Share of foreign visitors increases | Large percentage of decision-makers | More exhibitors despite economic crisis | Fair surpasses participants' expectations

As expected, CERAMITEC, the 11th International Trade Fair for Machinery, Equipment, Plants, Processes and Raw Materials for CERAMICS and POWDER METALLURGY, reflected the tense situation in the industry. While there was a decline in the number of visitors compared to 2006 – organisers reported some 15,000 trade visitors from more than 90 countries (compared to 22,000 visitors in 2006) – the share of foreign visitors increased to nearly 60 percent.
 
Exhibitors welcomed the international character and quality of CERAMITEC's visitors: "The quality of the visitors is outstanding. The thing that distinguishes CERAMITEC from other fairs is that it is much more international", explained Paul Eirich, Chairman of the CERAMITEC Exhibitor’s Advisory Board and Managing Director of Gustav Eirich GmbH & Co.KG. According to Gerhard Fischer, Managing Director of Händle, "CERAMITEC is a platform that is an absolute must. There are no alternatives. All important markets and market players are represented here – not a single country is missing."

"The response among this year's participants has shown that CERAMITEC 2009 not only met their expectations, in some cases it even surpassed them. Given the difficult state of the economy, this is remarkable proof of the strong international position that CERAMITEC enjoys", said Eugen Egetenmeir, Member of the Managing Board at Messe München GmbH.
 

CERAMITEC 2012 12th International Trade Fair for Machinery, Equipment, Plants, Processes and Raw Materials for CERAMICS and POWDER METALLURGY