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Three months before the fair opens, all the signs are good for CERAMITEC. Among the exhibitors, the breakdown is every bit as international as it was in 2009: over 50 percent of them come from outside Germany. European companies are of course turning out in force, but there is also a pleasing level of attendance from non-European countries, such as Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Iran, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Peru, Russia, Ukraine and the US. Taiwan and South Africa are putting in a first appearance at CERAMITEC this year. One other noticeable development is that China is now, for the first time, top of the rankings for the largest contingents of exhibitors from outside Germany. So far 57 Chinese companies have registered, and this number also includes a Chinese pavilion. In comparison to the last CERAMITEC, this represents a 72 percent increase in participation from China.
 
With around 600 exhibitors, CERAMITEC 2012 again covers the entire spectrum of the ceramics sector, from classic ceramics and raw materials to powder metallurgy and technical ceramics. Particularly encouraging is the fact that 60 of the exhibitors at CERAMITEC 2012 are exhibiting at the fair for the first time. In addition, a few exhibitors who were not at CERAMITEC in the crisis year of 2009, are now back again this year.
 
All the key manufacturers have registered for CERAMITEC 2012. These include: Bedeschi, Bongioanni, Burton, Dorst, Eirich, Eisenmann, Frey, Grün, Händle, Imerys, Keller H.C.W., Komage-Gellner, Laeis, Lingl, Lippert, Loomis, Morgan Technical Ceramics, Netzsch, Osterwalder, Reimbold & Strick, Riedhammer, Sabo Hellas, SACMI, Saint-Gobain, Sama, Stephan Schmidt, Tecnofiliere, Tecton, Treibacher, Zschimmer & Schwarz and Verdes.

France is also organizing a pavilion of French exhibitors, sponsored by the Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie de Limoges et de la Haute-Vienne.
Ceramic components for energy and environmental technology and manufacturing will be highlights at the MEETING POINT CERAMICS; this pavilion is being designed by TASK GMBH. Research and education will also have a separate joint stand, at which five German universities will be represented.
 
The supporting program in the CERAMITEC Forum in Hall B6 will again be a platform for information gathering, knowledge-transfer and for research and development. A central theme here and in all sections of the fair will be energy efficiency; many lectures and panel discussions will focus on this theme.
 
Further information on CERAMITEC 2012: www.ceramitec.de

CERAMITEC
CERAMITEC Technologies – Innovations – Materials takes place at the Messe München exhibition center from May 22-25, 2012. Since its premiere in 1979 CERAMITEC has developed into the world’s leading trade show for the ceramic industry. CERAMITEC 2009 attracted 656 exhibitors from 35 countries and approx. 15,000 visitors from 84 countries. Statistics for CERAMITEC are checked by the independent auditors Ernst & Young AG contracted by the Gesellschaft zur Freiwilligen Kontrolle von Messe- und Ausstellungszahlen (Society for Voluntary Control of Fair and Exhibition Statistics).
 
Messe München International
Messe München International is one of the world´s leading trade show companies. In Munich alone it organizes around 40 trade shows for capital and consumer goods, and key high tech industries. Each year more than 30,000 exhibitors and around two million visitors take part in the events held at Messe München, the ICM – Internationales Congress Center München, and the MOC Veranstaltungscenter. The leading international trade fairs of Messe München International are all FKM-certified, i.e. exhibitor and visitor numbers and the figures for exhibition space are collected in line with agreed standards and independently audited on behalf of the FKM (Gesellschaft zur Freiwilligen Kontrolle von Messe- und Ausstellungszahlen), a society for the voluntary monitoring of fair and exhibition statistics.
In addition, Messe München International organizes trade shows in Asia, Russia, the Middle East and South America. With six subsidiaries in Europe and Asia and more than 60 foreign representatives actively serving over 90 countries, Messe München International has a worldwide business network. The Group also takes a pioneering role as regards sustainability: It is the first trade show company to be awarded energy efficiency certification from the technical inspection authorities TÜV SÜD.