made with our filaments deliver cleaning performance for a longer life, helping over an improved service life, helping steel manufactures to achieve higher productivity.

Another need voiced by customers is higher aggressiveness in metal finishing applications. Celanese Tynex® A filaments, a family of ceramic grit-containing filaments, was developed to meet this need.

CREATIVITY DESERVES THE BEST FILAMENTS – PAINTBRUSH FILAMENTS When manufacturers began changing their paints to water-based formulations, more people began using paintbrushes made with synthetic bristles because the hog bristles traditionally used in paintbrushes lost stiffness in water-based paints. Synthetics such as Celanese Tynex®, Celanese Chinex® and Celanese Orel® brand filaments quickly became popular choices. As paint manufacturers continue to improve their water-based formulations by reducing volatile organic compound (VOC) content, increasing solid loadings and decreasing drying times, there is an ongoing need for increasingly higher performing brushes. To meet this need, Celanese Filaments continues to innovate and help customize solutions. For example, we developed filaments with stiffer crosssection that can push higher viscosity paints more efficiently. We also changed the shapes of the filaments so that they not only pick up more paint from the can for faster application, but are easier to clean.

YOUR BRUSH DESERVES THE BEST FILAMENTS

Recognition for being the global leader in filaments comes from our customers. You inspire us to make a difference in the world. We will continue to advance our innovations because we believe your BRUSH deserves the best FILAMENTS. 1-800-635-9695 | www.celanese.com

industry NEWS

Lessmann Expands Management Team Thirty-five years ago, brothers Jürgen and Dieter Lessmann took over the medium-sized family business in Oettingen, Germany, from their father as managing directors. The brush manufacturer has now been on the road to success for well over 35 years and supplies customers worldwide with premium tools, all of which are developed and produced in Oettingen. The company, founded in 1948, has developed over the past decades into a highly technical and innovative family business with over 250 employees.

To initiate the management succession plan, the brothers have expanded the management team. On January 1, 2024, Dieter Lessmann gave up part of his area of responsibility and Cornelia Kitzsteiner took over management of sales and marketing. Jürgen Lessmann continues to be responsible for technical management, while Dieter Lessmann remains responsible for finance, human resources and IT. In addition, Anne Galinski supports the top management level as an authorized representative (appointed in 2004).

Kitzsteiner has been working for the Lessmann company for over 30 years. She started at Lessmann as an employee in export sales and, after a short time became the team leader of the department. In 2004 she took over the company’s overall sales management. In 2021, she was appointed as an authorized representative.

“We are pleased that we have found the ideal person in Cornelia Kitzsteiner to expand the management team. She knows our company and the industry exceptionally well.

Anne Galinski, Jürgen Lessmann, Cornelia Kitzsteiner and Dieter Lessmann (left to right)

With this decision, we give our employees, our customers and business partners stability and continuity. We are sure that Ms. Kitzsteiner will act in our interests and at the same time bring in her own ideas and impulses for change, in order to continue to have positive company development in the future,” says Dieter Lessmann.

Kitzsteiner is pleased about the trust that comes with the new role and the challenges ahead. She emphasized that good cooperation and the support of each employee are very important to her.

INDUSTRIAL BRUSHES: REDEFINED Discover the excellence of

Customize your cleaning experience with tools that speak to your precision and passion. www.schaeferbrush.com

10 | www.brushwaremag.com

sales@schaeferbrush.com

(262) 547-3500

How Exhibitors Can Maximize World Brush Expo Opportunity In a January letter to World Brush Expo exhibitors, FEIBP President Alessandro Acquaderni thanked exhibitors, saying, “Your decision to participate actively in WBE 2024 is a testament to your dedication and responsibility towards shaping the future of our sector. While others may observe from the sidelines, you have chosen to lead by example, ensuring your voice and innovations contribute to the evolving “center of gravity” of our industry. This isn’t just participation; it’s about taking a stand for progress, opportunity and the collective strength of the brushware community.”

He went on to offer advice on how World Brush Expo exhibitors can maximize the opportunity with the following approach: 1. Press and Publications: Share the news of your participation with industry magazines, websites and directories. A press release or announcement is an opportunity to drive ongoing exposure to your company’s brand, while also further boosting the significance of the World Brush Expo.

2. Direct Communication: Utilize digital banners in your email signatures and communicate your involvement through emails, your website, and, most importantly, through word of mouth.

3. Engage on LinkedIn: Follow the World Brush Expo LinkedIn page and interact with posts related to the show, the participants and the beautiful city of Bologna. Comments, likes and shares bring added exposure.

4. Expand the Community: Invite LinkedIn connections to follow the WBE page. Click the three dots next to the ‘Follow’ button and select “Invite connections.” Every new follower builds the overall brushware community.

5. Create Buzz with Content: Share sneak peeks of products, services or team preparations for the expo. Use #WorldBrushExpo2024 and tag the official page to boost visibility.

6. Host Pre-Event Gatherings: Consider organizing small local events or webinars leading up to WBE to discuss industry trends and the upcoming showcase. This can position your company as a thought leader and also build anticipation for your exhibit space.

For more information about the World Brush Expo, visit www.worldbrushexpo.com.

industry NEWS

Storch-Ciret Opens New Brush and Paint Roller Facility in China

According to the announcement, Graham brings a wealth of experience and a deep understanding of AGF’s values and heritage. His proven leadership and commitment to excellence position him well to guide AGF into its next phase of growth.

Additionally, the company’s board of directors, the Graham family and the Furgale family say they have the utmost confidence in Graham’s ability to lead the company successfully.

His strategic vision and passion for the business will ensure the continued success and sustainability of AGF.

The Storch-Ciret Group announced the inauguration of its production facility for brushes and paint rollers in Zheijang, China, in late October of 2023. What started as a humble manufacturing plant has grown to become a truly impressive production facility thanks to the tireless efforts and dedication of the local team.

The milestone not only underlines the success of the StorchCiret Group as a business but also lays the foundation for future growth and innovation. The opening of this state-of-the-art production facility highlights Storch-Ciret’s commitment to quality and excellence. The company remains true to its principles through its continuing focus on innovation, quality and a commitment to consolidate its position as an industry leader and delight customers worldwide.

Atlas Graham Furgale Announces Jim Graham As New Leader Atlas Graham Furgale Ltd. (AGF) has announced a leadership transition with the departure of Ryan Proulx on November 24, 2023. Jim Graham, who was the former President and CEO at AGF from June 2005 until his retirement in December 2015, has taken over as the new President and CEO after the departure of Proulx.

BRUSHWARE DIGEST Stay up to date with the world leader for brush industry news and get notifications for each issue of Brushware magazine digital issues.

www.brushwaremag.com/enewsletter

12 | www.brushwaremag.com

During this transition period, the AGF says it remains focused on providing exceptional products and service to its customers.

AGF also extends its gratitude to its employees, customers, agents and vendors for their continued support and commitment.

Interclean Amsterdam 2024 Registration is Now Open Interclean Amsterdam will be held May 14-17, 2024 at the RAI Amsterdam. Featuring top international exhibitors, exciting onsite demos, the latest innovations from around the globe and superb networking and entertainment opportunities.

Renowned across the globe for being the most trusted and respected international business networking platform for the cleaning and hygiene industry, Interclean Amsterdam has gone from strength to strength since it was first founded in 1967.

“This year Interclean is pulling out all the stops. Our team has been working non-stop behind the scenes to organize a truly world-class and completely unique event. It promises to be highly informative, inspirational and entertaining. We’ve worked hard to bring our visitors exclusive content about the world’s most cutting-edge technologies, trends and solutions — all geared towards helping you to discover the best products, services and connections to achieve your unique business goals,” says Robert Stelling, Director Interclean Global Events.

This year visitors can look forward to: • 900+ exhibitors • 11 exhibition halls • 30,000+ expected visitors • 100+ knowledge sessions • 4 stages • Visitors from +120 countries The world’s leading experts on cleaning and hygiene within the food service, office real estate, hospitality and healthcare sectors will conduct exclusive knowledge-sharing sessions, revealing the most up-to-date research, findings and predictions.

For more information on Interclean and how to become part of this exciting new wave in cleaning and hygiene visit www.intercleanshow.com/amsterdam.

BORGHI.COM

Countdown is on for the World Brush Expo the must-attend event for brushware professionals in 2024.

Leaving for a business trip, enjoyed an unforgettable stay.

Welcome.

Borghi Spa provides you with the best machine solutions for the broom and brush industry.

Flexibility and Versatility, combined with Quality and Reliability at your disposal since more than 75 years.

Eager to live an unforgettable experience?

Borghi Spa is waiting for you at World Brush Expo, May 22/24, 2024 - Bologna, Italy

machinery SPOTLIGHT

New Machine Launch From Roth Composite Machinery

Faster, More Flexible, More Sustainable: Revolutionary New Machine for the Brush Industry

Thomas Halbrucker (left) and Dennis Brückner (right) from Roth Composite Machinery explain the benefits of the innovative machine concept, which can significantly reduce production costs in the manufacture of household and industrial brushes. Photo provided by Roth Composite Machinery.

Roth Composite Machinery, headquartered in Burgwald, Germany, has announced the launch of its groundbreaking new machine for the brush industry. The new development from the innovation department includes several advantages for brush manufacturers. The fully automatic concept can be used to produce brushes that are completely different in terms of length, geometry and material — without the need for timeconsuming retooling. The end result is a machine that offers reduced set-up times, higher output and unparalleled flexibility in production.

14 | www.brushwaremag.com

“During development, our main focus was on speed, flexibility and efficiency,” says Dennis Brückner, responsible for the Burgwald plant at Roth Composite Machinery. Thomas Halbrucker, sales engineer, says, “The machine concept fulfills the requirements of flexible mass production and meets our high standards of quality and sustainability.”

Machine concept integrates all work steps The new brush-filling carousel features two filling tools and works according to the twin principle. With five electronic axes and the interchangeable carrier transfer design, the highperformance carousel machine can pick up brush bodies made of all common materials (such as plastic or wood) at extremely

The new machine from the innovation department of Roth Composite Machinery in Burgwald scores with numerous advantages for brush manufacturers. Photo provided by Roth Composite Machinery.

high speed, drill holes between 1.8 and 8.5 millimeters in diameter and fill them with the corresponding bristles.

Finishing processes such as splicing the bristles, cleaning and even labeling or embossing the brush body are also fully automated. A shearing unit has been integrated for the production of toilet brushes, which can simply be called in if required.

Speed, speed The speed offered by the new machine is also impressive. Each filling tool can produce 610 bundles per minute, meaning that the new machine can produce a total of 1,220 bundles per minute. The innovative “Roth Flying Cabinet” system also ensures speed. The high-performance carousel rotates permanently in one direction, thus guaranteeing continuous operation without the carousel having to turn forward and backward. “This new process has several advantages,” says Halbrucker. “The maintenance effort is almost zero, which means that the machine has even less downtime. In addition, the ‘Roth Flying Cabinet’ is even less susceptible to external influences such as vibration or dirt.”

As an added bonus, the machine consumes less energy thanks to its very even operation. Manufacturers of household or industrial brushes can therefore significantly reduce their production costs with the new machine from Roth Composite Machinery with higher output quantity, shorter set-up times, lower maintenance requirements and energy-saving operation.

Energy-saving and completely CO2-friendly production in Burgwald In line with the Roth companies’ aspirations, sustainability took center stage in the development of the new highperformance carousel. It is not only the operating principle of the machine that saves energy, but the production of the new machine also takes a sustainable approach. The system was developed entirely at the Burgwald site and manufactured using 100 percent green electricity. No long transport routes are or were necessary to manufacture the new machine and only solvent-free paints are used.

Most importantly though, the machine scores points for durability and longevity. “We guarantee 25 years of spare parts availability,” says Brückner.

Learn more about Roth Composite Machinery at www.roth-composite-machinery.com.

supply CHAIN

Skills Gap Challenge for Manufacturing Success

By Lisa Anderson According to a study by Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute, two million jobs could go unfilled in the sector by 2030.

The cost in 2030 alone could potentially total $1 trillion. Worse yet, the surveyed manufacturers said it is 36 percent harder to find the right talent than in 2018, and 77 percent of manufacturers expect to have ongoing difficulties attracting and retaining manufacturing employees.

As technology, automation and artificial intelligence (AI) continue to gain steam, lower-skilled jobs are automated, but higherskilled jobs become critical. The gap is significant. Additionally, as reshoring gains momentum and manufacturing expansion becomes a priority with the rise of geopolitical risk and the rollout of government-funded programs such as the CHIPS Act, manufacturing will increase, and the skills gap will widen. Finally, by 2030, the youngest of the largest generation in history will be older than 65, further decreasing the workforce.

Simply hiring a recruiting firm will no longer be sufficient.

There simply are not enough manufacturing resources to fulfill the needs. Proactive executives will put an increased emphasis on training and development. For example, an aerospace manufacturer needed far more machine operators than they could find, so the company set up a training facility and hired trainers to put new hires through a comprehensive training and development program. They went from constantly struggling to creating a pipeline of qualified candidates. Another client sent employees to a technical training center in the region to gain manufacturing skills.

Relying on your planners, buyers, and analysts’ college education and prior work history is no longer sufficient. At least 80 percent of clients are struggling to hire resources with the appropriate education and training. For example, two power systems and electrical equipment manufacturers serving different industries went live with an upgraded ERP system. Although they brought on significant support, both struggled due to lack of production planning and inventory concept education and training for their resources. Proactive clients are arranging ERP and MRP (material requirements planning) education for their employees.

For example, a significant beverage manufacturer has been

16 | www.brushwaremag.com

coordinating with a local supply chain education partner to provide practical education.

Turn traditional thinking on its head. Supplement your employees with consultants to upgrade processes and improve efficiencies, hire temporary employees to fill gaps and partner with specialist resources such as engineering firms to make quicker progress. Take the opportunity to identify different pools of talent such as veterans and retired workers and reexamine your qualifications. For example, a building products manufacturer eliminated its requirement for a college degree and replaced it with practical experience and/or approved skills training. Not only did they find additional candidates, but the candidates were a better fit for the role.

Leadership and culture will be vital to closing the skills gap.

People do not follow companies; people follow leaders. The best employees expect leaders to have high expectations, to address poor performers, to face reality with tough topics, and to appreciate and recognize progress. For example, an industrial equipment manufacturer was able to find and retain employees in a small town with limited resources and a key competitor because employees knew that the leader would expect high levels of performance, push for excellence and care about results.

Attracting and retaining talent will be key to success in the manufacturing industry in the next decade. Proactive executives are developing creative alternatives to traditional hiring, retention, training and development strategies. The best remain committed to leadership and culture to retain top talent and attract scarce talent.

Lisa Anderson is the founder and president of LMA Consulting Group, Inc., a consulting firm that specializes in manufacturing strategy and end-to-end supply chain transformation that maximizes the customer experience and enables profitable, scalable, dramatic business growth. She recently released “SIOP (Sales Inventory Operations Planning): Creating Predictable Revenue and EBITDA Growth”, an e-book on how to better navigate supply chain chaos and ensure profitable, scalable business growth. A complimentary download can be found at www.lma-consultinggroup.com/siop-book/.

Machine User Case

Interview: Wöhler’s New SBM 840 for Flex Trim A/S

Wöhler Sales Manager Jürgen Tabert presents Flex Trim Sales Manager Karsten Larsen (on the right) his new SBM 840 strip brush machine for the production of sanding brushes. After 2008, this is the second SBM for Flex Trim A/S in Denmark.

“You have to be able to make it easier — and better.” This thought came to carpenter Poul Erik Jespersen more than 25 years ago while he was bent over the hand sander at his workplace in a furniture company. The thought developed into an idea which, after a development period of eight years, became an internationally recognized and patented sanding system that is now sold worldwide.

The sanding system can be fitted to virtually any machine as long as the machine has an axis and a frequency-controlled motor to enable precise adjustment of the sanding speed. This means that the customer can generally use existing machines and can therefore avoid investing in new machines.

18 | www.brushwaremag.com

Flex Trim A/S from Denmark has been using an SBM 840 strip brush machine from Wöhler Brush Tech GmbH in Bad Wünnenberg, Germany, for the production of its exceptionally high-quality sanding brushes since 2008. In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, Flex Trim decided to expand its production — convinced by the first machine, it had to be an SBM 840 from Wöhler Brush Tech. Wöhler sales manager Jürgen Tabert had a conversation with Karsten Larsen, sales manager at Flex Trim, about the reasons for the expansion and the decision in favor of another machine from Wöhler Brush Tech.

Karsten, how has Flex Trim developed over the past few years?

There has been a particularly positive development since 2017 — and then came corona. Despite corona, sales have continued to develop positively and we really made a lot more sales during the corona period. The world has also become smaller.

Companies have become accustomed to holding meetings online. This has eliminated travel costs and made sales processes much more effective.

Are your order quantities changing? It used to be the case that people ordered as large quantities as possible in order to get price advantages. How is that developing for you?

This varies. For some standard applications, it is always the same, i.e. large quantities and a favorable price. But for special products, customers prefer to pay a higher price to find the right solution.

Some customers are confronted with ever smaller partial delivery quantities with the same total quantity over the year. What is your experience of this?

The Flex Trim sanding brushes are inserted into sanding heads.

These are available in different lengths and diameters.

How has corona affected product development and new products for you?

We had more time to delve deeper into the various processes.

This also allowed us to develop several new products. In addition, we were able to manufacture special products and special solutions that have made us more interesting for customers, particularly in the robotics industry.

How do your products differ from those of your competitors? What do your customers particularly appreciate about you and your products?

I think most customers see Flex Trim’s products as the market leaders — both technically and in terms of quality. Yes, our products have a slightly higher price, but the service life of our brushes is significantly longer than that of our market competitors. This means it is more expensive to buy, but you get a lower price per square meter sanded. Most customers say: “Yes, it’s more expensive if you have to buy it, but it’s much cheaper when you use it and the quality is very, very high.” And we are always able to deliver.

What outlook can you give for the future? Are there already developments as to how your business model or your products will change?

We have seen several new developments during the corona period. But we also get different requests than before.

Customers need special products and special solutions for certain profiles or a specific burr that needs to be removed from a corner. We therefore supply more sanding processes and sanding solutions than just sanding products. This is why highly effective production processes that allow us to react and change over quickly are very important to us.

We are also experiencing this development. This is precisely why it is so important for us to be able to change our production quickly. So that we lose as little time as possible. Many companies have what I always call a stock anxiety. They don’t want to have anything in stock. And we have to adapt to that.

You have now purchased a new strip brush machine, an SBM 840, for the production of sanding brushes. Why was this new strip brush machine for sanding brushes necessary?

There were two reasons. We have had the first machine since 2008 and have never had any problem with it. Nevertheless, having only one machine was a risk. With two machines, we can react faster, have to change over less and can manufacture products more quickly. In terms of capacity, we don’t actually need the machine, but we want to remove the risk and that’s why we need another machine now.

Why did you choose a machine from Wöhler again?

We were satisfied with the first machine. We have never had a problem with the machine. We were and still are very enthusiastic.

That’s a wonderful statement, thank you very much! Were there any challenges in building this machine and the process that we were able to solve together and that were important to you?

The only challenge was the delivery time. Everyone knows that some components have been difficult to obtain in recent years and we were aware of that, but everyone also knows that when you buy or order something, you want it as quickly as possible.

Basically, however, there was no problem.

www.brushwaremag.com | 19

Machine User Case

The sanding brushes are used for processing wood, metal and composites.

However, a machine like this is not simply bought like a commodity, it is a very consultation and coordinationintensive process. How was the consultation and communication during the preparation and construction of the machine?

I think Wöhler would say that the decision-making process took quite a long time. After all, we received the first offer years ago. However, we only really realized how important it was for us to get a new machine during the corona period. Technically, there weren’t that many challenges. We already have a (similar) Wöhler machine that has been running for years. This means that Wöhler had experience in building such a machine. We have experience of working with a machine like this and the close collaboration meant it was actually quite easy. We both knew what we wanted.

We had discussed and developed different concepts together and then both independently returned to the tried and tested procedure, which was then optimized in certain areas.

Yes, exactly. What impressed me the most was the conveyor belt for the automatic bundle feed. Ergonomically, that’s a big plus for the employees. I think that’s really great and it’s a really good thing, where I say, okay, that’s a huge advantage for us.

Looking ahead now, what do you expect from development partners like Wöhler in the future?

Like us, Wöhler is a market and innovation leader in this industry. You have to keep that in focus. It will become increasingly difficult to find employees for such processes in the coming years. That’s why it’s important that Wöhler and other companies in this area think about how to make it as easy as possible for employees. To have as few manual processes as possible. You have to keep that in mind.

20 | www.brushwaremag.com

The sanding brushes are available with different sanding and backing materials.

That’s something we hear again and again, the shortage of skilled workers, not just in Germany, but worldwide. In the future, the machine will have to take over many things that were previously done by skilled employees. And all this while production volumes are falling. So, it’s not a case of switching on today and switching off at the end of the month, but switching on this morning and switching to a different product at lunchtime. So, flexibility is definitely at the forefront. Karsten, thank you very much for the interview and we wish you a good production start and successful business with the new machine.

Thank you, let me put it this way: we have had the first machine of this type since 2008. We have more Wöhler machines, also because we are satisfied. That means 2008, now 2024 — we’ll meet again in sixteen years at the latest.

We will be happy to do so and then we will work together to overcome the predominant challenges and find the right solutions at that time. Thank you, thank you very much.

About the SBM 840 The Wöhler SBM 840 is a modular strip brush machine. It produces strip brushes with U-profile widths from 3 mm to 13 mm and fill lengths of up to 700 mm. Profile widths of up to 20 mm and Y-profiles are also possible as an option.

the World of

STRIP BRUSH

MACHINES

the World of Brushmaking Machines Discover all worlds of brush machines!

bt.woehler.com

World Brush Expo

All Systems Go

Roundtable Interview with the organizers behind the launch of the Inaugural World Brush Expo As anticipation mounts for the inaugural World Brush Expo, set to unfold from May 22-24, 2024, in the picturesque city of Bologna, Italy, I had the privilege in late January of convening a roundtable discussion via Zoom with the key leaders at the helm of this transformative event.

Replacing the venerable Interbrush tradeshow, the World Brush Expo aims to fill a critical gap for the brush industry, signaling a new era of connectivity and opportunity for industry professionals worldwide. Every four years, this marquee event will serve as a nexus where visionaries and innovators in the brush sector will converge to explore cutting-edge technologies, exchange insights and forge invaluable partnerships.

As a joint partnership between three organizations, our discussion included: ABMA President Chris Monahan (President of Brush Fibers), FEIBP President Alessandro Acquaderni (CEO of SIT Brush) and Marco Momoli, from event organizer BolognaFiere.

Interview By Dylan Goodwin

Chris Monahan, ABMA President

Knowing the impact of Interbrush in the past, how important is the World Brush Expo to the brush industry overall?

Chris Monahan: I think it’s immensely important. For one, it’s been quite a bit of time since we’ve all gotten together. The biggest factor was the pandemic. Obviously, that was such a global disruption. People who have been to multiple Interbrush events in the past understand how important it is from a global perspective. Especially now with today’s modern technology where we’re more connected now more than ever through Zoom and constant communication. To put a face with a name and to see people and to give them a hug and share wine and cheese is immensely important, especially in our industry where that human contact is such a big part of it. Plus, (a chance to see) all the technological advances that have happened in our industry since the last one (in 2016).

Alessandro Acquaderni: I totally agree with Chris, a global event such as the World Brush Expo is needed for our industry.

There were thoughts about changing format and changing ideas and the way it was held compared to the previous edition.

The most important thing is that the event will exist because it will define the center of gravity of our industries and that people will participate as active exhibitors and as active visitors.

Because the industry is made of people, as companies are made of people and the interactions between the companies and industries luckily are still decided by people.

22 | www.brushwaremag.com

Marco Momoli: It is important to have a physical show again.

Visitors say it is important because of the serendipity of the aisles, meaning that you can walk through the aisles of the show. You can find something, meet people that you didn’t expect to meet or find something that you didn’t expect to see. And that’s something that can happen only when you are physically in one place all together with all the other people of the same sector. That’s something that will be happening in Bologna. So that’s very important for us.

As a partnership between three entities, can you speak a little bit about how that is working and the role that each entity is playing in organizing the event?

Alessandro Acquaderni, FEIBP President

At the time of this roundtable there are about 135 exhibitors signed up. Is this meeting with expectations and how are plans progressing?

Marco Momoli: For the time being we are really satisfied with the results. I think that we will go beyond expectations because 135 exhibitors is really a good number right now. But I expect more to come. So we are very happy, being the first time that we have organized this show in Bologna, we were aiming to have between 100 and 150 exhibitors. So it’s going very well. I think we will reach more than 150.

Alessandro Acquaderni: The partnership is working very well.

When we sat together, the FEIBP and the ABMA, to drive the change that was going to happen for the traditional brush show that we all wanted to redefine and redesign, we immediately agreed on the guidelines after discussing the different opinions about what was going on in our industry. FEIBP and the ABMA have always taken care of the needs of their members.

So, we had been talking with people, with major potential suppliers and exhibitors of the show, listening to them, gathering the needs and then drafting together the idea of the new World Brush Expo. Then, looking for potential partners, we found that BolognaFiere immediately understood our needs and started proactively providing solutions.

That was just the beginning, though. We (then) started defining the perimeter of the show and the topics and the characteristics.

And still, it’s an ongoing process because we want to achieve the most successful brush show that we can guarantee as a federation and association.

Chris Monahan: I’m pleasantly surprised by the outcome so far because in the U.S. I go to a lot of conventions that are roughly in our industry, the Hardware Show, ISSA and the Houseware show. Those are all struggling with declining attendance, and some of them are even on their last legs. So to see a show that has come back and does have good attendance kind of goes against the trend — in the U.S. at least. So that was very positive.

So that’s from an exhibitor perspective, is there any way to gauge, at this point, the number of attendees?

Marco Momoli: From our point of view, it’s always difficult to give figures about the visitors this far in advance. The thing I can tell you is that I spoke yesterday to the official travel agency of the show, and they told me the hotels in Bologna are almost sold out for the days of the show, that’s a very good sign.

We are going to open the online registration form this week, so we will see exactly how we will do. But, for the time being, we are quite satisfied with the number of reservations being made in the hotels of Bologna.

U.S. manufacturing in America's Heartland!

ask about our

Nylon Stocking Program!

call 888.833.1097

info@monahanfilaments.com

www.brushwaremag.com | 23

World Brush Expo

Chris Monahan: The relationship is in my opinion as strong as it’s ever been. It’s great. I was over at the FEIBP Congress in September and quite a few Americans were there. The hospitality and the welcoming that we were shown was off the charts. Our relationship is going great and I think it’s important for members to understand that we have ownership in the show. So the ABMA and FEIBP are very invested in this being a success and having our members support it as well.

In the U.S., it’s a challenge with the distance, but Alessandro’s on the ground there and he really has gone above and beyond with all the work that he’s put into the show.

Alessandro Acquaderni: Thanks Chris, but in the end, it’s always a team effort and I wouldn’t do this if I didn’t feel the full support of the FEIBP and the ABMA. But I agree with you, the relationship between the two has never been as strong as it is now. Also, we are working on a path in FEIBP. We call this path, “No Man Is an Island” from the perspective of the leader of the company and also the federation. So the active goal is to work together as a European federation and an American association.

That brings up a good point. I am not sure if Interbrush had this, but will the event be an exhibition only or will there be educational sessions, programs and keynote speakers?

Alessandro Acquaderni: Historically, it was “only a show” even if I wouldn’t define it as “only” because it’s the meeting point of the world brush industry every four years. So it was very packed with meeting opportunities without the need of building anything around it. But now we are organizing something during the days of the show. On the first day, Wednesday, we will have a brief inauguration. On that evening, we will have a closing party offered by FEIBP, ABMA and BolognaFiere.

We will allow exhibitors to have private events on Thursday between lunch and dinner. From Friday on, we are still organizing, but we are planning an experience to allow visitors and exhibitors to leave and have an experience around Bologna. That will be around the Bologna known as the Motor Valley and Bologna, known as a Food Valley as you can read on the World Brush Expo website. So we will offer the visitors of Bologna an opportunity to have this experience.

In the next month, we will disclose the details, but what I’m recommending right now is to book your flights back from Monday on.

Marco Momoli: Just to let you know, the weekend before the show, in Imola, there will be the Formula 1 grand prix. If someone is willing to come three days before, they can attend the Formula 1 Grand Prix just 15 kilometers away from Bologna. It’s within 20 minutes by car.

24 | www.brushwaremag.com

Marco Momoli, BolognaFiere

That has to have an impact on travel as well, right?

I mean, it’s a big event.

Marco Momoli: Yeah, it is. It is. Luckily enough, the event is taking place the weekend before the show, so the hotels will be free starting from Tuesday. But in case somebody is willing to come, that could be an occasion to see the Formula 1 Grand Prix, stay in Bologna, then visit Bologna. It’s a wonderful city full of monuments with very good food and then they can attend the show.

Are there specific trends or innovations in the brush industry that we would expect to see at this show?

Alessandro Acquaderni: I don’t know yet the trends of what will be the innovation displayed during the show. I’m curious though, as both a contributor to the organizing and as a visitor. Every edition of the show, there was something pretty new, being proudly displayed by the exhibitors, both from machinery makers and components and filaments.

The trends will be around energy saving and recycled materials and reducing the carbon footprint. For sure, the environmental trend will be strong in the World Brush Expo.

On the machinery side, the impact on the ergonomics and the noise as well as new production technologies to increase the overall productivity and lower costs and lower the impact on the people while increasing the amount of data that the companies will be able to gather in real time to control and improve their processes.

That’s a big topic for trade shows as well. Are there specific ways sustainability is being approached relative to the show itself?

Marco Momoli: What we are doing in Bologna, we are trying to build up shows that are more and more sustainable. Of course, we are trying to do our best in terms of recycling materials and products used to build up the show and (in) dismantling the show. At BolognaFiere, we do have a solar plant on the roof of all of our halls that produces most of the energy needed for the show. We are on our way in that respect.

That covers most of the topics we had planned, thank you all for participating and giving us a great overview of progress. Are there any final comments that you want to offer?

Marco Momoli: When we had the news that we had been chosen to host the show we were really thrilled but we also were very worried about the fact that it was a great challenge for us.

Because it’s a world show, and it is the first show held in Italy in this sector, and the first show after eight years in this sector. We found two wonderful partners that helped us in all ways to give us all the suggestions, all the possible help anytime we needed it. It has been, up to now, and I’m sure will be even for the next months, a wonderful, wonderful partnership.

Alessandro Acquaderni: Yes, two closing remarks. One is just to emphasize the importance of being active in the brush industry. And as an association and federation, we are showing that we are active and strongly believe in such an important gathering event. And we invite all our members to take an active role by simply following the LinkedIn page for the show and sharing its content as well as supporting and promoting the event. Second, the show is launching innovations in the industry, edition after edition and this year it will happen in one of the oldest cities in Italy. We’re talking about a city that

was started more than 1,000 years before Christ and it became of crucial importance during the Middle Ages. So there will be such a strong history that will support and sustain such an innovative event in our industry.

Chris Monahan: I would strongly encourage everyone to attend. You know, we really are a unique industry in that we truly are global. You don’t see a lot of industries that have that global emphasis and impact. And this is our one show, every four years, where it’s really people from so many different countries, so many different continents. It’s quite breathtaking to see everyone that shows up. That in itself is one reason because all it really takes is one new supplier, one new customer and it pays for your entire trip. I’ve met so many new people at all of these and so many business contacts. It’s more than paid for all of the expenses. And it only happens once every four years, so if you miss this one, you’ve got to wait another four years.

For more information about the World Brush Expo, visit www.worldbrushexpo.com.

America’s Premier Artist Brush Manufacturer

Maker of handcrafted quality brushes since 1929 Producer of private label and branded brushes Two custom manufacturing facilities Family owned and operated FM Brush Company, Inc.

70-02 72nd Place . Glendale . New York . 11385 Ph: 718.821.5939 Fax: 718-821-2385 www.fmbrush.com . email: info@fmbrush.com

Proud Member for 70+ Years.

www.brushwaremag.com | 25

2024 ABMA Convention March 19-22, 2024 | Amelia Island Florida

ABMA’s Florida Trip Looks Toward

The Virtual Future On March 19-22, 2024 the American Brush Manufacturers Association (ABMA) will hold its 107th Annual Convention at the Omni Resort, Amelia Island, Florida. This event features a motivational gathering of brush industry leaders and the opportunity to make new face-to-face contacts and potential business networking opportunities.

Notable for the 2024 convention is a modified schedule that effectively rolls the event one day forward compared to past years. Traditionally, the core portion of the event ran Wednesday through Friday. To better manage costs and accommodate travel, the 2024 edition will run Tuesday through Thursday.

The Tuesday convention will kick off a program facilitated by the ABMA Emerging Leaders that will feature concurrent Educational Workshops from 2:305:00 p.m. Those workshops include: • Mental Health and Well-Being in the Workplace • Data and Device Security • Attracting Talent to Smaller Companies

Keynote: Virtualization of America and the World On Wednesday, March 20, the ABMA Educational Institute will host a keynote speech on “The Virtualization of America — and the World” by Michael Rogers, a best-selling author, technology pioneer and futurist, who also recently served two years as futurist-in-residence for The New York Times and is currently a columnist for NBC.com. His Practical Futurist consultancy has worked with companies ranging from FedEx, Boeing and NBC Universal to Microsoft, Pfizer and Siemens, focusing on how companies can think about the future in useful ways.

Rogers began his career as a writer for Rolling Stone and went on to co-found Outside magazine. He then launched Newsweek’s technology column, winning numerous journalism awards, including a “National Headliner Award” for coverage of the Chernobyl meltdown.

His work in interactive media ranges from early ground-breaking projects for LucasFilm and Apple to dozens of internet ventures. He has received patents for multimedia storytelling techniques and is listed in “Who’s Who in Science and Engineering.” He is also a best-selling novelist whose fiction explores the human impact of technology. His most recent book, “Email from the Future: Notes from 2084,” offers a visionary glimpse into the world of tomorrow, blending real business experience with deep technological insight.

Two bridges connecting Amelia Island and Big Talbot Island.

26 | www.brushwaremag.com

www.brushwaremag.com | 27

2024 ABMA Convention March 19-22, 2024 | Amelia Island Florida

With his vast experience, he helps organizations create a vision of the future and the will to innovate, blending technology, economics, demographics, culture and human nature. Rogers says over the next decade, more and more of our work, what we care about and how we interact with others will involve the Internet, intelligent computers and IOT.

Face 2 Face Meetings On Thursday, March 21, the convention will host the Suppliers Display “Face to Face” session that will run from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and provide a unique opportunity for attendees to engage in 15-minute scheduled meetings with suppliers.

Again this year, suppliers will bring only what can fit on the table to ensure a level playing field for everyone. The meeting selection process will be determined in advance using scheduling software. Additionally, the ABMA has emphasized that the convention will offer ample networking opportunities throughout the week to meet regardless of schedule.

Discover Amelia Island Amelia Island is anchored by the colorful town of Fernandina Beach with a Historic District of 52 blocks putting lots to see and do very close. Its quaint streets and Victorian storefronts lie between the harbor front and Centre Street. The Palace Saloon, Florida’s oldest bar, features Pirate’s Punch.

If “punch” is not your thing, how about a pint of cold beer after a day of fun in the sun (or conference)? At Amelia Island Brewing Co., the first wholly operational craft brewery in Fernandina Beach, you can choose from a rotating tap of 20 or more craft brews.

History buffs will not lack places to explore. The Amelia Island Museum of History covers the island’s complex past which began 4,000 plus years ago with the Timucua, Native American people who lived in northeast and north-central Florida. The A. L. Lewis Museum offers a more in-depth look at the story of historic American Beach, Florida’s first Black Beach Resort.

A stop at the Fernandina Beach Marine Welcome Center and Shrimping Museum presents more information on the city and the role shrimping has played in its development.

Speaking of shrimping, Shrimping Eco Tours with Amelia River Cruises affords an opportunity to see the industry in action by catching shrimp with an otter trawl net and then releasing them back into the tidal creeks.

If you enjoy something more “up close and personal,” how about a Kayak across the island? With Amelia Island Kayak Excursions you’ll see more of the island’s magical aquatic habitats on a guided kayak trip. Perfect if you’re coming early or staying after the event, full or half-day trips take paddlers through blackwater wooded environments, salt marshes, estuaries, swamps, rivers and intracoastal waterways.

28 | www.brushwaremag.com

Keynote speaker Michael Rogers

Considered iconic on Amelia Island, there’s no better spot to visit than the Amelia Island Lighthouse, the state’s oldest lighthouse sitting atop a 60-foot bluff overlooking Egan’s Creek. Those interested in visiting the lighthouse can sign up for a tour (held only twice monthly), or stop by on a Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. to walk the grounds.

Amelia Island’s most visited attraction, striking the perfect balance of nature and history is Fort Clinch State Park. Tour the Civil War fort’s rooms, galleries and grounds. The other side of the 1,400-acre park is its incredibly biodiverse and visually beautiful grounds. Giant live oak trees lining a dense maritime hammock provide a cinematic setting for a hike where you might spot gopher tortoises or vibrantly colored painted buntings.

With Amelia Island’s gorgeous natural environment, it’s no wonder generations of artists have been inspired to create work in all sorts of mediums. Blue Door Artists Gallery and Island Art Association display and sell work from local artists.

Dress / Attire For ABMA events, comfortable and casual dress is appropriate.

Daytime attire is casual and sportswear is customary (golf shirts and slacks or shorts for men: slacks, shorts or skirts/dresses for ladies). Evening activities are “nice” informal or daytime business casual attire, and may include sport coat for men; pantsuits, slacks, skirts/dresses for ladies.

Climate Amelia Island’s average daytime temperatures in March are in the High 60’s (F) into 70’s (F) (20°-25°C). Night-time temperatures average in the Mid 50’s (F) (15°C).

2024 ABMA Convention March 19-22, 2024 | Amelia Island Florida

Convention Activities

Two bridges connecting Amelia Island and Big Talbot Island.

SUNRISE YOGA

THE SPROUTING PROJECT: PESTO

Join ABMA’s yoga instructor, Rachel Hack from Epic Resins for an early-morning yoga wake-up session. Free for Attendees!

Guests start with basil lemonade, then muddle through basil and tomato pesto. After the demonstration, each guest will make their own pesto utilizing a base, filler, cheese and oil.

Open wood-fired zucchini, red bell pepper, yellow squash and flatbread serve as accompaniments. A takeaway jar of guestprepared pesto is included.

Wednesday & Thursday, 6:00 am – 6:45 am

GOLF SCRAMBLE - Golf Club of Amelia Island Wednesday, 12:30 PM – 6:00 PM

ABMA’s annual scramble tourney is a great way to network, meet old friends, make new friends and have some fun. The Golf Club of Amelia Island opened its doors in 1987 is one of the best-renowned golf clubs in the Fernandina Beach area, designed by PGA Tour veteran Mark McCumber and legendary golfer Gene Littler in 1987. The ABMA Scramble Tournament fee includes greens and tournament fees, golf cart, range balls and prizes.

PICKLEBALL - Optional Group activity

Wednesday, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM, and also available Thursday, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Pickleball is at Cliff Drysdale. The resort boasts seven Pickleball courts surrounded by a canopy of oak trees! Bring your own equipment.

ABMA FOUNDATION NETWORKING DINNER Cucina South, Wednesday - 7:00-9:30 pm

A reservation/ticket is required and the event is limited to the first 40 people to sign up. Wednesday is a “dinner on your own” evening, but this event is designed for attendees who would prefer to stay in and enjoy an opportunity to participate in a group dinner. Proceeds support the ABMA Foundation.

30 | www.brushwaremag.com

Thursday, 9:00 am – 11:00 am

CUMBERLAND COASTAL TOUR Thursday, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Discover the Treasures and Historic Charms of Amelia and Cumberland Islands on this 1-1/2 Hour River Boat Tour! Join our narrated Cumberland Coastal Tour along the shorelines of Amelia and Cumberland Islands. Keep an eye out for dolphins and other sea life as Coast Guard Certified Captains share the intriguing history of this little piece of Paradise. After crossing the Georgia state line, the tour enters the winding waterways of Beach Creek, taking you inside Cumberland Island on an ideal tide. The further up the river the tour goes, the closer you will be to the Carnegie family’s Dungeness mansion ruins.

BEACH LOUNGE & UMBRELLA RENTAL Thursday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Enjoy the surf and sun in the company of other ABMA members. Umbrellas and chairs will be reserved and set up in a grouping for ABMA members to extend fellowship and relationship building.

Making the Most of Your Convention Experience Attending a convention can be a valuable experience for anyone looking to expand their professional network, learn about the latest industry trends, or simply connect with like-minded colleagues in the industry. With the Face 2 Face scheduled meetings feature, you can ensure that you make the most out of your time at the event. Here are some tips to help you maximize time and make the most of your convention experience.

Plan Ahead

Before the event, take some time to look over the schedule so you can plan out which sessions you want to attend and who you want to meet. Utilize the Face 2 Face scheduling feature to set up meetings with key individuals ahead of time, helping to make the most of your time on site.

Connections

Attending a convention is an excellent opportunity to meet new people and build professional relationships. Actively seek out opportunities to network with other attendees, speakers and exhibitors.

Attend the Workshops and Tutorials

In addition to attending sessions, consider taking advantage of the workshops and tutorials offered at the convention. These hands-on learning opportunities are a great way to acquire new skills and knowledge.

Prioritize But Stay Flexible

With so much to see and do, it can be easy to become overwhelmed. To ensure you make the most of your time at the convention, prioritize the most important sessions and meetings and stick to your plan. Don’t be afraid to step away from the hustle and bustle of the event to take a break and shift gears if needed.

Time for Fun

Attending a convention can be a great opportunity to have fun and explore the host area. Build in some downtime during your trip to enjoy local sights, sounds and flavors.

Taking some time to recharge your batteries will help you make the most of your complete convention experience.

www.brushwaremag.com | 31

2024 ABMA Convention March 19-22, 2024 | Amelia Island Florida

Omni Resort Dining Skilled culinary teams along with cuisine inspired by the region’s culture have earned Omni Amelia Island Resort a reputation for excellence in Florida resort dining. With ten restaurants to choose from, the resort provides guests with a wide range of offerings from casual to fine dining.

BOB’S STEAK AND CHOP HOUSE Steaks, chops and seafood

Hotel Information

The Omni Amelia Island Resort is in perfect harmony with the nature located on Amelia Island and is only 29 miles north of Jacksonville International Airport (JAX). The 1,350-acre property looks out onto the blue water of the Atlantic Ocean to the east with all rooms featuring a balcony taking in the view. Green marshland and the Intracoastal Waterway are to the west.

VERANDAH House-made pasta and local Atlantic seafood

Omni Resort Amelia Island ~ Oceanfront Florida Resort 39 Beach Lagoon Road Fernandina Beach, FL 32034

OCEANSIDE Casual with authentic local seafood tastes

Phone: 904-261-6161 Concierge: 904-432-1467

PALOMA & PICO Poolside dining, artisanal tacos and homemade salsas FALCON’S NEST Family friendly with the best burgers in town MARSH VIEW BAR AND GRILL All-day, southern-inspired casual fare

www.omnihotels.com/hotels/amelia-island

Parking Self-parking is available on-site for $25 per night. Valet parking is available for $40 per night

Transportation

MELLOW YELLOW Frozen yogurt (located in Natural Slice)

Travel arrangements to and from Omni Amelia Island Resort from Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) may be made with the following vendors. Please contact vendors for rates.

NATURAL SLICE PIZZA AND SURF SHOP A family-friendly, surf-inspired pizza joint

East Coast Transportation - (904) 525-8600 Dana’s Limousine Service - (904) 744-3333

MARCHÉ BURETTE Southern table daytime restaurant and gourmet country market

Pet Policy

SUNRISE CAFÉ Amelia Island’s most indulgent breakfast SEAGLASS Located directly off the hotel lobby, all-day fare THE SPROUTING PROJECT DINNERS Southern-inspired farm-to-table

The Omni Resort allows one dog under 50 lbs., per room, at the resort. First-floor rooms in the Sunrise Wing of the hotel have been reserved for guests bringing dogs. A $200 non-refundable cleaning fee per room per stay will be applied at checkout. Nassau County’s Beach Ordinance states that dogs must be on a leash at all times and littering is prohibited. Pet owners are responsible for immediate cleanup. For more information on the pet policy, visit the resort Policies Page.

LEISTNER DRILLS FOR THE BRUSH INDUSTRY. MADE OF

TUNGSTEN OR HSS. FOR USE ON HIGH PERFORMANCE CNC MACHINES Leistner Werkzeug GmbH Auerbacher Str. 15 D-08328 Stuetzengruen/Germany www.leistner-gmbh.de info@leistner-gmbh.de Ph: +49-(0)37462-288 150 Fx: +49-(0)37462-288 159 Proud Member of

32 | www.brushwaremag.com

Natural bristles brought to you by DKSH Switzerland Ltd. US Distributor: Brush Fibers Arcola Please contact us for further information, specifications and offers: Reinhold Hoerz Senior Sales Manager, Brush Industry Phone +41 44 386 7901 Mobile +41 79 785 4657 reinhold.hoerz@dksh.com www.dksh.ch/brush

Think Asia. Think DKSH.

2024 ABMA Convention March 19-22, 2024 | Amelia Island Florida

ABMA 2024 CONVENTION SCHEDULE TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2024:

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2024:

8 a.m.-5 p.m. – Registration

6 a.m.-7 a.m. – Sunrise Yoga

8 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

COMMITTEE MEETINGS — OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS

7 a.m.-8 a.m. – Continental Breakfast

• Convention Committee (8:00-9:00)

8 a.m.-9:30 a.m. – General Business Meeting

• Membership Committee (9:30-10:30)

9:30 a.m.-11 a.m.

Keynote: Michael Rogers – The “Virtualization” of America — and the World

• Statistical Committee (10:30-11:00)

12:30 p.m.-6 p.m. – Golf Scramble, Pickle Ball, or free time

• Public Relations Committee (9:00-9:30)

• Safety & Standards Committee (11:00-11:30) 2:00-2:30 p.m.

CONVENTION KICK-OFF (includes All Division updates) 2:30 p.m.-5 p.m.

Concurrent Educational Workshops: • Mental Health and Well-Being in the Workforce • Data and Device Security

6:30-7:30 p.m. – Cocktail Reception 7 p.m.-9 p.m.

ABMA Foundation Networking Dinner/Dinner on your Own

THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 2024: 6 a.m. -7 a.m. – Sunrise Yoga 7 a.m. -8 a.m. – Continental Breakfast

• Attracting Talent to Smaller Companies

8 a.m. -12:30 p.m.

Face 2 Face Meetings

6 p.m.-6:30 p.m.

Emerging Leaders/New Members Reception

9 a.m. -11 a.m. – Companion Program: Pesto Cooking Class

6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

Paul M. Miller Welcome Reception

12 p.m.-1 p.m. – Lunch 1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. – Optional: Cumberland Coastal Boat Tour, Pickle Ball, or Beach Lounge/Umbrella 7 p.m.-10 p.m.

Suppliers’ Reception/Closing Dinner — A Taste of Italy!

FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 2024: 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

ABMA Board of Directors Meeting (Board Members Only)

Visit www.brushwaremag.com for the latest industry news.

34 | www.brushwaremag.com

THE BRAND NEW TRADE FAIR FOR THE BRUSH, PAINTBRUSH, PAINT ROLLER, ORAL CARE AND MOP INDUSTRIES an event by

In Partnership with

MAY 22-24, 2024 BOLOGNA | ITALY

2023 Year-End

US IMPORTS

0502900000 BADGER HAIR & OTHER BRUSHMAKING HAIR, WASTE THEROF

0502100000 PIGS, HOGS, BOARS BRISTLES & HAIR & WASTE THEREOF (KG) 7,090,749

6,143,261 4,619,964

STATS 361,584

246,285

5,470,601

180,778

138,413 40,395

1,337,948 2019

2020

2021

2022

2019

2023

0502100000 Pigs, Hogs, Boars Bristles & Hair & Waste Thereof (kg) December 2023 YTD December 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

China India

1,319,173 18,775

75,336 5,470,601 171,205 -75.89 -56.00 425

World Total

1,337,948

75,761

5,470,601

171,205

-75.54

-55.75

2020

2021

2022

2023

0502900000 Badger Hair & Other Brushmaking Hair, Waste Therof (kg) December 2023 YTD December 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

Brazil 2,138 1 China 167,845 907 190,877 980 -12.07 -7.45 Germany 2,148 1 Italy 8,647 86 New Zealand 5,326 45 -100.00 -100.00 United Kingdom 165,381 768 -100.00 -100.00 World Total

180,778

995

361,584

1,793

-50.00

-44.51

4417002000 BROOM/MOP HANDLES GT 1.9CM DMR GT 97CM LONG, WOOD 13,007,395

12,335,422

2019

ABRASI VE MONOFI LAMENTS

TAILORED TO YOUR NEEDS •

Cuts from 44mm (1.73”) up to 1405mm (55.31”)

•

Spools (single or multiple ends)

•

Level or crimped finish

•

With or without wax coating

•

Broad variety of colors

•

Round filaments or flat profiles

•

Grit sizes from F024 to F3500 (depending on grit type)

•

Grit types SiC, AO, Ceramic and Diamond, among others

•

Dimensions from 0.25mm (0.01”) up to 3.00mm (0.12”)

WWW. FI LKEMP.COM

36 | www.brushwaremag.com

8,550,925

9,524,914

2020

2021

9,386,012

2022

2023

4417002000 Broom/mop Handles Gt 1.9CM Dmr Gt 97cm Long, Wood (no) December 2023 YTD December 2022 YTD YTD Growth % Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

Belgium 46,310 37,800 -100.00 -100.00 Brazil 2,466,111 3,221,374 5,319,809 6,729,566 -53.64 -52.13 Cambodia 86,006 124,644 166,649 305,695 -48.39 -59.23 China 1,390,639 2,509,704 1,629,032 3,221,972 -14.63 -22.11 Colombia 39,350 91,740 17,524 38,224 124.55 140.01 D. Republic 2,268 3,240 El Salvador 6,948 10,035 -100.00 -100.00 Honduras 3,279,617 5,798,992 4,400,097 7,661,775 -25.46 -24.31 Hong Kong 18,900 100,000 -100.00 -100.00 India 56,106 74,946 2,646 668 2020.41 11119.46 Indonesia 1,012,143 1,204,852 919,451 1,044,880 10.08 15.31 Japan 3,572 288 -100.00 -100.00 Mexico 1,008,578 1,599,010 451,239 782,596 123.51 104.32 Sri Lanka 8,260 21,550 -100.00 -100.00 Thailand 20,780 48,894 16,958 39,901 22.54 22.54 Vietnam 24,414 33,398 World Total

9,386,012

14,710,794

13,007,395

19,994,950

-27.84

-26.43

established in 1898

voice of the industry for 126 years

print magazine | digital magazine | industry leading weekly enewsletter news website | online company directory | annual buyers' guide industry leading social channels

Contact Brushware today and we’ll be your 360 degree marketing partner info.brushware@goodwinworldmedia.com • www.brushwaremag.com/ad-rates/

US IMPORTS Sri Lanka 7,200 1,094 25,362 4,800 -71.61 -77.21 Sweden 38,352 976,580 42,580 1,220,028 -9.93 -19.95 Switzerland 3,093 7 Taiwan 110,464 10,535 259,865 1,611,235 -57.49 -99.35 Thailand 19,800 1,795 Ukraine 5,796 130 -100.00 -100.00 United Kingdom 4,898 100 -100.00 -100.00 Vietnam 317,281 60,632 68,029 13,575 366.39 346.64

4417004000 PAINT BRUSH AND PAINT ROLLER HANDLES, OF WOOD 15,080,627

17,285,216

17,581,405

19,043,098 12,666,562

4,849,381

World Total 2019

2020

2021

2022

China 742,329 186,792 1,113,368 300,788 -33.33 -37.90 Czech Republic 30,341 1,746 18,328 1,010 65.54 72.87 Germany 14,942 1,001 122,387 10,498 -87.79 -90.46 India 5,023 989 Indonesia 274,197 85,292 552,416 172,939 -50.36 -50.68 Italy 11,017,560 645,604 15,414,938 872,192 -28.53 -25.98 Japan 5,626 10 Kyrgyzstan 18,761 1,882 -100.00 -100.00 Lithuania 3,196 139 Poland 297,403 25,135 1,694,229 183,360 -82.45 -86.29 Sri Lanka 64,570 44,733 22,106 9,676 192.09 362.31 Thailand 211,375 20,503 86,565 5,212 144.18 293.38 World Total

12,666,562

1,011,944

19,043,098

1,557,557

-33.48

-35.03

4417006000 BRUSH BACKS, OF WOOD 1,992,193

2,409,928

2,446,499

2021

2022

2,678,742

1,328,796

2019

Country

Brazil Canada China India Indonesia Sri Lanka World Total

2020

2023

4417006000 Brush Backs, Of Wood (no) December 2023 YTD December 2022 YTD Value Qty Value Qty

YTD Growth% Value Qty

2,678,742

9.49

12,625 868,492 5,290 4,752 736,895 1,050,688

12,600 2,438,129 799,289 1,817,915 8.66 34.12 1,608 150,632 516,953 -96.49 -99.69 6,207 1,123,881 561,030 1,337,065 31.35 -15.94 1,767,127 935,548 1,689,470 12.31 4.60 5,349,552

2,446,499

5,361,403

-0.22

4417008010 TOOLS HANDLES OF WOOD 5,215,228

5,713,280

6,026,533

6,284,669 4,849,381

18,278,997

18,212,792

2019

2020

Country

2020

2021

2022

4417008010 Tools Handles Of Wood (x) December 2023 YTD December 2022 YTD Value Qty Value Qty

-22.84

21,108,391

-14.61

2021

24,017,641 16,957,323

2022

2023

Australia 8,610 950 -100.00 -100.00 Austria 25,080 678 17,174 661 46.03 2.57 Brazil 17,368 9,649 137,230 47,271 -87.34 -79.59 Canada 1,147,967 206,357 1,519,176 237,531 -24.43 -13.12 Chile 3,909,787 1,437,359 5,978,297 2,323,875 -34.60 -38.15 China 5,338,349 695,905 8,395,198 1,315,942 -36.41 -47.12 Colombia 11,567 2,643 -100.00 -100.00 Croatia 9,655 29 13,312 83 -27.47 -65.06 Czech Republic 8,632 201 25,978 722 -66.77 -72.16 Estonia 92,373 810 -100.00 -100.00 France 11,196 177 62,847 1,828 -82.19 -90.32 Germany 90,450 731 160,213 1,299 -43.54 -43.73 Honduras 62,346 48,718 Hungary 2,150 127 India 1,804,628 31,086 2,213,188 34,657 -18.46 -10.30 Indonesia 152,658 68,889 132,046 46,296 15.61 48.80 Israel 3,073 135 4,828 324 -36.35 -58.33 Italy 35,449 476 39,522 1,090 -10.31 -56.33 Japan 2,136,189 23,109 2,069,799 25,751 3.21 -10.26 Latvia 17,472 65 6,738 156 159.31 -58.33 Lithuania 61,831 538 Mexico 405,215 82,692 560,021 109,544 -27.64 -24.51 Nepal 1,042,240 16,053 1,402,922 22,369 -25.71 -28.24 Netherlands 10,051 558 5,848 151 71.87 269.54 Philippines 64,733 10,572 -100.00 -100.00 Poland 13,440 244 -100.00 -100.00 Spain 86,185 1,805 49,107 1,585 75.50 13.88 Sri Lanka 435,552 179,519 677,745 326,434 -35.74 -45.01 Switzerland 5,270 29 -100.00 -100.00 Taiwan 76,171 3,248 121,079 11,123 -37.09 -70.80 Tanzania 7,165 50 -100.00 -100.00 Thailand 3,000 38 -100.00 -100.00 Turkey 11,834 16 -100.00 -100.00 Ukraine 41,261 2,051 147,824 5,055 -72.09 -59.43 United Kingdom 26,368 183 46,568 411 -43.38 -55.47 Vietnam 12,989 1,102 -100.00 -100.00 16,957,323

2,810,338

24,017,641

4,530,612

-29.40

2023

YTD Growth% Value Qty

Brazil 366,722 137,558 443,192 155,917 -17.25 -11.77 Canada 206,565 2,037,598 300,236 5,168,945 -31.20 -60.58 China 998,495 3,029,696 1,705,096 1,360,308 -41.44 122.72 El Salvador 8,772 1,152 15,437 3,076 -43.18 -62.55 Finland 2,034 252 -100.00 -100.00 Germany 41,693 2,634 35,513 2,142 17.40 22.97 Honduras 40,320 19,500 120,960 58,500 -66.67 -66.67 India 269,526 47,439 252,282 53,830 6.84 -11.87 Indonesia 42,884 20,899 50,764 22,909 -15.52 -8.77 Italy 5,344 725 44,842 452,324 -88.08 -99.84 Japan 5,961 37 8,186 125 -27.18 -70.40 Mexico 2,254,278 560,312 2,760,039 707,047 -18.32 -20.75 Netherlands 62,890 2,375,329 2,775 136 2166.31 1746465.44 Pakistan 2,826 105 Spain 46,915 11,220 136,783 50,130 -65.70 -77.62

38 | www.brushwaremag.com

10,885,509

4417008090 Tools Tool/brush/broom Bodies Shoe Last/tree, Wood (x) December 2023 YTD December 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

World Total

2019

6,284,669

4417008090 TOOLS TOOL/BRUSH/BROOM BODIES SHOE L AST/TREE, WOOD

2023

4417004000 Paint Brush And Paint Roller Handles, Of Wood (x) December 2023 YTD December 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

Country

9,294,847

We’ve Got Connections

Deco’s quality tips, extensions and adaptions are die cast from certified zinc alloy, one of nature’s most impact resistant metals. Standard ACME or your own custom threading is available in wide range of tapers, shapes and styles.

Deco Products Company•506 Sanford Street•Decorah, Iowa 52101

www.decoprod.com•sales@decoprod.com

1-800-327-9751 or 1-563-382-4264•FAX: 1-563-382-9845

-37.97

Zahoransky C225-MT, 2006 for dishwashing brush

Zahoransky C224-MT/WC, 2000 for toilet brush

For Sale!

Due to production change

➢ ➢ ➢ ➢

very good state ready to operate immediately available including dismantling loading Tel: +49 37462 6600 E-mail: info@jaeckel-buersten.de www.jaeckel-buersten.de

9603100500 WISKBROOMS,BRM CORN,LT=.96 EA ,LT 61,655 DZ CAL YR

9603103500 WISKBROOMS,OF BROOMCORN,VALUED OVER .96 EACH 876,833

72,372

43,019

38,411 23,757

2019

2020

2021

2022

451,195

31,094

2023

2019

9603100500 Wiskbrooms,brm Corn,lt=.96 Ea,lt 61,655 Dz Cal Yr (no) December 2023 YTD December 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

China Mexico 31,094 37,704 Vietnam World Total

31,094

37,704

19,666 15,845 2,900

29,500 23,460 5,800

-100.00 -100.00 96.24 60.72 -100.00 -100.00

38,411

58,760

-19.05

-35.83

9603101500 WISKBROOMS,BRM CORN,LT=.96 EA ,GT=61,655 DZ,CAL YR 153,283 63,493

2019

91,842

2020

2021

94,019

103,417

2022

2023

252,766

94,019

247,945

10.00

2021

2022

194,362

172,949

312,512

302,671

9603105000 BROOMS,OF BRM CORN,LT=.96 EA ,GT=121,478 DZ,CAL YR

1.94

194,362 2023

Armenia 5,100 2,000 Canada 2,880 288 China 24,218 8,161 106,391 107,632 -77.24 -92.42 Lithuania 2,322 2,322 -100.00 -100.00 Mexico 147,483 153,092 175,374 175,717 -15.90 -12.88 Sweden 2,993 300 -100.00 -100.00 Taiwan 9,224 6,408 15,120 13,000 -38.99 -50.71 Thailand 4,600 2,500 -100.00 -100.00 Vietnam 5,457 3,000 5,712 1,200 -4.46 150.00 World Total

China 62,836 159,874 57,167 205,256 9.92 -22.11 Colombia 15,636 22,200 -100.00 -100.00 Japan 7,471 139 -100.00 -100.00 Mexico 17,729 60,628 4,688 6,250 278.18 870.05 Netherlands 4,374 4 Pakistan 8,284 16,560 Vietnam 10,194 15,700 9,057 14,100 12.55 11.35 103,417

2020

312,512

9603103500 Wiskbrooms,of Broomcorn,valued Over .96 Each (no) December 2023 YTD December 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

Country

-37.81

-42.86

17,850

11,262

9,076

9603101500 Wiskbrooms,brm Corn,lt=.96 Ea,gt=61,655 Dz,cal Yr (no) December 2023 YTD December 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

World Total

415,357

2019

3,340

4,409

2020

2021

2022

2023

9603105000 Brooms,of Brm Corn,lt=.96 Ea,gt=121,478 Dz,cal Yr (no) December 2023 YTD December 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

Mexico Thailand

8,068 9,782

3,377 11,262 8,275 -28.36 -59.19 14,600

World Total

17,850

17,977

11,262

8,275

58.50

117.24

www.brushwaremag.com | 39

US IMPORTS 9603294010 HAIRBRUSHES, VALUED NOT OVER .40 EACH 13,690,999

9603106000 OTHER BROOMS,OF BROOMCORN,VALUED OVER .96 EACH 13,296,599

2019

13,158,302

11,021,193

2020

2021

9,399,952

9,902,973

2022

2023

9603106000 Other Brooms,of Broomcorn,valued Over .96 Each (no) December 2023 YTD December 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

Canada 2,540 204 China 27,924 11,686 18,048 8,460 54.72 38.13 Colombia 6,064 4,940 Germany 2,178 221 2,986 472 -27.06 -53.18 Latvia 8,230 1,290 -100.00 -100.00 Mexico 9,864,267 3,786,597 9,370,688 3,814,085 5.27 -0.72 World Total

9,902,973

3,803,648

9,399,952

3,824,307

5.35

-0.54

9603109000 BROOMS & BRUSHES,OF TWIGS OR VEG MATERIAL,NESOI 2,434,992

2019

2,144,393

2,180,343

2020

2021

2,741,484

2022

3,223,759

12,675,240

12,302,825

12,271,696

2017

2018

2019

2,599,955

40 | www.brushwaremag.com

2,741,484

2,095,141

2021

Country

World Total

10,315,239

Cameroon 3,059 21,528 -100.00 -100.00 China 9,063,279 45,339,375 11,135,936 62,228,895 -18.61 -27.14 France 9,324 57,500 Germany 12,698 150,000 -100.00 -100.00 Italy 17,165 733 113,420 546,907 -84.87 -99.87 Japan 4,605 12,412 Korea, South 35,902 163,951 12,941 58,828 177.43 178.70 Malaysia 35,928 135,852 270,061 392,849 -86.70 -65.42 Mexico 1,128,837 10,191,176 2,068,910 16,212,400 -45.44 -37.14 United Kingdom 20,199 40,155 44,338 218,414 -54.44 -81.62 Vietnam 29,636 145,990 -100.00 -100.00 55,941,154

13,690,999

79,975,811

-24.66

-30.05

9603294090 SHAVING BRUSHES,NAIL BRUSH ETC,LT=.40 EA 6,938,143

6,841,337

7,324,149

2019

2020

2021

8,699,295 6,153,101

2023

Australia 4,704 5 -100.00 -100.00 Bangladesh 14,074 9,036 2,522 50 458.05 17972.00 Brazil 2,514 1,005 -100.00 -100.00 Cambodia 10,493 1,590 -100.00 -100.00 Canada 6,893 40 20,794 4,423 -66.85 -99.10 China 438,445 689,725 361,856 363,739 21.17 89.62 Colombia 94,773 80,735 15,607 29,059 507.25 177.83 El Salvador 24,339 47,724 Estonia 3,936 1,200 France 5,060 500 Germany 76,986 87,421 30,177 28,098 155.11 211.13 Ghana 2,374 200 -100.00 -100.00 Guatemala 3,738 2,760 3,582 2,700 4.36 2.22 Hong Kong 2,422 200 India 24,828 30,800 34,365 17,980 -27.75 71.30 Israel 41,070 47,012 -100.00 -100.00 Italy 7,800 200 3,881 2,451 100.98 -91.84 Japan 8,405 3,481 12,882 581 -34.75 499.14 Korea, South 39,898 64,796 36,373 10,120 9.69 540.28 Lebanon 4,900 196 -100.00 -100.00 Mexico 992,926 391,434 338,472 200,869 193.36 94.87 Netherlands 95,172 20,174 44,215 58 115.25 34682.76 Philippines 138,555 61,636 151,774 97,516 -8.71 -36.79 Slovenia 7,447 3,000 Spain 27,465 53,853 9,702 1,320 183.09 3979.77 Sri Lanka 767,414 550,968 1,029,939 880,238 -25.49 -37.41 Sweden 11,393 1,150 10,754 603 5.94 90.71 Taiwan 7,754 360 16,852 4,432 -53.99 -91.88 Thailand 97,254 238,229 113,048 58,675 -13.97 306.01 Ukraine 5,473 3,445 20,620 5,313 -73.46 -35.16 UAE 7,808 20 -100.00 -100.00 United Kingdom 33,744 33,318 71,428 39,621 -52.76 -15.91 Uzbekistan 3,000 1,000 Vietnam 284,565 222,770 338,778 297,267 -16.00 -25.06 3,223,759

2020

9603294010 Hairbrushes, Valued Not Over .40 Each (no) December 2023 YTD December 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

9603109000 Brooms & Brushes,of Twigs Or Veg Material,nesoi (no) December 2023 YTD December 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

World Total

10,315,239

17.59

24.09

Country

2022

2023

9603294090 Shaving Brushes,nail Brush Etc,lt=.40 Ea (no) December 2023 YTD December 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

Australia 2,091 36,700 Canada 4,630 50,520 5,040 50,400 -8.13 0.24 China 4,926,620 75,610,546 6,730,027 83,659,476 -26.80 -9.62 Czech Republic 13,754 125,000 -100.00 -100.00 France 44,412 237,000 2,728 12,500 1528.01 1796.00 Germany 639,116 4,356,021 1,388,704 6,784,441 -53.98 -35.79 Hong Kong 8,226 66,320 -100.00 -100.00 India 2,512 99,000 23,598 124,200 -89.36 -20.29 Italy 141,485 3,127,398 165,340 4,038,656 -14.43 -22.56 Japan 86,231 797,960 -100.00 -100.00 Korea, South 86,580 1,157,068 138,804 1,399,560 -37.62 -17.33 Malaysia 12,746 1,996 29,082 63,236 -56.17 -96.84 Mexico 202,239 4,425,000 43,748 1,132,614 362.28 290.69 Pakistan 90,670 1,459,542 52,149 313,128 73.87 366.12 Taiwan 7,864 164,988 -100.00 -100.00 UAE 4,000 32,000 -100.00 -100.00 World Total

6,153,101

90,560,791

8,699,295

98,764,479

-29.27

-8.31

Russia 41,844 51,702 -100.00 -100.00 Singapore 48,899 5,934 -100.00 -100.00 Spain 16,843 6,970 17,815 7,564 -5.46 -7.85 Sri Lanka 73,123 23,382 164,296 28,438 -55.49 -17.78 Sweden 21,793 2,202 23,988 2,194 -9.15 0.36 Switzerland 49,964 12,999 45,668 14,724 9.41 -11.72 Taiwan 138,798 78,968 472,612 187,320 -70.63 -57.84 Turkey 15,656 4,543 16,754 4,984 -6.55 -8.85 UAE 90,272 8,777 -100.00 -100.00 United Kingdom 398,236 60,745 902,618 128,571 -55.88 -52.75 Uzbekistan 15,075 6,642 Vietnam 2,276 1,080 31,502 57,332 -92.78 -98.12

9603298090 SHAVING BRUSHES, NAIL BRUSH,ETC,VALUED OVER .40 EA 40,400,985

40,048,997 36,501,364

2019

2020

37,781,929 34,708,009

2021

2022

World Total

2023

9603298090 Shaving Brushes, Nail Brush,etc,valued Over .40 Ea (no) December 2023 YTD December 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

Australia 6,360 1,492 17,888 4,580 -64.45 -67.42 Austria 28,469 649 17,336 1,623 64.22 -60.01 Brazil 3,506 7,920 10,344 3,624 -66.11 118.54 Canada 426,023 90,875 329,566 108,084 29.27 -15.92 China 27,510,361 29,394,135 31,259,334 31,088,180 -11.99 -5.45 Colombia 12,266 3,600 26,405 8,100 -53.55 -55.56 Denmark 4,913 54 2,178 92 125.57 -41.30 France 34,028 5,408 87,295 8,354 -61.02 -35.26 Germany 3,884,644 629,472 2,607,384 1,095,953 48.99 -42.56 Guinea 3,078 133 -100.00 -100.00 Honduras 96,944 46,718 Hong Kong 98,229 79,517 70,100 11,630 40.13 583.72 India 5,613 149 7,770 1,416 -27.76 -89.48 Ireland 3,347 288 Israel 17,158 8,520 6,558 1,296 161.63 557.41 Italy 466,718 138,440 295,624 40,922 57.88 238.30 Japan 178,546 35,958 197,520 31,696 -9.61 13.45 Korea, South 1,010,986 758,355 660,017 434,418 53.18 74.57 Malaysia 29,997 3,124 120,705 17,443 -75.15 -82.09 Mexico 29,497 1,905 71,434 39,791 -58.71 -95.21 Netherlands 105,242 9,192 -100.00 -100.00 Pakistan 97,355 44,360 Philippines 17,576 804 27,812 2,732 -36.80 -70.57 Poland 9,521 632 Portugal 4,188 241 2,071 144 102.22 67.36

34,708,009

31,450,147

37,781,929

33,406,943

-8.14

-5.86

9603302000 ARTISTS BRUSHES,WRITING BRUSH,COSMET BR,LT=.05 EA 6,393,659

2019

5,748,501

6,244,978

6,265,323

2020

2021

2022

5,282,542

2023

9603302000 Artists Brushes,writing Brush,cosmet Br,lt=.05 Ea (no) December 2023 YTD December 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

China 2,272,618 85,993,520 France 411,321 9,770,000 Germany 270,021 9,704,323 India 34,949 2,149,500 Italy 1,549,942 78,532,676 Japan 168,217 6,469,884 Korea, South 62,179 3,636,116 Mexico 504,345 19,263,283 Taiwan 8,950 268,000 United Kingdom

3,028,875 181,883 233,601 109,115 1,862,256 50,700 215,131 528,363 52,225 3,174

115,099,673 4,944,962 8,828,748 6,398,614 122,779,095 2,150,000 10,223,000 16,739,860 2,108,400 122,077

-24.97 -25.29 126.15 97.57 15.59 9.92 -67.97 -66.41 -16.77 -36.04 231.79 200.92 -71.10 -64.43 -4.55 15.07 -82.86 -87.29 -100.00 -100.00

5,282,542

6,265,323

289,394,429

-15.69

World Total

215,787,302

-25.43

1-800-252-4747

High quality custom metal channel brushes since 1951.

www.precisionbrush.com brushinfo@precisionbrush.com 6700 Parkland Boulevard Solon, OH 44139 www.brushwaremag.com | 41

US IMPORTS Sweden 2,489 636 -100.00 -100.00 Switzerland 2,376 216 -100.00 -100.00 Taiwan 452,178 1,596,143 1,768,058 3,267,111 -74.43 -51.15 Thailand 1,713,011 3,086,669 2,258,548 4,464,727 -24.15 -30.87 Turkey 14,788 7,696 United Kingdom 2,402,389 631,089 2,627,772 996,465 -8.58 -36.67 Vietnam 604,848 691,391 755,966 1,376,961 -19.99 -49.79

9603304000 ARTISTS BRUSHES,WRIT BR,COSMET BR,GT .05,LT=.10 EA 15,408,403

18,800,049

19,448,603

14,616,223

11,500,871

World Total

326,339,817 583,257,844

331,181,291

643,901,065

-1.46

-9.42

9603402000 PAINT ROLLERS 2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

35,145,115

40,446,467

37,628,677

36,662,608

2021

2022

32,400,113

9603304000 Artists Brushes,writ Br,cosmet Br,gt .05,lt=.10 Ea (no) December 2023 YTD December 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

Bangladesh 464,972 6,994,684 -100.00 -100.00 China 9,202,276 129,467,158 11,895,616 163,674,529 -22.64 -20.90 France 38,009 553,503 111,151 1,724,450 -65.80 -67.90 Germany 2,012,730 36,227,434 1,768,045 33,260,762 13.84 8.92 India 2,200 29,139 Italy 87,025 1,429,232 Korea, South 8,925 131,900 -100.00 -100.00 Malaysia 4,702 62,278 Mexico 128,214 1,418,886 301,319 3,551,564 -57.45 -60.05 Taiwan 5,946 71,960 16,467 191,600 -63.89 -62.44 Vietnam 19,769 336,762 49,728 806,400 -60.25 -58.24 11,500,871 169,596,352

World Total

14,616,223

210,335,889

-21.31

-19.37

9603306000 ARTISTS BRUSHES,WRITING BR,COSMETIC BR,GT.10 EA 346,874,454

337,363,541

331,181,291 326,339,817

297,340,100

2019

Country

2020

2021

2022

2023

9603306000 Artists Brushes,writing Br,cosmetic Br,gt.10 Ea (no) December 2023 YTD December 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

Australia 57,034 7,037 48,713 7,472 17.08 -5.82 Austria 15,474 3,126 -100.00 -100.00 Bangladesh 434,641 3,321,155 -100.00 -100.00 Belgium 2,661 321 19,191 5,040 -86.13 -93.63 Brazil 7,905 1,465 Cambodia 18,524 12,312 40,455 63,172 -54.21 -80.51 Canada 172,654 10,135 80,594 5,505 114.23 84.11 China 273,803,309 411,082,081 268,504,885 440,991,763 1.97 -6.78 Colombia 10,949 1,900 -100.00 -100.00 Cyprus 52,243 1,439 13,477 261 287.65 451.34 Czech Republic 4,445 1,527 Denmark 50,491 792 425,621 35,511 -88.14 -97.77 D. Republic 418,158 393,457 1,271,071 1,498,431 -67.10 -73.74 France 2,641,874 564,707 1,610,843 1,997,050 64.01 -71.72 Germany 4,581,530 5,879,571 4,391,828 3,439,070 4.32 70.96 Hong Kong 311,799 88,863 344,189 377,475 -9.41 -76.46 India 3,831,582 6,341,005 5,096,881 8,582,563 -24.82 -26.12 Indonesia 7,466 7,329 49,008 70,236 -84.77 -89.57 Ireland 18,899 24,288 5,228 4,824 261.50 403.48 Israel 69,840 20,000 19,066 6,498 266.31 207.79 Italy 3,224,495 762,082 1,827,850 629,718 76.41 21.02 Japan 4,964,763 908,643 6,002,270 1,208,552 -17.29 -24.82 Korea, South 427,277 673,003 884,508 1,356,738 -51.69 -50.40 Lithuania 37,488 68,945 27,695 59,737 35.36 15.41 Malaysia 2,579 192 105,074 100,537 -97.55 -99.81 Mauritius 1,628,490 178,713 1,591,679 236,966 2.31 -24.58 Mexico 22,874,240 148,453,325 28,920,376 167,833,760 -20.91 -11.55 Netherlands 27,225 5,000 18,723 2,320 45.41 115.52 Pakistan 12,412 77,584 13,500 6,000 -8.06 1193.07 Poland 40,043 8,750 38,361 4,664 4.38 87.61 Russia 4,514 671 6,906 4,773 -34.64 -85.94 Singapore 5,548 752 -100.00 -100.00 Spain 574,145 81,088 467,726 91,289 22.75 -11.17 Sri Lanka 1,284,518 1,590,531 1,473,752 1,848,091 -12.84 -13.94

42 | www.brushwaremag.com

2019

2020

2023

Country

9603402000 Paint Rollers (no) December 2023 YTD December 2022 YTD Value Qty Value Qty

YTD Growth% Value Qty

World Total

32,400,113

-11.63

Australia 8,130 1,366 -100.00 -100.00 Belgium 45,593 163,702 -100.00 -100.00 Brazil 59,068 72,420 78,626 77,862 -24.87 -6.99 Cambodia 5,415,726 10,300,442 4,746,929 9,988,040 14.09 3.13 Canada 470,297 208,725 514,180 284,153 -8.53 -26.54 China 22,374,862 54,749,405 25,554,998 65,767,573 -12.44 -16.75 Czech Republic 15,713 45,000 265,389 1,433,550 -94.08 -96.86 Germany 131,909 21,546 369,921 165,848 -64.34 -87.01 Guatemala 60,331 58,629 India 27,251 10,344 -100.00 -100.00 Indonesia 244,184 881,088 2,011,429 12,563,456 -87.86 -92.99 Italy 3,375 1,680 196,814 114,214 -98.29 -98.53 Japan 72,126 251,365 249,081 296,479 -71.04 -15.22 Korea, South 2,170 40 -100.00 -100.00 Mexico 3,337,706 3,699,716 2,056,720 3,417,438 62.28 8.26 Netherlands 16,425 50,983 21,544 51,003 -23.76 -0.04 Poland 3,257 624 8,965 10,120 -63.67 -93.83 Spain 7,295 59 Sweden 18,248 4,980 20,189 10,220 -9.61 -51.27 Taiwan 17,895 2,430 33,372 58,282 -46.38 -95.83 Thailand 2,831 801 Turkey 36,035 80,188 37,123 67,600 -2.93 18.62 United Kingdom 78,330 41,853 373,084 619,681 -79.00 -93.25 Vietnam 34,500 123,873 41,100 9,828 -16.06 1160.41 70,595,807

9603404020 PAINT PADS 7,227,601

2019

7,002,670

36,662,608

7,428,725

2020

2021

95,110,799

6,817,520

2022

-25.78

5,779,921

2023

Country

9603404020 Paint Pads (no) December 2023 YTD December 2022 YTD Value Qty Value Qty

YTD Growth% Value Qty

World Total

5,779,921

-15.22

Canada 4,672 China 5,530,196 Germany 14,763 Mexico 29,868 Netherlands 7,571 Pakistan 31,449 South Africa 17,549 Spain 2,113 Taiwan 62,951 United Kingdom 78,789

252 10,458,404 6,340,118 15,275,869 -12.77 -31.54 7,968 62,198 2,200 1,210 1257.64 5040.33 2,989 359,400 32,864 367,400 -4.31 -2.18 63,010 438 102,508 145,527 172,992 -56.74 -40.74 96,704 296,811 255,020 -73.45 -62.08 11,153,871

6,817,520

16,072,491

-30.60

9603404040 NATURAL BRISTLE BRUSHES, EXC SUBHDG 9603.30 22,123,854

2019

24,458,602

21,696,317

2020

21,121,020

2021

16,047,645

2022

Sri Lanka Sweden Taiwan Turkey UAE United Kingdom Vietnam

186,961 41,963 93,532 684,851 3,146 226,664 506,243

65,220 399,645 164,040 -53.22 -60.24 84,853 135,652 122,729 -69.07 -30.86 41,864 131,450 461,002 -28.85 -90.92 1,029,389 326,309 242,813 109.88 323.94 360 214,013 132,218 186,815 71.43 14.56 369,737 1,012,542 1,793,270 -50.00 -79.38

World Total

70,522,448 215,909,911

82,202,886

262,725,921

-14.21

-17.82

9603500000 OTHR BRUSHES,AS PARTS OF MACHINES,APPLIANCE,VEHICL

2023

99,695,756

101,216,531

2019

2020

118,285,069 120,768,192 122,832,057

9603404040 Natural Bristle Brushes, Exc Subhdg 9603.30 (no) December 2023 YTD December 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

Country

Austria 4,452 1 Belgium 3,297 276 Brazil 24,335 30,424 Canada 10,185 1,670 6,914 2,844 47.31 -41.28 China 9,666,137 53,874,286 12,836,344 66,134,121 -24.70 -18.54 France 28,666 7,958 6,791 621 322.12 1181.48 Germany 111,464 13,205 93,704 6,320 18.95 108.94 India 60,505 273,312 3,400 4,000 1679.56 6732.80 Indonesia 5,147,397 27,140,184 6,264,471 33,675,868 -17.83 -19.41 Italy 12,593 3,270 4,640 471 171.40 594.27 Japan 13,390 2,781 Netherlands 77,239 5,244 86,568 6,718 -10.78 -21.94 Poland 2,656 114 -100.00 -100.00 Spain 2,195 720 Sri Lanka 34,112 31,212 20,683 5,305 64.93 488.35 Taiwan 12,844 29,808 23,865 50,424 -46.18 -40.89 Turkey 831,248 242,536 1,761,206 452,252 -52.80 -46.37 United Kingdom 4,886 957 9,778 2,831 -50.03 -66.20 Vietnam 2,700 500 World Total

16,047,645

81,658,344

21,121,020

100,341,889

-24.02

-18.62

9603404060 PAINT,DISTEMPER/SIML BRUSHES EXC SUBHDG 960330,NES 100,892,281 74,088,007

2019

2020

98,354,743

2021

82,202,886

2022

70,522,448

2023

9603404060 Paint,distemper/siml Brushes Exc Subhdg 960330,nes (no) December 2023 YTD December 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

Australia 2,709 392 -100.00 -100.00 Bangladesh 38,090 191,520 -100.00 -100.00 Belgium 11,476 4,000 7,268 2,138 57.90 87.09 Brazil 48,202 61,638 122,792 152,532 -60.74 -59.59 Cambodia 5,073 6,000 Canada 318,784 118,769 214,263 115,971 48.78 2.41 China 64,621,729 200,954,080 75,175,643 242,098,237 -14.04 -16.99 Colombia 7,409 3,624 Czech Republic 17,566 54,000 -100.00 -100.00 Denmark 2,812 1 Egypt 22,858 12,739 7,428 3,160 207.73 303.13 France 13,073 2,039 17,327 1,888 -24.55 8.00 Germany 581,471 341,884 440,038 527,255 32.14 -35.16 Guatemala 205,886 222,841 49,557 40,280 315.45 453.23 Hong Kong 35,400 127,104 Hungary 2,760 800 -100.00 -100.00 India 92,299 227,031 4,296 586 2048.49 38642.49 Indonesia 2,059,496 10,068,779 3,137,760 14,999,740 -34.36 -32.87 Ireland 18,471 17,285 6,205 8,808 197.68 96.24 Israel 3,820 220 9,017 248 -57.64 -11.29 Italy 329,428 1,567,102 459,785 1,238,643 -28.35 26.52 Japan 56,238 90,996 103,032 102,355 -45.42 -11.10 Korea, South 13,905 43,879 6,950 160 100.07 27324.38 Mexico 126,614 52,047 113,427 140,665 11.63 -63.00 Netherlands 32,213 3,494 75,033 11,458 -57.07 -69.51 Poland 152,452 177,251 41,275 61,764 269.36 186.98 Romania 4,894 900 6,884 1,400 -28.91 -35.71 Singapore 3,345 460 Spain 11,740 312 5,965 1,252 96.81 -75.08

2021

2022

2023

9603500000 Othr Brushes,as Parts Of Machines,appliance,vehicl (no) December 2023 YTD December 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

Armenia 25,715 395 -100.00 -100.00 Australia 815,371 4,298 605,927 5,014 34.57 -14.28 Austria 581,259 3,237,761 386,302 425,257 50.47 661.37 Bahamas 2,150 1 Belgium 144,209 14,712 160,830 8,375 -10.33 75.67 Brazil 104,223 921 141,084 708 -26.13 30.08 Bulgaria 134,163 7,697 117,063 4,964 14.61 55.06 Canada 12,133,236 600,829 13,647,005 406,060 -11.09 47.97 Chile 3,023 150 2,083 90 45.13 66.67 China 34,399,550 63,411,066 36,596,928 73,043,402 -6.00 -13.19 Costa Rica 2,631 3,776 Cyprus 2,350 60 Czech Republic 560,548 32,067 294,384 3,523 90.41 810.22 Denmark 271,192 25,702 272,985 38,868 -0.66 -33.87 Estonia 272,542 31,292 211,966 24,001 28.58 30.38 Finland 591,074 53,858 312,686 20,374 89.03 164.35 France 1,103,810 117,317 608,027 19,425 81.54 503.95 Germany 19,065,258 2,809,516 20,430,117 2,502,475 -6.68 12.27 Greece 4,123 30 -100.00 -100.00 Guatemala 3,856 2,520 Hong Kong 58,816 81,631 26,491 89,200 122.02 -8.49 Hungary 326,559 60,320 40,903 653 698.37 9137.37 India 193,482 30,608 82,174 20,382 135.45 50.17 Indonesia 289,272 75,001 380,883 99,862 -24.05 -24.90 Ireland 100,986 6,066,737 28,210 4,450 257.98 136231.17 Israel 7,144 5 Italy 9,409,002 406,498 12,656,813 862,950 -25.66 -52.89 Japan 7,850,840 230,597 8,544,807 202,965 -8.12 13.61 Korea, South 1,153,169 372,406 1,337,597 435,972 -13.79 -14.58 Lithuania 2,663,974 27,217 787,587 7,106 238.25 283.01 Luxembourg 34,444 15 61,815 34 -44.28 -55.88 Malaysia 728,626 130,154 607,530 76,102 19.93 71.03 Mexico 9,501,764 7,451,341 4,959,765 3,024,855 91.58 146.34 Netherlands 2,007,443 92,414 2,127,638 47,196 -5.65 95.81 Norway 28,872 2,042 25,000 1,815 15.49 12.51 Poland 133,518 31,967 317,328 24,814 -57.92 28.83 Portugal 381,106 58,249 416,277 756,874 -8.45 -92.30 Romania 34,978 2,625 25,242 2,058 38.57 27.55 Russia 10,167 3 -100.00 -100.00 San Marino 250,627 4,058 177,658 4,994 41.07 -18.74 Sao Tome/Principe 3,779 560 -100.00 -100.00 Serbia 7,300 1 Sierra Leone 6,873 4,500 -100.00 -100.00 Singapore 14,438 310 Slovakia 5,447 22 4,965 900 9.71 -97.56 Slovenia 130,502 412 97,907 10,964 33.29 -96.24 Somalia 6,736 16 South Africa 3,422 1 Spain 6,290,059 1,221,012 5,044,477 1,134,789 24.69 7.60 Sri Lanka 18,107 5,488 -100.00 -100.00 St Kitts/Nevis 298,122 6,367,140 329,351 7,404,449 -9.48 -14.01 Sweden 2,312,069 100,639 1,713,005 120,482 34.97 -16.47 Switzerland 967,294 146,073 1,444,963 96,217 -33.06 51.82 Taiwan 1,833,496 740,319 2,051,070 1,087,239 -10.61 -31.91 Thailand 207,877 10,489 114,525 4,836 81.51 116.89 Turkey 2,933 230 22,712 4,699 -87.09 -95.11 United Kingdom 1,847,825 167,418 1,803,781 229,400 2.44 -27.02 Vietnam 3,559,470 945,142 1,681,567 1,002,037 111.68 -5.68 World Total

122,832,057 95,176,652

120,768,192

93,271,806

1.71

2.04

www.brushwaremag.com | 43

US IMPORTS MIXING MACHINE FOR BRISTLES AND FILAMENTS ÒM6ALÓ

PAINT BRUSH HEAD ASSEMBLING MACHINE ÒTPB3Ó

RESIN DISPENSING LINE WITH HANDLE ASSEMBLING AND CURING TUNNEL ÒTPP-HÓ

1951 - 2016 1951-PRESENT 65 YEARS SERVICING THE BRUSH OVER 65 YEARS SERVICING THE INDUSTRY BRUSH INDUSTRY

9603904000 FEATHER DUSTERS 12,627,424

2019

Country

11,064,776

9603908010 WISKBROOMS

12,930,201

2020

1,358,530 9,174,574

2021

2022

9603904000 Feather Dusters (x) December 2023 YTD December 2022 YTD Value Qty Value Qty

8,174,713

3,453,216

44 | www.brushwaremag.com

9,174,574

4,362,600

857,751

936,598

2021

2022

1,095,037

2023

2019

YTD Growth% Value Qty

Canada 1,102,196 277,124 1,160,151 294,249 -5.00 -5.82 China 5,477,365 2,784,542 6,795,968 3,714,261 -19.40 -25.03 Dominica 78,046 23,454 D. Republic 9,909 367 France 2,879 6 -100.00 -100.00 Germany 123,883 32,338 77,951 20,319 58.92 59.15 India 5,936 40 Indonesia 179,651 41,560 98,267 32,560 82.82 27.64 Japan 17,290 3,250 15,960 3,000 8.33 8.33 Korea, South 2,600 100 2,167 109 19.98 -8.26 Lebanon 328,121 69,028 137,063 24,438 139.39 182.46 Mexico 22,525 6,370 2,652 82 749.36 7668.29 South Africa 748,642 192,873 870,375 269,591 -13.99 -28.46 Thailand 21,221 7,130 United Kingdom 57,328 15,040 11,141 3,985 414.57 277.42 World Total

1,261,750

8,174,713

-10.90

-20.85

2020

2023

Country

9603908010 Wiskbrooms (no) December 2023 YTD December 2022 YTD Value Qty Value Qty

YTD Growth% Value Qty

World Total

1,095,037

16.92

Bangladesh 155,085 971,036 137,365 1,009,680 12.90 -3.83 Cambodia 7,560 7,560 14,760 14,760 -48.78 -48.78 China 730,239 505,789 488,921 615,950 49.36 -17.88 Colombia 79,089 78,058 209,411 163,730 -62.23 -52.33 Germany 2,954 4 Hungary 2,475 650 India 18,930 12,084 15,339 10,509 23.41 14.99 Italy 2,574 1 -100.00 -100.00 Mexico 27,176 23,370 Poland 3,600 1,800 Taiwan 34,500 31,500 52,532 42,000 -34.33 -25.00 United Kingdom 3,599 4 Vietnam 29,830 29,250 15,696 15,696 90.05 86.35 1,661,105

936,598

1,872,326

-11.28

9603908020 UPRIGHT BROOMS

9603908040 OTHER BROOMS,NESOI

28,038,495 25,722,756

2019

26,285,201 24,820,495

2020

2021

2022

9603908020 Upright Brooms (no) December 2023 YTD December 2022 YTD Value Qty Value Qty

Country

39,450,808

25,417,952

2023

2019

YTD Growth% Value Qty

Australia 47,325 14,415 Brazil 302,615 135,427 1,288,998 739,662 -76.52 -81.69 Cambodia 87,352 16,156 66,325 14,288 31.70 13.07 Canada 2,533 378 2,205 336 14.88 12.50 China 17,441,950 14,676,507 17,897,319 14,511,023 -2.54 1.14 Colombia 294,741 270,221 213,976 250,780 37.74 7.75 Denmark 2,928 180 -100.00 -100.00 D. Republic 16,620 11,208 -100.00 -100.00 El Salvador 342,673 109,784 267,247 122,740 28.22 -10.56 Germany 3,124 70 17,879 5,640 -82.53 -98.76 Guatemala 156,304 120,120 267,971 208,260 -41.67 -42.32 Honduras 559,287 692,299 454,549 652,162 23.04 6.15 Hong Kong 52,541 39,564 47,330 35,640 11.01 11.01 India 6,825 3,991 26,795 14,042 -74.53 -71.58 Italy 850,525 327,249 575,204 223,783 47.86 46.23 Jordan 3,606 3,288 -100.00 -100.00 Mexico 4,605,793 1,532,402 2,648,106 746,616 73.93 105.25 Poland 7,263 826 16,324 2,356 -55.51 -64.94 Portugal 5,846 300 5,507 1,950 6.16 -84.62 Sri Lanka 623,212 283,075 944,227 467,464 -34.00 -39.44 Thailand 4,800 2,500 Turkey 3,080 1,836 Vietnam 20,163 6,298 57,379 42,338 -64.86 -85.12 World Total

25,417,952

18,233,418

24,820,495

18,053,756

2.41

1.00

9603908030 PUSH BROOMS, 41 CM OR LESS IN WIDTH 4,878,481 3,112,468

3,184,623

2019

2020

2021

3,442,836

3,164,802

2022

2023

Country

9603908030 Push Brooms, 41 Cm Or Less In Width (no) December 2023 YTD December 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

World Total

3,164,802

Belgium 2,035 750 Brazil 3,328 1,200 3,381 4,348 -1.57 -72.40 Cambodia 22,231 19,668 -100.00 -100.00 Canada 9,513 990 21,525 1,802 -55.80 -45.06 China 1,408,358 2,100,659 1,532,999 2,470,049 -8.13 -14.95 Germany 22,059 6,464 Italy 78,607 26,154 -100.00 -100.00 Mexico 2,639 252 Poland 26,760 6,264 -100.00 -100.00 Sri Lanka 1,707,010 546,748 1,757,333 629,527 -2.86 -13.15 Turkey 9,860 8,160 2,665,223

3,442,836

3,157,812

-8.08

45,467,514

51,938,458

2020

48,204,316

2021

2022

39,138,006

2023

Country

9603908040 Other Brooms,nesoi (no) December 2023 YTD December 2022 YTD Value Qty Value Qty

YTD Growth% Value Qty

World Total

39,138,006

-18.81

Australia 139,468 505 134,808 23,136 3.46 -97.82 Bangladesh 4,502 3,000 Belgium 5,702 606 -100.00 -100.00 Brazil 611,492 231,459 783,494 330,478 -21.95 -29.96 Cambodia 52,659 13,922 126,615 37,432 -58.41 -62.81 Canada 279,897 31,143 416,464 32,356 -32.79 -3.75 China 5,257,497 4,793,784 5,506,998 3,505,232 -4.53 36.76 Colombia 121,333 100,867 213,054 140,293 -43.05 -28.10 Czech Republic 18,170 21,000 45,721 114,080 -60.26 -81.59 Denmark 5,465 318 -100.00 -100.00 D. Republic 35,298 27,000 8,581 4,896 311.35 451.47 Ecuador 14,466 13,260 -100.00 -100.00 El Salvador 282,420 221,913 233,594 247,438 20.90 -10.32 France 2,394 42 Georgia 22,423 2,567 -100.00 -100.00 Germany 71,732 76,207 49,087 54,553 46.13 39.69 Guatemala 7,603 500 Honduras 183,367 258,256 251,197 369,030 -27.00 -30.02 Hong Kong 28,800 3,000 India 93,415 90,874 73,796 56,760 26.59 60.10 Israel 17,034 6,887 -100.00 -100.00 Italy 164,801 139,276 243,131 95,956 -32.22 45.15 Japan 6,068 468 -100.00 -100.00 Korea, South 896,081 192,338 409,416 68,582 118.87 180.45 Latvia 9,028 3,675 Lithuania 2,276 24 Mexico 27,014,666 9,860,776 34,981,342 12,733,999 -22.77 -22.56 Netherlands 3,789 20 Pakistan 3,750 2,500 -100.00 -100.00 Philippines 5,227 3,400 -100.00 -100.00 Poland 21,227 11,118 -100.00 -100.00 Portugal 26,156 9,360 44,388 31,200 -41.07 -70.00 Spain 13,833 381 Sri Lanka 3,120,469 1,110,349 3,769,277 1,438,649 -17.21 -22.82 Sweden 8,129 108 Switzerland 14,624 150 Taiwan 55,965 10,604 -100.00 -100.00 Thailand 82,774 37,716 98,005 40,132 -15.54 -6.02 Turkey 55,276 48,946 29,633 22,594 86.54 116.63 United Kingdom 39,879 3,273 11,570 541 244.68 504.99 Venezuela 24,721 35,424 60,314 38,789 -59.01 -8.68 Vietnam 471,457 331,115 556,504 385,648 -15.28 -14.14 17,646,403

48,204,316

19,823,502

-10.98

-15.60

www.brushwaremag.com | 45

US IMPORTS 9603908050 BROOMS,BRUSHES,SQUEEGEES,ETC,NESOI 791,961,332 802,689,902

678,579,582

2019

Country

716,282,047

2020

677,957,727

2021

2022

2023

9603908050 Brooms,brushes,squeegees,etc,nesoi (x) December 2023 YTD December 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

Argentina 7,285 2,138 -100.00 -100.00 Australia 440,378 8,942 962,370 2,579 -54.24 246.72 Austria 13,209 802 -100.00 -100.00 Bangladesh 547,574 482,891 717,283 601,936 -23.66 -19.78 Belgium 2,496,582 866,267 2,281,737 770,134 9.42 12.48 Brazil 521,844 555,464 741,119 863,107 -29.59 -35.64 Bulgaria 5,346 550 Cambodia 3,378,004 2,103,770 4,417,505 2,627,564 -23.53 -19.93 Cameroon 2,700 6,000 -100.00 -100.00 Canada 7,868,772 625,727 6,343,066 495,315 24.05 26.33 Chile 5,339 288 China 440,928,153 297,638,303 548,285,658 351,717,090 -19.58 -15.38 Colombia 1,065,983 708,893 1,331,308 755,480 -19.93 -6.17 Croatia 4,221 105 Czech Republic 2,960,648 1,304,557 858,273 506,803 244.95 157.41 Denmark 5,478,994 877,914 5,686,817 887,847 -3.65 -1.12 D. Republic 79,611,412 15,171,183 82,406,500 15,875,606 -3.39 -4.44 Ecuador 4,044 4,800 -100.00 -100.00 Egypt 58,524 29,224 114,696 182,064 -48.97 -83.95 El Salvador 65,839 73,205 135,115 158,415 -51.27 -53.79 Estonia 2,511 100 6,256 338 -59.86 -70.41 Finland 769,417 23,020 625,236 21,444 23.06 7.35 France 686,679 22,908 547,330 68,982 25.46 -66.79 Georgia 3,904 230 Germany 6,682,362 1,229,449 7,231,754 1,466,665 -7.60 -16.17

46 | www.brushwaremag.com

Heard/McDonald 46,018 25,812 Honduras 22,896,608 11,175,390 28,649,630 14,343,132 -20.08 -22.09 Hong Kong 316,066 181,325 544,389 233,807 -41.94 -22.45 Hungary 22,914 5,472 India 1,815,461 1,485,954 2,476,685 1,525,027 -26.70 -2.56 Indonesia 387,611 160,944 470,434 245,720 -17.61 -34.50 Ireland 13,682 156 -100.00 -100.00 Israel 40,264 29,663 207,778 89,826 -80.62 -66.98 Italy 4,041,197 2,162,171 3,619,147 1,513,293 11.66 42.88 Japan 4,209,538 243,767 4,483,238 310,335 -6.10 -21.45 Jordan 2,411 4,992 -100.00 -100.00 Korea, South 1,551,401 201,192 1,534,381 115,257 1.11 74.56 Latvia 11,449 40,362 Lebanon 6,656 720 -100.00 -100.00 Lithuania 717,424 8,087 -100.00 -100.00 Malaysia 365,152 396,852 903,438 984,882 -59.58 -59.71 Mexico 43,976,167 22,215,495 44,520,427 25,259,251 -1.22 -12.05 Netherlands 470,801 69,233 836,105 96,823 -43.69 -28.50 New Caledonia 35,369 400 New Zealand 2,292,024 592,733 1,146,475 576,006 99.92 2.90 Norway 56,198 46 38,790 27 44.88 70.37 Pakistan 4,971,259 4,447,248 5,649,876 4,172,570 -12.01 6.58 Philippines 2,907 3,230 -100.00 -100.00 Poland 1,050,068 232,798 505,174 527,398 107.86 -55.86 Portugal 125,142 56,500 188,142 82,101 -33.49 -31.18 Romania 4,607 200 2,011 2,000 129.09 -90.00 San Marino 3,885 135 -100.00 -100.00 Serbia 7,340 1 Singapore 14,599 7,225 2,985 150 389.08 4716.67 Slovakia 4,183 1,000 6,275 1,500 -33.34 -33.33 Slovenia 3,904 1,600 South Africa 35,005 4,780 Spain 1,100,421 767,542 1,520,797 1,145,818 -27.64 -33.01 Sri Lanka 2,366,502 1,425,872 3,177,008 1,877,916 -25.51 -24.07 Sweden 145,599 7,128 102,181 17,783 42.49 -59.92 Switzerland 737,745 141,048 603,839 113,945 22.18 23.79 Taiwan 7,633,971 3,977,822 13,724,884 6,665,936 -44.38 -40.33 Thailand 2,350,083 1,063,191 3,083,139 2,191,208 -23.78 -51.48 Turkey 1,496,515 944,503 1,220,388 800,970 22.63 17.92 Ukraine 6,000 2,000 UAE 118,148 85 169,525 2,680 -30.31 -96.83 United Kingdom 837,132 101,060 739,682 144,440 13.17 -30.03 Venezuela 26,404 2,685 Vietnam 18,806,376 5,976,989 19,096,853 6,169,039 -1.52 -3.11 World Total

677,957,727 379,871,078

802,689,902

446,241,269

-15.54

-14.87

2023 Year-End

US EXPORTS

0502100000 PIGS, HOGS, BOARS BRISTLES & HAIR & WASTE THEREOF

STATS 4417000000 TOOLS/TOOL & BROOM BODIES ETC SHOE L AST/TREES WOOD

810,737 393,382

2019

2020

489,443

33,742,191

631,840

23,006,125

13,781,752

2021

2022

2019

2023

Bahamas 41,158 4,604 -100.00 -100.00 Canada 7,060 848 41,709 4,900 -83.07 -82.69 China 16,137 1,805 -100.00 -100.00 Colombia 11,300 909 El Salvador 3,112 348 -100.00 -100.00 Germany 8,648 967 -100.00 -100.00 Italy 2,850 46 -100.00 -100.00 Jamaica 3,415 394 Trinidad/Tobago 237,615 44,730 518,226 103,932 -54.15 -56.96 259,390

46,881

631,840

116,602

-58.95

-59.79

0502900000 BADGER HAIR & OTHER BRUSHMAKING HAIR, WASTE THEROF 573,121

680,980 344,048 196,173

2019

2020

2021

77,637 2022

2023

050290000 Badger Hair & Other Brushmaking Hair, Waste Therof (kg) December 2023 YTD December 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

Canada 4,202 437 China 154,698 8,832 65,309 3,729 136.87 136.85 D. Republic 2,793 250 Ecuador 2,990 298 -100.00 -100.00 India 6,300 360 -100.00 -100.00 Mexico 3,038 177 -100.00 -100.00 Panama 24,360 2,511 Trinidad/Tobago 157,995 23,056 World Total

344,048

35,086

23,728,654

259,390

0502100000 Pigs, Hogs, Boars Bristles & Hair & Waste Thereof (kg) December 2023 YTD December 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

World Total

27,370,945

77,637

4,564

343.15

668.76

2020

2021

2022

2023

4417000000 Tools/tool & Broom Bodies Etc Shoe Last/trees Wood (x) December 2023 YTD December 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

Anguilla 3,650 54 -100.00 -100.00 Argentina 5,586 117 Aruba 9,885 526 Australia 137,694 3,575 176,598 15,072 -22.03 -76.28 Austria 11,207 42 Bahamas 13,692 887 21,534 1,842 -36.42 -51.85 Bahrain 8,144 1,000 Barbados 41,214 13,773 -100.00 -100.00 Belgium 5,202 72 -100.00 -100.00 Bermuda 9,231 639 5,688 180 62.29 255.00 Brazil 620,002 35,392 747,000 34,602 -17.00 2.28 British VI 67,744 11,489 -100.00 -100.00 Canada 4,330,690 199,684 4,716,386 217,624 -8.18 -8.24 Cayman Islands 8,226 89 17,163 1,310 -52.07 -93.21 Chile 21,020 1,011 17,774 766 18.26 31.98 China 112,541 545 138,127 2,477 -18.52 -78.00 Colombia 7,510 399 16,258 707 -53.81 -43.56 Costa Rica 629,212 59,304 470,485 49,981 33.74 18.65 Czech Republic 6,390 52 7,601 11 -15.93 372.73 Denmark 5,555 11 15,172 532 -63.39 -97.93 D. Republic 33,313 1,979 51,508 2,440 -35.32 -18.89 Ecuador 3,872 1 El Salvador 30,941 234 46,681 2,914 -33.72 -91.97 Equatorial Guinea 8,694 262 Ethiopia 3,300 4 -100.00 -100.00 Finland 288,510 60,249 34,426 294 738.06 20392.86 France 42,543 961 42,567 172 -0.06 458.72 Germany 252,481 2,381 227,729 4,070 10.87 -41.50 Greece 6,646 19 Grenada 4,144 18 -100.00 -100.00 Guatemala 5,244 340 36,206 2,716 -85.52 -87.48 Guinea 13,642 482 Guyana 3,112 254 -100.00 -100.00 Haiti 2,912 2,219 Honduras 41,246 1,479 -100.00 -100.00 Hong Kong 110,825 618 India 5,000 5,526 25,000 84 -80.00 6478.57 Indonesia 5,726 9 Iraq 2,775 1,064 117,700 3,003 -97.64 -64.57 Ireland 123,296 7,341 9,420 2,738 1208.87 168.12 Israel 5,790 37 28,793 14,042 -79.89 -99.74 Italy 53,082 1,666 56,521 489 -6.08 240.70 Jamaica 6,222 770 Japan 135,837 2,025 92,373 7,318 47.05 -72.33 Kazakhstan 10,377 725 11,124 617 -6.72 17.50 Korea, South 229,235 2,624 257,239 6,046 -10.89 -56.60 Kuwait 7,800 361 5,506 7 41.66 5057.14 Lithuania 58,496 725 65,046 467 -10.07 55.25 Malawi 5,359 6 Malaysia 4,327 7 16,845 379 -74.31 -98.15 Marshall Islands 3,203 114 Mexico 5,294,938 676,046 14,836,867 3,279,603 -64.31 -79.39 Morocco 36,088 145 2,929 91 1132.09 59.34 Netherlands 229,120 9,864 200,701 9,073 14.16 8.72 New Zealand 64,782 416 142,950 8,287 -54.68 -94.98 Nicaragua 5,685 364 Norway 64,835 322 54,206 446 19.61 -27.80

www.brushwaremag.com | 47

US EXPORTS 4417000000 Tools/tool & Broom Bodies Etc Shoe Last/trees Wood (x) (continued) December 2023 YTD December 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

Panama 6,226 3,081 29,865 2,419 -79.15 27.37 Peru 2,928 208 6,796 459 -56.92 -54.68 Philippines 16,978 923 2,540 254 568.43 263.39 Poland 2,511 14 45,049 1,780 -94.43 -99.21 Portugal 3,050 21 -100.00 -100.00 Russia 30,517 174 -100.00 -100.00 Saudi Arabia 26,943 866 60,419 3,961 -55.41 -78.14 Singapore 6,200 340 35,080 303 -82.33 12.21 Slovenia 4,336 1 5,975 15 -27.43 -93.33 South Africa 4,374 1 -100.00 -100.00 Spain 17,049 136 63,823 1,985 -73.29 -93.15 Sri Lanka 31,380 9,619 -100.00 -100.00 St Kitts/Nevis 17,496 912 -100.00 -100.00 St Lucia 5,557 1,250 -100.00 -100.00 Suriname 60,656 8,500 -100.00 -100.00 Sweden 14,045 75 7,926 44 77.20 70.45 Switzerland 8,387 282 21,168 357 -60.38 -21.01 Taiwan 21,984 629 37,967 321 -42.10 95.95 Thailand 3,508 27 10,677 16 -67.14 68.75 Trinidad/Tobago 127,923 34,645 -100.00 -100.00 Turkey 3,038 16 UAE 41,284 1,631 66,197 1,579 -37.63 3.29 United Kingdom 218,645 5,315 169,867 6,978 28.72 -23.83 Venezuela 299,509 14,852 Vietnam 2,617 35 -100.00 -100.00 World Total

13,781,752

1,111,571

23,728,654

3,773,171

-41.92

-70.54

9603100000 BROOMS & BRUSHES, OF TWIGS/OTH VEG MAT BOUND 5,401,967

4,713,955

4,437,651

4,652,718

Korea, South 51,855 1,573 41,121 596 26.10 163.93 Kuwait 3,190 20 -100.00 -100.00 Liberia 54,600 2,650 Lithuania 9,897 7 -100.00 -100.00 Mauritania 6,150 150 -100.00 -100.00 Mexico 138,550 3,097 76,726 2,133 80.58 45.19 Netherlands 4,216 18 141,713 1,654 -97.02 -98.91 New Zealand 5,802 176 -100.00 -100.00 Nicaragua 4,641 30 2,930 2 58.40 1400.00 Norway 15,324 226 -100.00 -100.00 Panama 25,821 344 152,264 6,846 -83.04 -94.98 Paraguay 3,996 63 -100.00 -100.00 Peru 14,432 350 22,385 615 -35.53 -43.09 Philippines 59,191 166 -100.00 -100.00 Portugal 11,255 341 Qatar 5,434 9 57,828 2,315 -90.60 -99.61 Saudi Arabia 95,643 3,079 143,220 1,981 -33.22 55.43 Singapore 11,615 62 -100.00 -100.00 Sint Maarten 5,687 11 South Africa 506,006 15,653 Spain 5,658 72 -100.00 -100.00 St Kitts/Nevis 10,096 310 15,409 364 -34.48 -14.84 St Lucia 16,956 481 10,287 341 64.83 41.06 St Vin/Grenadines 3,424 30 -100.00 -100.00 Sweden 18,512 1,119 -100.00 -100.00 Switzerland 23,197 80 88,071 1,768 -73.66 -95.48 Taiwan 5,322 57 Thailand 8,910 79 17,101 171 -47.90 -53.80 Trinidad/Tobago 63,151 2,005 -100.00 -100.00 Turkey 3,990 200 Turks&Caicos 7,335 222 -100.00 -100.00 UAE 16,332 495 31,500 955 -48.15 -48.17 United Kingdom 24,769 240 192,028 3,431 -87.10 -93.00 Uruguay 8,345 472 Venezuela 6,600 600 10,915 37 -39.53 1521.62 3,888,341

World Total

3,888,341

2020

2021

2022

-16.43

-17.79

107,778,722 102,603,198

9603100000 Brooms & Brushes, Of Twigs/oth Veg Mat Bound (doz) December 2023 YTD December 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

48 | www.brushwaremag.com

117,546

109,009,441

2023

Angola 5,397 25 Aruba 3,340 117 Australia 129,141 1,865 121,738 1,996 6.08 -6.56 Austria 5,400 135 -100.00 -100.00 Bahamas 71,192 766 107,270 3,246 -33.63 -76.40 Bahrain 6,191 127 Barbados 3,780 115 22,050 1,686 -82.86 -93.18 Belgium 4,492 24 5,985 182 -24.95 -86.81 Bermuda 31,262 269 24,343 381 28.42 -29.40 Brazil 14,392 140 -100.00 -100.00 Canada 2,245,349 53,574 2,508,086 66,857 -10.48 -19.87 Cayman Islands 11,435 677 17,360 314 -34.13 115.61 Chile 158,176 3,690 -100.00 -100.00 China 15,201 245 24,060 647 -36.82 -62.13 Costa Rica 18,447 395 15,267 351 20.83 12.54 Curacao 7,325 215 4,473 2 63.76 10650.00 Cyprus 2,995 91 Czech Republic 6,390 127 9,280 176 -31.14 -27.84 D. Republic 23,021 905 23,974 727 -3.98 24.48 Ecuador 24,646 748 -100.00 -100.00 Egypt 4,703 3 -100.00 -100.00 El Salvador 15,622 1,066 France 111,320 3,297 6,844 600 1526.53 449.50 French Polynesia 2,950 42 Germany 149,709 4,370 -100.00 -100.00 Guatemala 6,240 75 -100.00 -100.00 Guinea 5,347 2 -100.00 -100.00 Honduras 2,741 1 14,654 177 -81.30 -99.44 Hong Kong 2,865 22 6,050 48 -52.64 -54.17 Iceland 2,792 5 -100.00 -100.00 Ireland 35,133 1,305 65,309 1,182 -46.20 10.41 Israel 9,258 206 -100.00 -100.00 Italy 57,233 479 36,512 1,652 56.75 -71.00 Jamaica 21,850 663 Japan 5,358 42 8,985 229 -40.37 -81.66 Jordan 5,654 16 33,072 192 -82.90 -91.67

4,652,718

9603210000 TOOTH BRUSHES, INCL DENTALPL ATE BRUSHES 110,664,807

2019

96,639

2019

Country

2020

2021

100,431,540

2022

2023

9603210000 Tooth Brushes, Incl Dental-plate Brushes (no) December 2023 YTD December 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

Argentina 2,542,996 5,883,002 1,476,014 1,692,110 72.29 247.67 Aruba 62,045 8,288 4,032 780 1438.81 962.56 Australia 270,956 805,230 191,536 483,082 41.46 66.69 Bahamas 70,541 1,573 57,921 1,810 21.79 -13.09 Barbados 144,802 7,632 45,946 16,138 215.16 -52.71 Belgium 55,086 122,531 Belize 37,735 10,254 62,807 20,301 -39.92 -49.49 Bermuda 5,499 990 -100.00 -100.00 Brazil 883,582 1,397,087 662,919 1,221,855 33.29 14.34 British VI 23,056 396 -100.00 -100.00 Canada 69,419,494 42,617,821 61,853,288 39,849,383 12.23 6.95 Cayman Islands 22,831 13,660 20,605 5,731 10.80 138.35 Chile 140,627 25,170 54,486 13,142 158.10 91.52 China 1,278,157 2,304,725 3,583,561 8,611,646 -64.33 -73.24 Colombia 342,240 797,285 542,812 1,521,571 -36.95 -47.60 Costa Rica 258,772 28,990 161,892 32,811 59.84 -11.65 Curacao 122,992 9,636 225,407 16,284 -45.44 -40.83 D. Republic 378,091 350,991 322,957 143,701 17.07 144.25 Ecuador 127,503 228,230 42,334 71,856 201.18 217.62 El Salvador 261,600 339,525 323,216 32,566 -19.06 942.58 Fiji 8,731 11,868 -100.00 -100.00 Finland 7,015 1,296 47,729 55,768 -85.30 -97.68 France 64,664 156,855 17,490 9,686 269.72 1519.40 French Polynesia 21,861 14,700 Gambia 7,920 21,480 -100.00 -100.00 Germany 2,827,241 7,872,929 2,765,015 12,557,712 2.25 -37.31 Greece 9,009 5,400 10,602 6,480 -15.03 -16.67 Guatemala 47,527 7,869 68,333 4,380 -30.45 79.66 Guyana 387,680 280,143 306,416 238,193 26.52 17.61 Haiti 35,801 95,751 17,330 727 106.58 13070.70

Honduras 101,242 27,648 59,472 20,265 70.23 36.43 Hong Kong 1,219,246 1,038,608 653,387 543,189 86.60 91.21 Hungary 6,350 2,020 8,151 9,096 -22.10 -77.79 Iceland 12,771 3,312 -100.00 -100.00 India 979,463 1,113,117 2,227,998 1,808,324 -56.04 -38.44 Indonesia 450,461 366,272 192,954 135,113 133.46 171.09 Ireland 75,618 4,638 104,770 163,979 -27.82 -97.17 Israel 3,089 1,080 -100.00 -100.00 Italy 10,997 175 -100.00 -100.00 Jamaica 299,859 13,328 533,311 182,089 -43.77 -92.68 Japan 419,515 1,186,290 504,416 1,036,404 -16.83 14.46 Kenya 2,706 40 Korea, South 1,245,834 1,537,883 849,769 282,507 46.61 444.37 Kuwait 53,154 9,761 230,220 16,494 -76.91 -40.82 Latvia 30,281 4,555 31,451 12,726 -3.72 -64.21 Lithuania 35,673 12,828 31,017 14,496 15.01 -11.51 Malaysia 16,468 23,689 15,608 13,623 5.51 73.89 Maldives 8,032 2,030 7,066 901 13.67 125.31 Mali 40,920 4,275 Mexico 9,933,982 10,018,126 9,849,784 9,673,068 0.85 3.57 Netherlands 1,695,640 443,417 423,331 116,349 300.55 281.11 New Zealand 57,629 11,499 50,386 11,449 14.38 0.44 Nicaragua 153,928 16,011 27,363 8,526 462.54 87.79 Norway 57,494 5,195 -100.00 -100.00 Oman 10,862 341 -100.00 -100.00 Panama 584,807 322,939 740,748 306,781 -21.05 5.27 Paraguay 28,952 28,368 40,029 94,332 -27.67 -69.93 Peru 50,171 37,804 15,657 36,720 220.44 2.95 Philippines 55,007 5,135 308,856 38,274 -82.19 -86.58 Poland 8,333,210 18,208,097 9,026,323 23,332,544 -7.68 -21.96 Qatar 11,192 4,942 7,410 3,190 51.04 54.92 Romania 6,365 3,384 3,822 2,760 66.54 22.61 Russia 4,756 2,153 -100.00 -100.00 Saudi Arabia 2,894 126 Sierra Leone 6,300 200 -100.00 -100.00 Singapore 196,446 34,644 28,677 52,541 585.03 -34.06 Sint Maarten 47,446 2,037 15,582 10,106 204.49 -79.84 Slovenia 2,661 14 South Africa 28,305 21,584 -100.00 -100.00 Spain 61,370 22,949 89,419 90,335 -31.37 -74.60 St Kitts/Nevis 2,534 3,168 -100.00 -100.00 St Lucia 17,881 10,017 25,169 479 -28.96 1991.23 St Vin/Grenadines 4,242 98 3,137 480 35.22 -79.58 Suriname 46,150 43,376 75,254 7,153 -38.67 506.40 Sweden 16,200 10,000 16,969 10,000 -4.53 0.00 Switzerland 166,280 508,174 167,253 545,050 -0.58 -6.77 Taiwan 27,236 44,846 85,427 75,535 -68.12 -40.63 Tanzania 360,120 38,436 2,614 200 13676.59 19118.00 Thailand 105,048 324,526 108,506 378,530 -3.19 -14.27 Togo 44,280 2,730 -100.00 -100.00 Trinidad/Tobago 308,095 36,735 235,895 24,485 30.61 50.03 Turkey 4,778 223 13,390 3,059 -64.32 -92.71 Turks&Caicos 5,635 3,407 -100.00 -100.00 Ukraine 17,549 9,420 UAE 125,676 18,598 71,353 7,640 76.13 143.43 United Kingdom 220,413 65,471 152,188 49,275 44.83 32.87 Uruguay 315,054 1,084,448 246,139 453,105 28.00 139.34 Venezuela 16,630 2,995 25,900 2,285 -35.79 31.07 Vietnam 28,492 1,766 -100.00 -100.00 107,778,722 100,090,410

World Total

100,431,540

106,261,015

7.32

-5.81

9603290000 SHAVING BRUSHES, HAIRBRUSHES, ETC FOR PERSON 32,897,307

32,762,796

2019

2020

Country

Argentina Aruba Australia Bahamas Barbados

29,203,710

2021

35,666,147

2022

32,936,622

2023

9603290000 Shaving Brushes, Hairbrushes, Etc For Person (no) December 2023 YTD December 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

254,784 2,583 533,555 7,499 5,513

Belgium 284,312 89,944 155,657 46,690 82.65 92.64 Belize 5,313 6,720 Bermuda 9,358 6,984 -100.00 -100.00 Bolivia 54,081 34,124 34,944 15,408 54.76 121.47 Brazil 381,923 919,310 464,445 1,210,221 -17.77 -24.04 Canada 17,653,828 14,571,295 15,758,334 8,505,796 12.03 71.31 Cayman Islands 6,196 1,992 32,347 3,496 -80.85 -43.02 Chile 47,490 15,052 126,225 27,503 -62.38 -45.27 China 923,298 426,980 1,075,103 214,998 -14.12 98.60 Colombia 340,569 343,585 366,467 844,688 -7.07 -59.32 Costa Rica 83,479 25,364 206,027 60,366 -59.48 -57.98 Croatia 15,694 100 Curacao 5,779 5,977 10,832 4,653 -46.65 28.45 Cyprus 5,213 1,296 8,886 2,856 -41.33 -54.62 Czech Republic 34,753 113,364 15,322 17,518 126.82 547.13 Denmark 3,400 200 3,280 1,600 3.66 -87.50 D. Republic 233,754 120,925 204,538 119,900 14.28 0.85 Ecuador 52,012 29,084 48,662 24,256 6.88 19.90 El Salvador 139,726 180,632 199,392 233,424 -29.92 -22.62 Estonia 11,214 528 9,239 4,068 21.38 -87.02 Fiji 4,810 2,722 -100.00 -100.00 Finland 3,034 672 -100.00 -100.00 France 98,119 72,477 56,611 24,896 73.32 191.12 French Guiana 42,548 3,542 French Polynesia 8,760 5,200 5,625 2,800 55.73 85.71 Germany 1,169,896 2,347,386 844,519 265,573 38.53 783.89 Greece 11,872 678 6,954 792 70.72 -14.39 Guatemala 80,931 7,330 205,427 22,500 -60.60 -67.42 Guyana 41,466 4,104 -100.00 -100.00 Haiti 5,951 185 -100.00 -100.00 Honduras 148,763 6,482 7,221 3,408 1960.14 90.20 Hong Kong 142,339 16,779 293,895 35,128 -51.57 -52.23 Hungary 29,318 5,976 -100.00 -100.00 India 102,978 12,480 71,769 7,787 43.49 60.27 Ireland 4,800 525 Israel 232,183 38,858 44,207 8,982 425.22 332.62 Italy 56,804 13,068 94,523 219,529 -39.90 -94.05 Jamaica 21,573 2,185 3,569 1,680 504.46 30.06 Japan 354,155 111,965 1,040,283 218,906 -65.96 -48.85 Kazakhstan 17,341 9,950 Korea, South 218,377 24,756 600,080 117,615 -63.61 -78.95 Kuwait 256,525 25,219 125,299 61,177 104.73 -58.78 Lithuania 49,687 17,531 66,175 21,374 -24.92 -17.98 Luxembourg 5,382 600 -100.00 -100.00 Malaysia 137,142 15,182 92,520 7,168 48.23 111.80 Mexico 3,579,782 8,368,362 5,389,715 10,819,959 -33.58 -22.66 Morocco 14,770 3,664 Netherlands 231,517 38,449 206,343 38,580 12.20 -0.34 New Caledonia 4,128 192 New Zealand 10,238 1,120 15,863 2,698 -35.46 -58.49 Norway 3,792 1,400 26,828 2,634 -85.87 -46.85 Panama 257,885 45,653 229,207 65,639 12.51 -30.45 Papua New Guinea 6,834 747 Paraguay 30,833 15,114 41,523 17,456 -25.74 -13.42 Peru 149,411 83,053 74,336 31,993 100.99 159.60 Philippines 16,980 5,008 44,423 21,552 -61.78 -76.76 Poland 144,806 17,326 180,232 26,804 -19.66 -35.36 Portugal 69,790 24,191 21,794 18,987 220.23 27.41 Qatar 19,992 3,992 14,813 3,493 34.96 14.29 Romania 8,317 3,896 -100.00 -100.00 Russia 2,839 1,224 -100.00 -100.00 Saudi Arabia 47,260 1,529 308,863 161,609 -84.70 -99.05 Serbia 17,606 4,956 5,986 2,880 194.12 72.08 Singapore 132,964 45,897 82,944 14,318 60.31 220.55 Sint Maarten 4,543 2,376 -100.00 -100.00 South Africa 260,941 160,039 460,906 161,358 -43.39 -0.82 Spain 34,678 7,176 21,962 2,185 57.90 228.42 Suriname 17,781 3,852 Sweden 34,049 3,298 31,285 4,443 8.83 -25.77 Switzerland 54,372 6,840 1,408,611 205,367 -96.14 -96.67 Taiwan 786,284 83,602 749,460 77,219 4.91 8.27 Thailand 79,843 16,640 139,582 34,884 -42.80 -52.30 Trinidad/Tobago 98,436 39,808 244,010 73,949 -59.66 -46.17 Turkey 42,267 29,913 14,904 12,168 183.60 145.83 UAE 236,074 57,007 393,195 109,981 -39.96 -48.17 United Kingdom 1,542,279 640,317 1,436,613 537,389 7.36 19.15 Uruguay 48,210 13,232 20,184 8,914 138.85 48.44 Venezuela 716,859 52,302 683,455 37,136 4.89 40.84 Vietnam 5,200 40 11,050 85 -52.94 -52.94 West Bank ABI 5,581 1,548 -100.00 -100.00 World Total

32,936,622

30,275,517

35,666,147

26,810,447

-7.65

12.92

646,223 555,255 1,751,739 -54.11 -63.11 12 234,513 453,829 177,985 17.57 31.76 705 1,280

www.brushwaremag.com | 49

US EXPORTS 9603300000 ARTISTS BRUSHES, & SIMIL AR BRUSHES FOR COSMETICS 88,003,671

63,456,655

2019

56,999,821

2020

2021

65,709,020

2022

57,374,369

2023

9603300000 Artists Brushes, & Similar Brushes For Cosmetics (no) December 2023 YTD December 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

Argentina 129,832 56,097 144,604 31,873 -10.22 76.00 Aruba 6,738 556 3,022 160 122.96 247.50 Australia 2,330,793 350,160 3,382,503 522,741 -31.09 -33.01 Austria 67,725 6,593 2,903 45 2232.93 14551.11 Bahamas 3,834 248 -100.00 -100.00 Bangladesh 9,285 4,464 -100.00 -100.00 Barbados 10,986 7,884 6,321 3,789 73.80 108.08 Belgium 2,503,513 338,865 2,335,211 899,140 7.21 -62.31 Bermuda 4,212 1,440 -100.00 -100.00 Bolivia 12,180 2,032 6,270 1,200 94.26 69.33 Brazil 1,783,886 692,401 1,945,278 520,705 -8.30 32.97 Bulgaria 3,930 10 -100.00 -100.00 Canada 20,905,925 6,543,634 29,930,858 7,546,269 -30.15 -13.29 Cayman Islands 7,350 70 -100.00 -100.00 Chile 155,018 30,666 74,727 13,894 107.45 120.71 China 1,087,776 159,801 1,761,538 287,422 -38.25 -44.40 Colombia 117,848 47,304 100,934 26,793 16.76 76.55 Costa Rica 169,985 74,720 114,823 21,113 48.04 253.91 Curacao 10,999 1,160 -100.00 -100.00 Cyprus 11,634 2,700 Czech Republic 530,772 82,144 484,116 102,498 9.64 -19.86 Denmark 51,119 5,116 51,669 5,122 -1.06 -0.12 Dominica 5,931 1,008 D. Republic 93,962 46,672 62,849 14,806 49.50 215.22 Ecuador 86,795 14,899 164,742 34,260 -47.31 -56.51 Egypt 42,315 12,400 -100.00 -100.00 El Salvador 68,727 24,630 90,460 47,255 -24.02 -47.88 Estonia 35,860 5,434 30,535 3,706 17.44 46.63 Fiji 6,224 3,456 France 2,822,212 275,953 1,957,440 641,232 44.18 -56.97 Germany 1,634,585 231,822 1,558,901 549,394 4.85 -57.80 Guatemala 59,834 15,024 33,029 7,345 81.16 104.55 Guyana 10,203 6,144 -100.00 -100.00 Honduras 68,823 19,445 90,892 10,357 -24.28 87.75 Hong Kong 418,507 20,707 234,414 28,436 78.53 -27.18 Hungary 2,819 648 -100.00 -100.00 India 4,337,775 1,315,564 3,244,693 2,865,743 33.69 -54.09 Indonesia 9,494 930 83,660 29,705 -88.65 -96.87 Ireland 25,459 11,634 26,528 5,201 -4.03 123.69 Israel 44,944 4,645 28,691 2,474 56.65 87.75 Italy 83,717 6,224 21,416 1,340 290.91 364.48 Jamaica 7,976 680 Japan 1,672,504 126,104 1,387,062 121,173 20.58 4.07 Jordan 16,008 137 Kazakhstan 153,103 25,540 29,544 17,403 418.22 46.76 Korea, South 586,744 116,465 220,042 32,156 166.65 262.19 Kuwait 24,005 1,808 56,153 8,668 -57.25 -79.14 Kyrgyzstan 46,744 430 119,035 322 -60.73 33.54 Lebanon 3,113 32 Lithuania 7,895 624 2,802 70 181.76 791.43 Malaysia 64,724 6,950 126,209 20,075 -48.72 -65.38 Malta 13,323 1,284 Mauritius 10,689 325 -100.00 -100.00 Mexico 3,864,516 803,284 6,542,336 986,169 -40.93 -18.54 Morocco 4,875 150 -100.00 -100.00 Netherlands 1,120,235 154,931 597,133 61,414 87.60 152.27 New Zealand 107,312 64,107 79,452 31,600 35.07 102.87 Nicaragua 27,597 3,250 96,181 933 -71.31 248.34 Norway 24,028 285 -100.00 -100.00 Pakistan 3,490 1,824 -100.00 -100.00 Panama 184,770 42,131 164,887 42,379 12.06 -0.59 Paraguay 33,465 6,462 36,291 3,535 -7.79 82.80 Peru 84,738 29,941 95,460 32,893 -11.23 -8.97 Philippines 21,185 3,797 12,429 3,207 70.45 18.40 Poland 847,645 164,580 490,793 95,960 72.71 71.51 Qatar 10,611 725 -100.00 -100.00

50 | www.brushwaremag.com

Romania 24,077 1,693 16,289 558 47.81 203.41 Russia 25,768 21,272 -100.00 -100.00 Saudi Arabia 9,743 1,373 24,590 3,389 -60.38 -59.49 Serbia 13,308 7,956 11,631 5,580 14.42 42.58 Singapore 426,729 40,836 471,647 90,905 -9.52 -55.08 Slovenia 7,338 845 31,246 4,078 -76.52 -79.28 South Africa 339,455 150,672 279,000 119,975 21.67 25.59 Spain 457,175 90,968 110,089 33,030 315.28 175.41 Sri Lanka 16,134 5,616 Sweden 207,279 36,638 663,708 113,172 -68.77 -67.63 Switzerland 54,882 7,257 281,995 2,918 -80.54 148.70 Taiwan 83,689 15,339 96,201 14,663 -13.01 4.61 Thailand 2,017,507 34,696 601,344 27,952 235.50 24.13 Trinidad/Tobago 46,274 11,889 12,784 2,710 261.97 338.71 Tunisia 10,771 2,484 Turkey 17,013 4,804 3,443 1,100 394.13 336.73 Ukraine 27,406 13,480 3,505 1,980 681.91 580.81 UAE 870,173 122,718 826,348 112,170 5.30 9.40 United Kingdom 4,131,399 612,301 4,044,390 637,123 2.15 -3.90 Uruguay 34,181 6,727 11,012 2,174 210.40 209.43 Venezuela 13,655 1,864 Vietnam 16,554 1,628 -100.00 -100.00 World Total

57,374,369

13,121,413

65,709,020

16,908,245

9603402000 PAINT ROLLERS 6,336,895

6,674,692

2019

2020

Country

7,388,864

2021

7,887,648

2022

9603402000 Paint Rollers (no) December 2023 YTD December 2022 YTD Value Qty Value Qty

-12.68

-22.40

8,766,640

2023

YTD Growth% Value Qty

Antigua/Barbuda 5,249 4,447 -100.00 -100.00 Aruba 9,133 2,493 5,462 4,554 67.21 -45.26 Australia 45,915 2,356 86,755 22,454 -47.08 -89.51 Bahamas 21,877 13,775 9,064 3,986 141.36 245.58 Barbados 36,531 758 17,834 6,494 104.84 -88.33 Belarus 71,464 29,144 32,317 15,792 121.13 84.55 Belgium 117,814 19,547 240,629 21,640 -51.04 -9.67 Bermuda 10,715 2,806 28,093 7,719 -61.86 -63.65 Brazil 34,556 12,665 60,188 20,100 -42.59 -36.99 British VI 7,373 4,420 3,842 1,248 91.91 254.17 Cameroon 3,768 5,024 -100.00 -100.00 Canada 1,637,893 695,184 2,138,769 830,087 -23.42 -16.25 Cayman Islands 32,591 8,291 31,382 10,322 3.85 -19.68 Chile 69,323 24,215 China 36,092 1,657 31,784 1,701 13.55 -2.59 Colombia 4,000 100 4,338 329 -7.79 -69.60 Costa Rica 4,068 10 47,356 19,207 -91.41 -99.95 Curacao 3,285 1,612 Denmark 20,292 1,537 Dominica 4,432 1,624 D. Republic 490,628 12,590 414,613 14,346 18.33 -12.24 Ecuador 13,015 735 4,730 2,940 175.16 -75.00 El Salvador 122,066 11,545 62,351 10,133 95.77 13.93 Fiji 32,241 13,332 29,437 9,955 9.53 33.92 France 39,454 6,651 73,472 12,076 -46.30 -44.92 French Polynesia 2,541 825 -100.00 -100.00 Germany 641,717 84,348 105,540 27,319 508.03 208.75 Greece 11,649 4,008 -100.00 -100.00 Grenada 6,306 4,920 3,930 1,474 60.46 233.79 Guatemala 5,018 925 10,135 1,046 -50.49 -11.57 Guyana 3,840 400 22,806 14,418 -83.16 -97.23 Haiti 26,622 1,285 3,607 360 638.06 256.94 Honduras 41,434 17,787 35,720 13,563 16.00 31.14 Hungary 6,138 1,345 India 504,188 159,819 312,663 75,542 61.26 111.56 Ireland 224,860 25,279 39,519 7,335 468.99 244.64 Israel 107,783 7,463 101,857 9,659 5.82 -22.74 Italy 23,640 6,000 7,880 2,000 200.00 200.00 Jamaica 42,699 8,693 87,176 28,422 -51.02 -69.41 Japan 140,000 10,606 10,223 119 1269.46 8812.61 Korea, South 50,044 6,087 108,073 36,411 -53.69 -83.28 Liberia 2,850 600 -100.00 -100.00

More Than A Team

WE DELIVER RAPID SERVICE WHEN YOU NEED IT MOST!

USAParts@borghiusa.com USATec@borghiusa.com

Lithuania 11,173 2,178 28,051 5,632 -60.17 -61.33 Malaysia 40,051 7,800 65,041 13,470 -38.42 -42.09 Maldives 4,133 516 Mexico 2,423,047 1,071,322 2,535,351 1,118,361 -4.43 -4.21 Netherlands 24,870 4,086 19,144 5,166 29.91 -20.91 New Zealand 181,668 42,619 125,769 34,838 44.45 22.33 Norway 4,126 282 3,359 218 22.83 29.36 Oman 7,996 165 -100.00 -100.00 Pakistan 2,900 75 Panama 119,594 53,228 71,119 21,957 68.16 142.42 Peru 2,943 350 -100.00 -100.00 Philippines 28,107 7,094 -100.00 -100.00 Poland 47,535 11,712 11,830 4,514 301.82 159.46 Portugal 3,346 728 Samoa 7,149 4,303 -100.00 -100.00 Saudi Arabia 42,252 42,362 46,387 48,666 -8.91 -12.95 Singapore 5,000 500 -100.00 -100.00 Sint Maarten 2,819 2,294 South Africa 6,222 56 181,795 235,862 -96.58 -99.98 Spain 6,589 1,100 -100.00 -100.00 St Kitts/Nevis 3,172 240 4,242 2,812 -25.22 -91.47 St Vin/Grenadines 16,308 6,117 -100.00 -100.00 Sweden 25,480 2,000 Taiwan 7,010 350 -100.00 -100.00 Thailand 2,772 22 11,628 113 -76.16 -80.53 Trinidad/Tobago 35,342 13,622 40,540 17,445 -12.82 -21.91 Ukraine 6,840 1,732 -100.00 -100.00 UAE 20,085 1,522 United Kingdom 1,064,145 223,815 453,368 144,265 134.72 55.14 Venezuela 7,140 12 Vietnam 5,721 15 4,480 5 27.70 200.00 World Total

8,766,640

2,682,510

7,887,648

2,922,690

11.14

-8.22

9603404020 PAINT PADS 407,470 331,725

2019

2020

364,629

303,406

2021

2022

388,928

2023

Country

9603404020 Paint Pads (no) December 2023 YTD December 2022 YTD Value Qty Value Qty

YTD Growth% Value Qty

World Total

388,928

6.66

Bahamas 5,046 314 10,895 2,524 -53.69 -87.56 Cayman Islands 22,295 1,483 Colombia 3,055 3,027 -100.00 -100.00 Costa Rica 2,688 761 -100.00 -100.00 D. Republic 4,227 39 -100.00 -100.00 Finland 4,062 1,380 23,212 11,360 -82.50 -87.85 France 5,648 980 -100.00 -100.00 Germany 3,429 300 18,506 1,902 -81.47 -84.23 Guyana 5,240 17 India 96,358 27,297 38,452 19,044 150.59 43.34 Israel 23,020 5,916 17,164 3,652 34.12 61.99 Italy 4,820 800 Japan 5,376 1,438 -100.00 -100.00 Malaysia 2,643 576 -100.00 -100.00 Mexico 141,192 18,821 65,705 10,903 114.89 72.62 Netherlands 13,526 2,030 Norway 4,006 402 Panama 5,892 1,669 Romania 2,555 402 Singapore 35,926 6,096 10,615 2,856 238.45 113.45 Taiwan 7,000 1,983 United Kingdom 14,561 3,090 131,979 18,358 -88.97 -83.17 Venezuela 24,464 6,084 -100.00 -100.00 72,000

364,629

83,504

-13.78

www.brushwaremag.com | 51

US EXPORTS 9603404050 PAINT,DISTEMPR,VARNISH OR SIMILR BRUSHES,EX 960330 15,815,138

15,147,829

2019

2020

17,589,645

2021

20,528,036

2022

17,905,351

2023

9603404050 Paint,distempr,varnish Or Similr Brushes,ex 960330 (no) December 2023 YTD December 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

Antigua/Barbuda 3,945 716 -100.00 -100.00 Argentina 12,429 2,012 -100.00 -100.00 Australia 20,771 1,006 24,880 4,868 -16.52 -79.33 Austria 5,703 1,402 -100.00 -100.00 Bahamas 198,485 26,792 49,788 16,458 298.66 62.79 Bahrain 12,310 533 Barbados 54,463 8,793 25,084 1,087 117.12 708.92 Belarus 9,545 6,018 19,319 5,802 -50.59 3.72 Belgium 493,173 154,528 218,546 46,852 125.66 229.82 Belize 59,196 11,949 9,296 4,713 536.79 153.53 Bermuda 9,928 1,577 33,493 11,141 -70.36 -85.85 Brazil 134,867 8,301 104,776 6,390 28.72 29.91 British VI 8,730 4,824 11,934 517 -26.85 833.08 Bulgaria 5,060 220 Canada 7,827,012 1,559,915 8,118,071 1,834,626 -3.59 -14.97 Cayman Islands 76,041 15,869 33,248 6,470 128.71 145.27 Chile 32,919 1,301 53,451 4,447 -38.41 -70.74 China 729,948 38,061 1,602,851 100,138 -54.46 -61.99 Colombia 4,349 188 19,016 1,945 -77.13 -90.33 Costa Rica 8,966 1,023 31,564 2,583 -71.59 -60.39 Croatia 5,035 218 6,347 275 -20.67 -20.73 Czech Republic 385,493 39,715 228,820 29,115 68.47 36.41 Denmark 54,040 16,800 199,736 13,921 -72.94 20.68 Dominica 9,349 2,775 D. Republic 14,533 4,638 5,834 1,347 149.11 244.32 Ecuador 7,180 1,811 13,436 368 -46.56 392.12 Egypt 5,376 7 El Salvador 47,269 6,093 117,311 3,335 -59.71 82.70 Estonia 7,258 1,101 6,583 1,124 10.25 -2.05 Ethiopia 3,442 200 Fiji 12,185 5,281 23,333 9,667 -47.78 -45.37 Finland 38,671 2,519 24,838 3,636 55.69 -30.72 France 422,221 70,824 260,546 38,371 62.05 84.58 Germany 261,697 41,696 168,608 19,450 55.21 114.38 Greece 50,625 8,480 -100.00 -100.00 Grenada 5,924 1,688 31,392 4,427 -81.13 -61.87 Guatemala 10,400 372 Guyana 41,209 5,875 Honduras 31,890 1,677 -100.00 -100.00 Hong Kong 3,792 600 -100.00 -100.00 Hungary 12,014 3,270 7,823 339 53.57 864.60 India 53,322 2,538 25,312 1,055 110.66 140.57 Indonesia 10,050 435 13,400 580 -25.00 -25.00 Ireland 90,675 4,314 416,733 24,264 -78.24 -82.22 Israel 43,849 1,673 140,856 4,187 -68.87 -60.04 Italy 530,237 51,979 209,289 17,322 153.35 200.08 Jamaica 113,084 17,692 72,212 21,304 56.60 -16.95 Japan 218,386 8,594 162,814 6,664 34.13 28.96 Kazakhstan 10,738 788 -100.00 -100.00 Korea, South 421,727 17,176 1,231,371 73,511 -65.75 -76.63 Kuwait 5,049 6 -100.00 -100.00 Lebanon 5,639 244 -100.00 -100.00 Liberia 14,942 1,350 Libya 7,979 203 -100.00 -100.00 Lithuania 34,167 2,147 -100.00 -100.00 Luxembourg 121,594 5,265 72,753 3,151 67.13 67.09 Malaysia 7,230 633 24,251 2,337 -70.19 -72.91 Marshall Islands 5,163 300 Mexico 837,413 96,191 632,894 77,478 32.31 24.15 Nepal 2,707 2 Netherlands 171,999 34,591 166,359 28,405 3.39 21.78 New Zealand 24,293 6,016 48,314 10,829 -49.72 -44.45 Nicaragua 5,390 49 Nigeria 22,250 200

52 | www.brushwaremag.com

Norway 12,478 541 Oman 3,088 6 -100.00 -100.00 Panama 195,504 51,804 63,488 30,785 207.94 68.28 Paraguay 4,441 6 Peru 22,223 4,622 31,055 2,655 -28.44 74.09 Philippines 18,387 846 -100.00 -100.00 Poland 660,416 135,312 362,528 60,734 82.17 122.79 Qatar 2,925 127 Russia 2,881 1,788 -100.00 -100.00 Saudi Arabia 24,045 2,222 3,045 87 689.66 2454.02 Singapore 28,770 1,493 15,445 1,644 86.27 -9.18 Sint Maarten 4,186 966 -100.00 -100.00 Slovakia 212,397 8,904 123,952 20,929 71.35 -57.46 Slovenia 58,238 10,800 42,594 7,600 36.73 42.11 South Africa 4,589 1,075 4,673 24 -1.80 4379.17 Spain 118,270 29,772 23,132 5,818 411.28 411.72 St Kitts/Nevis 4,971 215 St Lucia 7,130 150 3,579 1,312 99.22 -88.57 St Vin/Grenadines 80,983 13,405 13,533 947 498.41 1315.52 Sweden 36,839 10,135 9,642 3,136 282.07 223.18 Switzerland 4,035 1,150 18,560 3,002 -78.26 -61.69 Taiwan 10,615 1,680 26,608 7,336 -60.11 -77.10 Thailand 71,883 6,363 48,017 3,574 49.70 78.04 Trinidad/Tobago 74,791 26,804 160,895 46,772 -53.52 -42.69 Turkey 83,907 8,391 9,827 3,100 753.84 170.68 Ukraine 4,570 720 -100.00 -100.00 UAE 45,425 4,216 33,848 2,120 34.20 98.87 United Kingdom 2,410,034 500,767 4,651,962 892,624 -48.19 -43.90 Uruguay 3,417 600 Venezuela 6,683 4,005 -100.00 -100.00 Vietnam 3,655 21 3,420 150 6.87 -86.00 World Total

17,905,351

3,115,354

20,528,036

3,565,454

-12.78

-12.62

9603500000 OTHR BRUSHES,AS PARTS OF MACHINES,APPLIANCE,VEHICL 100,149,554 95,705,793 107,261,153

2019

2020

2021

118,015,036 110,480,347

2022

2023

9603500000 Othr Brushes,as Parts Of Machines,appliance,vehicl (no) December 2023 YTD December 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

Angola 47,838 2,274 26,271 823 82.09 176.31 Argentina 475,632 16,980 165,487 6,429 187.41 164.12 Aruba 7,206 14 2,532 12 184.60 16.67 Australia 2,146,879 251,823 1,315,968 72,059 63.14 249.47 Austria 87,024 1,076 28,131 500 209.35 115.20 Azerbaijan 9,200 184 14,212 400 -35.27 -54.00 Bahamas 2,507 100 5,685 1 -55.90 9900.00 Bahrain 38,122 1,983 12,670 40 200.88 4857.50 Bangladesh 4,380 6 Barbados 13,084 115 -100.00 -100.00 Belgium 1,197,497 33,354 957,481 64,681 25.07 -48.43 Belize 18,425 351 10,113 301 82.19 16.61 Bermuda 12,350 640 Bolivia 31,936 8,224 22,079 2,516 44.64 226.87 Brazil 553,022 50,668 645,102 83,658 -14.27 -39.43 British VI 6,814 1 -100.00 -100.00 Brunei 10,514 72 -100.00 -100.00 Bulgaria 10,561 224 -100.00 -100.00 Cameroon 5,475 50 -100.00 -100.00 Canada 36,849,882 1,908,312 36,385,433 1,884,260 1.28 1.28 Cayman Islands 4,574 2 Chile 319,910 72,468 487,765 94,535 -34.41 -23.34 China 2,400,565 304,202 4,533,151 651,197 -47.04 -53.29 Colombia 520,556 310,374 558,092 245,853 -6.73 26.24 Costa Rica 114,038 13,778 116,562 6,910 -2.17 99.39 Cote d’Ivoire 15,919 612 -100.00 -100.00 Curacao 8,448 10 15,689 55 -46.15 -81.82 Cyprus 3,187 8 -100.00 -100.00 Czech Republic 759,155 5,321 301,046 7,567 152.17 -29.68 Denmark 58,608 16,869 12,123 2,423 383.44 596.20 D. Republic 160,273 28,922 164,198 30,511 -2.39 -5.21 Ecuador 182,103 2,352 149,309 5,699 21.96 -58.73

Egypt 4,560 100 60,944 1,636 -92.52 -93.89 El Salvador 52,609 1,787 51,980 1,487 1.21 20.17 Equatorial Guinea 2,762 50 Estonia 24,033 1,510 5,098 380 371.42 297.37 Finland 71,946 1,986 149,484 2,433 -51.87 -18.37 France 1,338,420 408,498 1,458,817 1,137,099 -8.25 -64.08 French Polynesia 3,571 64 Germany 9,799,791 3,642,206 9,684,279 3,561,113 1.19 2.28 Ghana 7,973 906 3,068 150 159.88 504.00 Greece 3,370 10 27,673 66 -87.82 -84.85 Guatemala 84,618 3,272 110,762 5,604 -23.60 -41.61 Guyana 2,605 264 Honduras 13,767 781 14,101 59 -2.37 1223.73 Hong Kong 151,030 156,936 455,350 647,489 -66.83 -75.76 Hungary 35,411 509 13,125 417 169.80 22.06 Iceland 8,088 3,060 5,737 150 40.98 1940.00 India 234,676 45,090 457,409 49,446 -48.69 -8.81 Indonesia 193,533 40,019 342,392 38,946 -43.48 2.76 Iraq 20,300 31 23,036 3,582 -11.88 -99.13 Ireland 509,414 11,242 339,545 12,922 50.03 -13.00 Israel 1,555,912 11,980 1,189,270 9,913 30.83 20.85 Italy 595,804 62,974 465,906 54,141 27.88 16.31 Jamaica 19,056 2,626 Japan 3,021,093 566,373 4,409,346 955,459 -31.48 -40.72 Jordan 8,248 8 -100.00 -100.00 Kazakhstan 8,535 1,251 23,099 823 -63.05 52.00 Korea, South 9,265,637 567,445 11,761,370 857,850 -21.22 -33.85 Kuwait 27,322 1,142 29,728 7,685 -8.09 -85.14 Latvia 21,842 2,407 Libya 21,254 120 -100.00 -100.00 Lithuania 47,493 1,955 67,110 3,407 -29.23 -42.62 Luxembourg 4,116 2 -100.00 -100.00 Macedonia 3,180 50 -100.00 -100.00 Malaysia 964,116 80,025 901,015 151,753 7.00 -47.27 Maldives 6,548 188 7,333 230 -10.71 -18.26 Marshall Islands 4,159 16 Mexico 17,846,692 7,311,178 21,098,455 5,918,893 -15.41 23.52 Netherlands 883,324 72,871 776,869 28,422 13.70 156.39 New Zealand 122,463 523 88,384 1,584 38.56 -66.98 Nicaragua 43,653 3,641 23,249 738 87.76 393.36 Nigeria 4,698 1 3,348 36 40.32 -97.22

Norway 193,032 31,622 114,654 3,093 68.36 922.37 Oman 31,218 3,349 70,759 4,377 -55.88 -23.49 Pakistan 45,449 1,127 31,786 204 42.98 452.45 Panama 201,197 14,250 100,866 11,316 99.47 25.93 Paraguay 13,703 434 Peru 173,295 49,019 182,799 3,693 -5.20 1227.35 Philippines 37,380 4,581 104,285 16,310 -64.16 -71.91 Poland 515,043 242,993 436,986 250,905 17.86 -3.15 Portugal 15,743 2,606 -100.00 -100.00 Qatar 159,195 7,776 174,575 10,327 -8.81 -24.70 Romania 374,294 19,189 16,069 1,501 2229.29 1178.41 Russia 3,750 100 25,408 1,882 -85.24 -94.69 Saudi Arabia 445,869 42,428 319,246 29,871 39.66 42.04 Singapore 4,447,669 212,547 4,476,773 267,216 -0.65 -20.46 Slovakia 2,751 4 -100.00 -100.00 Slovenia 392,846 889,442 341,340 127,172 15.09 599.40 South Africa 232,864 6,085 199,996 11,962 16.43 -49.13 Spain 383,596 193,463 348,434 101,113 10.09 91.33 Sri Lanka 3,483 100 6,973 58 -50.05 72.41 Suriname 73,530 1,800 24,450 600 200.74 200.00 Sweden 434,558 13,166 227,069 11,815 91.38 11.43 Switzerland 33,083 3,105 49,685 5,020 -33.41 -38.15 Taiwan 6,067,977 112,837 7,522,426 220,527 -19.33 -48.83 Thailand 164,981 106,159 340,207 361,687 -51.51 -70.65 Trinidad/Tobago 122,198 8,318 59,431 3,192 105.61 160.59 Tunisia 5,860 30 Turkey 145,294 63,036 163,964 6,260 -11.39 906.96 Uganda 8,815 71 -100.00 -100.00 Ukraine 26,062 698 8,402 230 210.19 203.48 UAE 1,157,367 64,817 867,800 67,098 33.37 -3.40 United Kingdom 1,466,884 78,414 1,498,456 103,144 -2.11 -23.98 Uruguay 37,774 30 13,122 7 187.87 328.57 Venezuela 53,394 23,087 -100.00 -100.00 Vietnam 72,746 24,276 129,639 27,831 -43.89 -12.77 Zambia 7,196 218 World Total

110,480,347 18,230,613

118,015,036

18,289,784

-6.38

-0.32

www.brushwaremag.com | 53

US EXPORTS 9603900000 HAND-OPERATED MECHANICAL FLOOR SWEEPER ETC, NESOI 97,332,639 103,299,045

2019

119,138,413

2020

2021

137,501,790 139,244,257

2022

2023

9603900000 Hand-operated Mechanical Floor Sweeper Etc, Nesoi (no) December 2023 YTD December 2022 YTD YTD Growth% Country Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty

Algeria 40,011 22 Angola 3,120 10 3,243 130 -3.79 -92.31 Antigua/Barbuda 12,610 1,290 -100.00 -100.00 Argentina 117,858 6,362 147,044 24,543 -19.85 -74.08 Armenia 8,462 932 6,285 144 34.64 547.22 Aruba 41,898 2,052 135,318 6,336 -69.04 -67.61 Australia 3,998,091 2,176,728 5,081,961 1,118,764 -21.33 94.57 Austria 115,922 13,364 104,645 7,010 10.78 90.64 Azerbaijan 3,438 1 Bahamas 154,846 11,954 165,234 19,418 -6.29 -38.44 Bahrain 26,341 7,395 31,066 6,828 -15.21 8.30 Bangladesh 7,919 1,414 10,090 1,023 -21.52 38.22 Barbados 49,644 6,553 61,111 10,583 -18.76 -38.08 Belarus 6,200 775 -100.00 -100.00 Belgium 3,162,545 1,160,681 3,257,755 1,196,251 -2.92 -2.97 Belize 40,867 6,036 12,428 161 228.83 3649.07 Bermuda 22,008 2,236 21,020 2 4.70 111700.00 Bolivia 21,886 1,204 16,431 1,185 33.20 1.60 Botswana 5,999 1 Brazil 699,347 92,495 570,774 98,550 22.53 -6.14 British VI 5,099 102 666,000 39,907 -99.23 -99.74 Bulgaria 3,552 795 Cambodia 3,808 762 3,861 1 -1.37 76100.00 Canada 84,221,187 16,396,708 82,285,503 18,265,147 2.35 -10.23 Cayman Islands 85,118 6,611 82,956 5,740 2.61 15.17 Chile 394,668 72,249 894,726 610,583 -55.89 -88.17 China 2,087,814 343,683 1,798,803 218,175 16.07 57.53 Colombia 695,797 19,605 2,118,640 88,977 -67.16 -77.97 Congo (Brazzaville) 3,957 200 Congo (Kinshasa) 5,145 3 Costa Rica 1,353,398 174,031 764,067 138,115 77.13 26.00 Curacao 4,383 1,423 628,099 5,265 -99.30 -72.97 Czech Republic 113,881 11,301 112,903 10,712 0.87 5.50 Denmark 1,918,743 56,594 598,406 58,628 220.64 -3.47 Djibouti 2,600 2 -100.00 -100.00 D. Republic 1,901,275 158,109 456,106 53,011 316.85 198.26 Ecuador 484,313 44,230 426,775 159,047 13.48 -72.19 Egypt 8,133 34 25,934 1,453 -68.64 -97.66 El Salvador 159,805 35,111 149,156 20,760 7.14 69.13 Equatorial Guinea 12,695 814 4,472 400 183.88 103.50 Estonia 38,037 5,382 37,056 5,186 2.65 3.78 Fiji 13,755 623 7,244 4,434 89.88 -85.95 Finland 80,881 9,699 103,599 17,758 -21.93 -45.38 France 643,052 58,235 1,287,331 88,279 -50.05 -34.03 French Polynesia 7,562 625 2,730 290 177.00 115.52 Georgia 16,053 1,756 5,325 410 201.46 328.29 Germany 2,136,944 286,553 2,108,708 309,999 1.34 -7.56 Ghana 11,338 540 9,400 10 20.62 5300.00 Greece 37,549 2,952 40,730 11,005 -7.81 -73.18 Greenland 6,990 1 Grenada 43,416 994 17,343 857 150.34 15.99 Guadeloupe 4,037 13 -100.00 -100.00 Guatemala 314,625 16,323 233,011 15,646 35.03 4.33 Guyana 21,308 182 17,497 592 21.78 -69.26 Haiti 66,248 6,539 3,156 1,057 1999.11 518.64 Heard/McDonald 28,770 27,504 Honduras 217,910 20,818 138,604 26,376 57.22 -21.07 Hong Kong 281,425 23,332 269,703 67,195 4.35 -65.28 Hungary 21,722 1,333 8,695 1 149.82 133200.00 Iceland 5,968 129 -100.00 -100.00 India 236,472 31,480 320,287 25,309 -26.17 24.38 Indonesia 64,103 13,727 104,907 19,125 -38.90 -28.22 Iran 13,004 1,238 -100.00 -100.00

54 | www.brushwaremag.com

Iraq 41,866 542 33,352 18 25.53 2911.11 Ireland 1,333,230 69,376 1,606,993 78,266 -17.04 -11.36 Israel 763,720 13,535 314,759 25,247 142.64 -46.39 Italy 401,225 65,694 463,678 106,440 -13.47 -38.28 Jamaica 336,519 21,377 181,551 6,758 85.36 216.32 Japan 3,805,319 292,038 3,347,445 348,253 13.68 -16.14 Jordan 66,793 6,314 67,539 6,756 -1.10 -6.54 Kazakhstan 27,830 2,849 3,280 2,365 748.48 20.47 Kenya 5,999 1 19,958 190 -69.94 -99.47 Korea, South 2,027,873 161,864 2,496,087 3,071,973 -18.76 -94.73 Kuwait 78,701 4,994 59,213 10,864 32.91 -54.03 Kyrgyzstan 21,779 3,731 Latvia 11,462 668 16,485 602 -30.47 10.96 Lithuania 9,099 2,295 18,604 3,242 -51.09 -29.21 Luxembourg 6,808 8,140 Macedonia 11,875 16 Malaysia 192,184 30,895 226,276 38,816 -15.07 -20.41 Maldives 12,391 1,092 -100.00 -100.00 Mali 6,438 210 3,695 1 74.24 20900.00 Malta 52,903 4,870 3,522 444 1402.07 996.85 Mexico 13,609,576 3,987,806 12,461,984 4,022,355 9.21 -0.86 Micronesia 32,327 3,046 Mongolia 6,213 355 Morocco 16,110 570 11,577 222 39.16 156.76 Mozambique 22,630 340 Netherlands 748,086 111,048 1,068,936 225,887 -30.02 -50.84 New Caledonia 5,896 745 -100.00 -100.00 New Zealand 591,016 151,358 419,826 85,350 40.78 77.34 Nicaragua 52,813 6,261 135,729 15,866 -61.09 -60.54 Niger 7,859 809 3,070 350 155.99 131.14 Nigeria 11,859 294 Norway 678,459 45,804 504,447 39,212 34.50 16.81 Oman 2,690 1,000 2,690 1,000 0.00 0.00 Pakistan 6,042 233 38,729 11,270 -84.40 -97.93 Panama 217,761 24,894 239,537 90,318 -9.09 -72.44 Paraguay 89,889 4,116 42,589 3,145 111.06 30.87 Peru 179,511 26,587 204,676 49,750 -12.30 -46.56 Philippines 786,971 125,041 784,934 150,081 0.26 -16.68 Poland 408,440 40,658 327,661 33,066 24.65 22.96 Portugal 21,315 20,954 12,814 20,502 66.34 2.20 Qatar 110,248 3,175 47,099 2,334 134.08 36.03 Romania 13,278 2,423 5,528 1,181 140.20 105.17 Russia 14,577 8,052 161,441 18,964 -90.97 -57.54 Saudi Arabia 1,192,922 59,304 1,384,445 69,767 -13.83 -15.00 Senegal 20,492 88 -100.00 -100.00 Singapore 398,931 70,064 702,493 590,580 -43.21 -88.14 Sint Maarten 18,768 530 8,238 486 127.82 9.05 Slovakia 3,986 156 20,237 1,714 -80.30 -90.90 Slovenia 5,295 1,500 12,555 2,140 -57.83 -29.91 Somalia 3,695 1 6,900 460 -46.45 -99.78 South Africa 203,729 20,744 277,435 36,028 -26.57 -42.42 Spain 179,778 43,499 175,201 31,929 2.61 36.24 Sri Lanka 3,278 200 St Kitts/Nevis 10,974 11,700 23,840 5,295 -53.97 120.96 St Lucia 13,371 3,348 7,991 1,240 67.33 170.00 St Vin/Grenadines 22,241 3,183 13,142 1,201 69.24 165.03 Suriname 2,856 380 27,333 160 -89.55 137.50 Sweden 191,743 19,140 333,526 14,009 -42.51 36.63 Switzerland 82,721 7,955 123,796 13,672 -33.18 -41.82 Taiwan 281,923 19,824 409,754 33,553 -31.20 -40.92 Tanzania 13,218 803 Thailand 211,439 29,471 141,116 18,530 49.83 59.04 Trinidad/Tobago 206,572 14,841 206,060 31,036 0.25 -52.18 Tunisia 8,450 1,000 Turkey 62,698 7,359 74,711 7,809 -16.08 -5.76 Turks&Caicos 14,578 433 2,560 40 469.45 982.50 Ukraine 49,750 15,057 26,851 8,282 85.28 81.80 UAE 840,420 158,123 697,242 131,850 20.53 19.93 United Kingdom 1,923,959 372,302 1,844,790 404,633 4.29 -7.99 Uruguay 9,292 1,452 20,479 1,221 -54.63 18.92 Venezuela 111,957 3,974 86,562 27,001 29.34 -85.28 Vietnam 65,843 16,980 89,890 9,453 -26.75 79.63 Zambia 9,444 150 6,600 800 43.09 -81.25 Zimbabwe 3,003 438 -100.00 -100.00 World Total

139,244,257 27,458,109

137,501,790

32,680,165

1.27

-15.98

economic DASHBOARD

US Manufacturing Pushes Toward Growth Global Manufacturers Follow the Trend With Upward Movement in January The Manufacturing PMI® for January was reported at 49.1 percent in the latest Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business® released by the nation's supply executives. The figure represented a two-percentage-point increase from December's figure of 47.1 percent but remained in contraction territory.

Timothy R. Fiore, CPSM, C.P.M., Chair of the Institute for Supply Management® Manufacturing Business Survey Committee, highlighted key findings in the report saying the overall economy continued to expand for the 45th consecutive month, with the New Orders Index rising to 52.5 percent, reflecting an increase of 5.5 percentage points from December.

Similarly, the Production Index inched into expansion territory at 50.4 percent, showing a marginal improvement from the previous month.

Price levels also experienced upward pressure, with the Prices Index climbing to 52.9 percent, indicating a 7.7 percentagepoint increase from December. However, the Backlog of Orders Index declined slightly to 44.7 percent, while the Employment Index fell to 47.1 percent, indicating a reduction in employment levels compared to the previous month.

Furthermore, Fiore noted that while the manufacturing sector continued to contract, the pace of contraction had slowed

compared to December. Demand showed moderate improvement, with new orders expanding at a respectable rate, although new export orders faced headwinds. Despite this, the Backlog of Orders Index remained in fairly strong contraction territory.

On the supply side, Fiore mentioned that suppliers continued to accommodate future demand growth, although there were signs of stiffening, particularly in supplier deliveries and inventories.

The Supplier Deliveries Index indicated faster deliveries for a 16th consecutive month, while the Inventories Index increased slightly but remained in moderate contraction territory.

US SECTOR REPORT ISM® GROWTH SECTORS (4): Apparel, Leather and Allied

Products; Textile Mills; Transportation Equipment; and Chemical Products.

ISM® CONTRACTION SECTORS (13): Wood Products;

Machinery; Plastics and Rubber Products; Nonmetallic Mineral Products; Furniture and Related Products; Computer and Electronic Products; Fabricated Metal Products; Petroleum and Coal Products; Food, Beverage and Tobacco Products; Electrical Equipment, Appliances and Components; Paper Products; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; and Primary Metals.

® 70 ISM US MANUFACTURING PMI

36 MONTHS | MOVING AVERAGE: SIX MONTHS 65

60

55

50

45

40

Jan-24

Nov-23

Dec-23

Oct-23

Sep-23

Jul-23

Aug-23

Jun-23

Apr-23

May-23

Mar-23

Jan-23

Feb-23

Nov-22

Dec-22

Oct-22

Aug-22

Sep-22

Jul-22

Jun-22

Apr-22

May-22

Mar-22

Jan-22

Feb-22

Dec-21

Oct-21

Nov-21

Aug-21

Sep-21

Jul-21

Jun-21

May-21

Apr-21

Mar-21

Feb-21

35

Source data: Institute for Supply Management®, ISM®, PMI®, Report On Business®.

www.brushwaremag.com | 55

economic DASHBOARD

JANUARY ISM® REPORT COMMENTS (US Manufacturers) “The start of 2024 looks good. Sales are above expectations, and costs are mostly stable. A few commodities are up in cost due to supply shortages.

Many previously short commodities market positions have corrected themselves. There is a real short-term increase in the cost of international freight.”

Chemical Products “The commercial vehicle market appears to be retracting a bit in 2024 compared to last year.

Forecast sales have decreased slightly in most product segments, with only limited growth related to customers’ competitive sourcing and moves to new technology. Most supply chains, including for semiconductors, have stabilized, with the only major escalation now being transit through the Red Sea.” Transportation Equipment “Business continues to stabilize. Cash flow will be tight in 2024.” Food, Beverage and Tobacco Products “U.S. economic outlook is affecting customer orders, and the current backlog is quite low compared to past quarters. Waiting on potential improvements from the CHIPS and Science Act.” Computer and Electronic Products “December sales were very strong but slower for the first part of January, as was expected. We expect to see steady sales going forward if the (U.S. Federal Reserve) continues to hold rates and suggests a rate cut in the future.” Machinery “Good start to the year. We had budgeted a 3.5-percent increase over 2023. We expect it to be a challenging year. Currently, orders are positive in our automotive OEM and automotive aftermarket business. Our industrial business sector is looking weak at the moment. Still expect to achieve budget forecasts through the first quarter. (We) feel January is running high for automotive because at the end of December, many OEMs canceled the last few weeks of orders to reduce inventory levels.”

Fabricated Metal Products “Order backlog, which was at historically high levels, is diminishing due to supply chain improvements and slight slowdown of orders.”

Miscellaneous Manufacturing “Demand continues to be slow. Reduction from the second half of 2023 has continued into this year. We are adjusting production to match demand.”

Electrical Equipment, Appliances and Components

56 | www.brushwaremag.com

GLOBAL MANUFACTURING EUROZONE: The HCOB Eurozone Manufacturing PMI

pushed up to 46.6 percent in January 2024, reaching a 10-month high. New orders and output both increased sharply.

Export orders declined, but there was still excess capacity at factories. Employment fell but not as rapidly as in previous months. Business confidence was the highest since April 2023.

CANADA: The S&P Global Canada Manufacturing PMI

jumped to 48.3 percent in January, up from 45.4 percent in December. Production continued a decline for a sixth consecutive month. New orders also fell but at a slower rate.

Companies pulled back slightly on employment and backlogs of work have now decreased for 18 straight months. Shipping delays were reported based on the Red Sea crisis but input prices and output charges still increased at slower rates. Business confidence reached a six-month high.

CHINA: The January Caixin China General Manufacturing

PMI repeated the December figure of 50.8 percent to register a third straight month of growth for Chinese factories. Output was solid with export sales growing for the first time in seven months. Purchasing levels showed a strong increase but companies still cut employment but at a slower pace. Supply chains continued to improve and input cost increases also slowed. Business optimism reached a nine-month high.

FRANCE: The HCOB France Manufacturing PMI came in at

43.1 percent for January to push up from the three-year low of 42.1 percent registered in December. Despite the uptick, French manufacturers have been in contraction territory since last February. January’s improved figure saw new orders decrease at the slowest rate in seven months. Delivery times extended sharply and purchasing activity also fell. Thanks to lower oil and energy expenses, input prices fell for the second consecutive month. Business outlook was pessimistic as companies are worried about a drop in demand.

GERMANY: The HCOB Germany Manufacturing PMI rolled

up to 45.5 percent in January, compared to 43.3 percent the previous month. While the index is still well below the 50 percent mark representing growth territory, German manufacturing has rapidly been climbing from a low of 38.8 percent set in July. For January, the new order decline eased up along with the decline in foreign sales. Employment cutbacks are still in effect and input costs and output pricing are both still low. Business confidence remains weak.

INDIA: The HSBC India Manufacturing PMI bumped up

again to register 56.5 percent for January. That was a good step up from the December figure of 54.9 percent. Output and new orders increased to a four-month high and exports also looked

ISM® MANUFACTURING AT A GLANCE (US) JANUARY 2024

Index Manufacturing PMI® New Orders Production Employment Supplier Deliveries Inventories Customers’ Inventories Prices Backlog of Orders New Export Orders Imports

Series Index JAN

Series Index DEC

49.1 52.5 50.4 47.1 49.1 46.2 43.7 52.9 44.7 45.2 50.1

47.1 47.0 49.9 47.5 47.0 43.9 48.1 45.2 45.3 49.9 46.4

PCT PT Change Direction +2.0 +5.5 +0.5 -0.4 +2.1 +2.3 -4.4 +7.7 -0.6 -4.7 +3.7

OVERALL ECONOMY Manufacturing Sector

Rate of Change

Trend* (Months)

Contracting Growing Growing Contracting Faster Contracting Too Low Increasing Contracting Contracting Growing

Slower From Contracting From Contracting Faster Slower Slower Faster From Decreasing Faster Faster From Contracting

15 1 1 4 16 12 2 1 16 8 1

Growing Contracting

Faster Slower

45 15

*Number of months moving in current direction.

Source: Institute for Supply Management®, ISM®, PMI®, Report On Business®.

strong. Purchasing activity also showed strength while input prices pushed up to a three-month high. Input cost inflation also saw a three-month high. Employment remained flat, but business optimism reached a 13-month peak.

ITALY: The HCOB Italy Manufacturing PMI surged to 48.5

percent in January, up from 45.3 in the prior month. The new figure was the highest since March 2023. Still, Italian manufacturing remains below the target line for a 10th consecutive month. Output and new orders declined at a slower rate while purchasing activity continued a decline that has now reached 12 straight months. Delivery times extended for the first time in 12 months due to disruptions in the Red Sea. Business optimism reached a five-month high.

UNITED KINGDOM: The S&P Global U.K. Manufacturing

PMI bounced back up to 47 percent in January 2024 after registering a disappointing 46.2 percent in December. That nearly matched the November reading of 47.2 percent as the country looks for recovery in the manufacturing sector. Output and new orders fell and employment reductions followed along with purchasing and inventory. Supply chain issues also resurfaced due to the Red Sea crisis as deliveries were redirected through the Suez Canal. Still, business outlook was at a fourmonth high.

Credits: Institute for Supply Management®, PMI® (Purchasing Managers' Index), Report On Business®. For more information, visit the ISM® website at www.ismworld.org.

CHICAGO CRAFTED

GLOBALLY PREFERRED Elevate your customers’ print quality with our Graphic Arts Printer Cleaning Brushes. Choose from a spectrum of custom options.

WWW.GORNELLBRUSH.COM sales@gornellbrush.com | (773) 489-2330

www.brushwaremag.com | 57

economic DASHBOARD EURO AREA MANUFACTURING PMI 36 MONTHS | MOVING AVERAGE: SIX MONTHS 65

65

CANADA MANUFACTURING PMI 36 MONTHS | MOVING AVERAGE: SIX MONTHS

60 60

55 55

50 50

45 45

40 40

35 35

Source data: S&P Global

CHINA MANUFACTURING PMI 36 MONTHS | MOVING AVERAGE: SIX MONTHS

Oct-23

Dec-23

Aug-23

Jun-23

Apr-23

Feb-23

Oct-22

Dec-22

Jun-22

Aug-22

Apr-22

Feb-22

Oct-21

Dec-21

Jun-21

Aug-21

Apr-21

Feb-21

30 30

Source data: S&P Global

FRANCE MANUFACTURING PMI 65

36 MONTHS | MOVING AVERAGE: SIX MONTHS

53

60 51

55

49

47

50

45

45

43

41

40

39

35 37

58 | www.brushwaremag.com

Dec-23

Oct-23

Aug-23

Jun-23

Apr-23

Feb-23

Oct-22

Dec-22

Jun-22

Aug-22

Apr-22

Feb-22

Oct-21

Dec-21

Jun-21

Aug-21

Feb-21

Source data: Caixin Manufacturing PMI

Apr-21

30

35

Source data: S&P Global

GERMANY MANUFACTURING PMI 36 MONTHS | MOVING AVERAGE: SIX MONTHS

70

INDIA MANUFACTURING PMI 36 MONTHS | MOVING AVERAGE: SIX MONTHS 60

65

55

60

50

55

45

50

45

40

40

35

35

30

30

25

Source data: S&P Global

Source data: S&P Global

ITALY MANUFACTURING PMI 36 MONTHS | MOVING AVERAGE: SIX MONTHS 65

70

UK MANUFACTURING PMI 36 MONTHS | MOVING AVERAGE: SIX MONTHS

65

60

60

55

55

50

50

45

45

40

40

35

35

30

30

Source data: S&P Global

Source data: S&P Global

www.brushwaremag.com | 59

economic DASHBOARD COPPER COPPER FUTURES 2019-CURRENT | Moving Average: 12 Months

U.S. COTTON #2 US FUTURES COTTON #2 FUTURES 2019-CURRENT | Moving Average: 12 Months

155

5 4.5

135

4 3.5

115

3

95

2.5 2

75

1.5 1

55 35 2019

0.5

2020

2021

2022

2023

0 2019

2024

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

GOLD 2019-CURRENT | Moving Average: GOLD12 Months

LUMBER FUTURES LUMBER FUTURES 2019-CURRENT | Moving Average: 12 Months 1600

2,200

1400

2,000

1200 1000

1,800

800

1,600

600

1,400

400

1,200

200 0 2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

CRUDE OIL WTI FUTURES 2019-CURRENT | Moving Average: 12 Months

1,000 2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2023

2024

NATURAL GAS FUTURES (NGH3) 2019-CURRENT | Moving Average: 12 Months 10

115

9 8

95

7

75

6 5

55

4 3

35

2

15 2019

2020

2021

60 | www.brushwaremag.com

2022

2023

2024

1 2019

2020

2021

2022

Brushware Magazine

Global Directory Form www.brushwaremag.com/directoryform

COMPANY NAME

Information Address City

:

STATE : PROVINCE

:

Country

:

Website

:

Email

:

Phone

:

Postal : Code

Manufacturer INDUSTRIAL/TECHNICAL

PAINTBRUSH/PAINT PRODUCTS

PERSONAL CARE

PROFESSIONAL CLEANING

ARTIST BRUSH

ANIMAL BRUSHES

HOUSEHOLD

Supplier MACHINERY

NATURAL FIBERS/BRISTLE

TEXTILES

SOFTWARE

COMPONENTS

SYNTHETIC FILAMENTS

WIRE

SERVICES

VEGETABLE FIBERS

Get Listed in the Brushware Global Directory

OR FILL OUT ONLINE

Scan and email or send a photo of this completed form to info.brushware@goodwinworldmedia.com

www.brushwaremag.com/directoryform

BRUSHWARE

MARKETPLACE LOOKING FOR

OSMAS Filling Machine Model A2E-90-FM610 (New Price)

Buyer For Our Business FOR SALE: Paint brush distributor. For further information contact us at featherduster@optonline.net.

CONTACT: Easy Dusting Corporation PHONE: 518-469-0698 EMAIL: featherduster@optonline.net

FOR SALE 15 Gauge Wire for Street Brooms Wright-Bernet Brush Company is offering a brand new drum of 15 gauge wire for street brooms. The asking price is $500 plus shipping and Wright-Bernet is based in Hamilton, Ohio.

CONTACT: James Cox PHONE: 513-889-0500 EMAIL: Jimnwestern1@aol.com

Complete Automated Broom, Brush, Mop Handle Manufacturing Equipment

Osmas Filling Machine Model A2E-90-FM610. 2 Axis plus 3rd vertical axis copy valve. Excellent Condition; machine used only 2 months per year of service. Includes New Vortex CPU Control Card.

Price Only $29,500 USD

CONTACT: Gemicor Products Inc. Montreal Canada PHONE: 514-747-9856 WHATSAPP: 514-445-9725 EMAIL: gemicor@Qc.aira.com

Used Carlson Machines For Sale

SALE CONSISTS OF; Hopper Fed: SCMI 6 head Molding machine capable of turning multiple dowels from boards, Hawker Dowel turning machine, Double belt Nash Sanding machine, Automatic Hawker Tennon/Thread/Taper/Doming machine, UV Coating Machine and Ancillary equipment for Crimping Die Cast Extension Thread (both round and hex die cast) as well as Drilling and Riveting machines for mop hardware. Videos of machine operation are available. Call or email for pricing.

CONTACT: Hardwood Flooring USA PHONE: 845-551-1433 EMAIL: hardwoodflooringUSA@gmail.com

GET YOUR CLASSIFIED SPACE Single classified ads are available to qualified/paid subscribers or advertisers of Brushware. We accept listings of used merchandise/ machinery for sale or wanted in addition to job opportunities.

Classified ads include a head line (10-word) limit, description (100word limit) and contact detail fields (phone, email, etc.). Acceptance of an ad is at the discretion of Brushware magazine.

Fill out your request form at: www.brushwaremag.com/classifieds

62 | www.brushwaremag.com

Looking for a cost-effective, efficient way to produce high-quality brushes? These machines are designed to create brushes of all shapes, sizes and materials — perfect for a wide range of applications. With user-friendly controls and robust construction, these machines are built to last and will help you create brushes that meet exact specifications. Whether you’re a small business owner or a large manufacturer, these machines are the perfect solution for your brush-making needs. Original touch screen doesn’t work-we added a normal monitor. $25,000 for the CNC and $15,000 for the Cam version. Freight costs are on the purchaser.

CONTACT: Decker Manufacturing Company PHONE: 800-541-1107 EMAIL: tony@deckermfg.com

industry EVENTS

2024 March 3-5, 2024

IBS New York | New York, New York

See and test the quality of beauty products before making a purchasing decision at the International Beauty Show in New York. Salon professionals flock to this event to stock up on high-end product needs and check out latest developments in the beauty industry.

www.ibsnewyork.com March 3-6, 2024

EISENWARENMESSE 2024 | Cologne, Germany

The INTERNATIONAL HARDWARE FAIR boasts approximately 1,400 exhibitors from 50 countries. The spectrum of products ranges from tools and accessories to fasteners and fixings all the way through to fittings and building and DIY supplies.

www.eisenwarenmesse.com March 17-19, 2024

The Inspired Home Show | Chicago, Illinois

North America’s largest housewares trade show connecting not only buyer to seller, but also product to lifestyle and the industry to the consumer mindset. Every year, more than 52,000 home and housewares professionals from more than 130 countries converge upon Chicago to discover new housewares products and industry trends.

www.theinspiredhomeshow.com

November 18-21, 2024

ISSA North America | Las Vegas, Nevada

Staying up to date on the latest trends and solutions for cleaning, disinfection and infection prevention and pursuing accreditation, training and certification helps us further evolve the industry and change the way the world views cleaning.

www.issashow.com

November 19-20, 2024

National Painting/Decorating Show | Coventry, UK

The National Painting and Decorating Show is the industry’s biggest annual UK event held at Ricoh Arena. If you use, sell, stock or specify P&D products, the exhibition is one you can’t afford to miss.

www.paintshow.co.uk

December 11-13, 2024

Interclean China | Chongqing, China

Interclean China is the only dedicated international trade show in China for cleaning and hygiene. The exhibition serves as the meeting place for all market leaders within the Asian cleaning sector.

www.intercleanshow.com/china

2025

February 2-7, 2025

March 19-22, 2024

Creativeworld | Frankfurt, Germany

The American Brush Manufacturer Association’s 107th Annual Convention will be held at the Omni Resort, Amelia Island, near Jacksonville, Florida.

www.creativeworld.messefrankfurt.com

ABMA Convention | Amelia Island, Florida www.abma.org/convention/

Creativeworld is the world’s most important trade fair for the international hobby, craft and artists’ supplies sector and an inspiring treasure chest for the creative community.

March 25-28, 2025

March 21-24, 2024

ABMA Annual Convention | Austin, Texas

As the most influential global event dedicated to all facets of the beauty industry, Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna has been a landmark event for more than 50 years.

www.abma.org/convention/

Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna | Bologna, Italy

The American Brush Manufacturer Association’s 108th Annual Convention will be held in Austin, Texas.

www.cosmoprof.com March 25-27, 2024

Creativation by Namta| New Orleans, Lousiana

Namta® is The International Art Materials Association. Namta members are retail sellers, supplier manufacturers, distributors/importers and independent representatives of art materials products.

www.namta.org/creativation-by-namta March 26-28, 2024

National Hardware Show | Las Vegas, Nevada

The National Hardware Show is the most comprehensive event, education and networking platform serving the hardware and home improvement industries.

www.nationalhardwareshow.com May 14-17, 2024

Interclean Amsterdam | Amsterdam, The Netherlands

From May 14-17, RAI Amsterdam will turn into the capital of cleaning and hygiene. Join us for a four-day journey of forward-thinking, doing business with leading manufacturers and meeting industry professionals from all over the world.

www.intercleanshow.com/amsterdam May 22-24, 2024

World Brush Expo | Bologna, Italy

New expo set to launch in 2024 to serve the brush, broom, mop and paint applicator industry. The event is being held as a joint effort of the American Brush Manufacturers Association and the European Brush Federation.

www.worldbrushexpo.com September 9-14, 2024

International Manufacturing Technology Show | Chicago, Illinois

IMTS 2024 is where the creators, the builders, the sellers and the drivers of manufacturing technology come to connect, be inspired and find solutions.

www.imts.com

October 10-12, 2024

64th FEIBP Congress Ibiza, Spain

The Annual Congress of the European Brushware Federation is a great opportunity to meet fellow manufacturers, contact suppliers and receive up-to-date information on the brush industry in Europe.

www.eurobrush.com

October 15-19, 2024

Fakuma | Friedrichshafen, Germany

At the world’s leading trade event for industrial plastics processing, almost 1,500 exhibitors present their international range of products and services. Fakuma offers a comprehensive overview of all plastics technologies.

www.fakuma-messe.de

www.brushwaremag.com | 63

advertiser INDEX ABMA................................................................29

Gordon Brush....................................................46

Royal Paint Roller Mfg. Corp..............................53

ArroWorthy........................................................63

Gornell Brush....................................................57

Schaefer Brush.................................................10

Bizzotto Giovanni Automation...........................17

Leistner Drills...................................................32

Stainless Steel Products...................................04

Borghi S.p.A. ....................................................13

MFC.......................................... Inside Front Cover

Wöhler Brush Tech GmbH .................................. 21

Borghi USA........................................................51

MGG North America..........................................03

World Brush Expo..............................................35

Michael Jäckel..................................................39

Young & Swartz, Inc..........................................45

Carnevali Dino..................................................31

Mill-Rose Co., The.............................................01

Zelazowski........................................................64

Celanese Filaments ................................... 08-09

Monahan Filaments..........................................23

Deco Products..................................................38

Paggin..............................................................44

DKSH................................................................33

Perlon/Hahl.........................................Back Cover

Filkemp S.A. .....................................................36

PMM Brightline.................................................11

FM Brush..........................................................25

Precision Brush.................................................41

www.abma.org

www.arroworthy.com

www.bizzottoautomation.com www.borghi.com www.borghi.com

Brush Fibers..............................Inside Back Cover www.brushfibers.com www.carnevalidino.it

www.celanese.com

www.decoprod.com

www.dksh.com/ch-de/home www.filkemp.com

www.fmbrush.com

64 | www.brushwaremag.com

www.gordonbrush.com

www.gornellbrush.com www.leistner-gmbh.de

www.mfc-usa.com

www.mggmeccanica.com www.jaeckel-buersten.de

www.millrose.com

www.monahanfilaments.com www.paggin.it

www.perlon.com

www.pmmbrightline.com

www.precisionbrush.com

www.schaeferbrush.com

www.stainlesswires.com

www.woehlerbrushtech.com

www.worldbrushexpo.com

www.youngandswartz.com www.zwpi.com

Great Results Start with Great Materials

Us Natu ing ral Since Fibers 1979 Full Service Supplier: Boar Bristle all colors, 44 mm through 133 mm and Bulk (waste) sizes | Ox-Ear Hair | Badger Hair Horse Hair | Goat Hair | Synthetic Paint Brush Filament, Bristle/Synthetic Mixes Vegetable Fibers: Tampico | Palmyra | Coco Fiber | Arenga Plus: Plastic Brush Blocks | Staple Wire

888.833.1097 Shipping within 24 Hours Warehousing

info@brushfibers.com | www.brushfibers.com