Despite the
concentration of events in the
sector this year, CERAMITEC 2006 has
again demonstrated its position as
the leading international trade fair
for the industry. The 10th
International Trade Fair for
Machinery, Equipment, Plant,
Processes and Raw Materials for
CERAMICS and POWDER METALLURGY drew
to a close in Munich. The event
attracted around 22,000 trade
visitors
from 106 countries - almost as many
visitors as at CERAMITEC 2003,
although CERAMITEC 2006 had been
shortened by one day. More than 50
per cent of these trade visitors
came from abroad. "No other fair is
as international as CERAMITEC. No
other event has such a balanced
structure in its range. On four days
of exhibition, CERAMITEC brings the
global ceramics industry together in
one place", said Eugen Egetenmeir,
member of the managing board of
Messe München.
According to the results of the
survey by TNS Infratest, CERAMITEC's
visitors included a high proportion
of decision-makers (91 percent),
with 66 per cent of these in
managerial positions. Over 70 per
cent of the exhibitors assessed the
frequency of visitors to their
stands as "good to excellent", and
86 per cent thought likewise about
the internationality of the
customers.
The important international ceramics
markets were in attendance in Munich
- as was clearly shown by the
visitor figures for the individual
countries. Apart from Germany, the
most trade visitors came from Italy
followed by France, Turkey, Austria,
Spain, the Czech Republic, Great
Britain, Poland, Iran and Russia.
There was great interest on the part
of Asia too: for the first time,
Koreans attended the fair and the
number of Japanese increased many
times over. "This trade fair
continues to be of great
international importance; over 50
per cent of the customers come from
outside Europe, they are mainly
decision-makers. Our most important
objectives were to acquire new
applications and orders, and we
succeeded in that", says Karl A. P.
Eping, director of LAEIS GmbH from
Luxembourg. The Japanese exhibitor
Masayasu Izawa
from Izawa Pigment
thinks the same: "CERAMITEC is
definitely an international meeting
point for the sector. One of our
objectives is to get more customers
in Europe and that's why we take
advantage of CERAMITEC."
At CERAMITEC
2006, 613 exhibitors from 42
countries presented their products
and services ranging from coarse and
fine ceramics and raw materials
production right down to the
refractory industry and powder
metallurgy. After Germany, Italy was
the biggest exhibiting country
internationally. The percentage from
Asia and the Middle East increased
as did the demand from Central and
Eastern Europe. The market leaders
made use of CERAMITEC to demonstrate
the latest machinery, plant and
processes. "CERAMITEC gave us to
opportunity to introduce our new
technologies", states Daniel Burak
Selamet, president of UNIMAK
Machinery, Turkey.
Trade visitors gave a positive
assessment of the synergies produced
in connection with AUTOMATICA, which
took place at the same time. Here
they found suppliers in the related
areas of packaging and
materials-handling technology,
vacuum technology and test and
measuring systems. Michael Zins,
director of TASK, Germany, says: "In
combination with AUTOMATICA, a great
many talks were held about specific
components from technical ceramics.
Obviously there was a good transfer
of visitors between the two fairs."
There was a positive response to the
new CERAMITEC FORUM, which offered a
platform for developments in the
ceramics industry. "As the forum is
integrated into the halls and has an
open structure, the events are
brought closer to the other
activities at the fair. Expanding
markets like India can thus
introduce themselves to an
international public", says Rajesh
Nath, director of the Indian
representative office of the Verband
Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau
e.V. (VDMA).
Main Press Conference for CERAMITEC
2006
Eugen Egetenmeir, Member of the
Management Board of Messe München
stated,
“CERAMITEC is the most successful
trade forum for all areas of the
international ceramic and
powder-metallurgy industry. It is
both a trend barometer and an
innovations show, and as such a firm
date in the diaries of industry
professionals.
CERAMITEC is rightly regarded as the
leading international trade fair in
the sector. CERAMITEC is an ideal
networking platform, a place to
consolidate existing business
contacts and forge new ones. In the
coming days the latest innovations
and developments in the sector will
be presented here, and the latest
trends discussed.
CERAMITEC has the greatest variety
of products of all ceramics and
powdermetallurgy trade fairs and it
has proportionally the broadest
international participation.
As an international business
platform CERAMITEC covers the entire
bandwidth of the ceramics industry.
On show here is machinery and plant
for the various segments of the
industry – for example, for fine
ceramics and the heavy-clay
industry, refractories, technical
ceramics and powder metallurgy – and
raw materials and additives.
This year 613 exhibitors from 42
countries will be presenting their
products in Munich. The proportion
of exhibitors from Asia and the
Middle East has risen once again.
National pavilions have been booked
by China, Spain, the United Kingdom
and the US. Demand from central and
eastern Europe is also very high.
European firms traditionally turn
out in force for this event, Italy
sending the strongest contingent.
After Germany, the top ten
exhibiting countries at CERAMITEC
2006 are, Italy, United Kingdom,
France, Spain, China, United States,
Netherlands, Turkey and the Czech
Republic.
At CERAMITEC
2006 ceramics expertise will be on
show from a total of 42 countries.
New this year at CERAMITEC in Munich
are Bosnia-Herzegovina, Finland,
Iran, Iraq, Korea and Peru.
The concept behind the fair is
carefully planned and covers a very
broad range. Visitors from Germany
and all over the world appreciate
this quality. In 2003 over 24,000
trade visitors from 106 countries
made the journey to Munich. 15,660
of them were from abroad, which is
equivalent to an international
proportion of 65 percent.
At CERAMITEC 2006 we are welcoming a
string of official delegations. From
Brazil there will mainly be
representatives from the heavy-clay
industry (bricks, roofing tiles
manufacturers). High-ranking
delegations are also coming from
Iraq and Russia, as well as groups
of visitors from the Czech Republic,
India, Iran and Poland.
CERAMITEC 2006 will be taking up
50,000 square metres of exhibition
space in four halls. It is being
held in parallel with AUTOMATICA
2006 (the 2nd International Trade
Fair for Automation – Assembly –
Robotics – Vision). The benefits to
exhibitors and trade visitors at
CERAMITEC are clear: CERAMITEC
exhibitors, for example, will be
able to use Automatica as a contacts
forum for finding partners in
packaging, conveying and vacuum
technology and suppliers of
measurement and test systems.
Creating synergies at national and
international level is therefore an
easy job at a broad-ranging
international event like CERAMITEC.
Trade visitors, and also trade
journalists, benefit from the
extended range – participants in
either event are entitled to attend
both fairs, with just a
single
registration. This bonus enhances
the attractiveness of CERAMITEC 2006
still further.
As the organisers of CERAMITEC we
strive to continuously expand the
trade-fair programme. In 2006 there
will be the first CERAMITEC FORUM,
held to accompany the fair, and
located right in the midst of the
halls. Here at this forum experts
from the ceramics industry will be
giving lectures and taking part in
panel discussions on topical themes.
A strong practical emphasis is very
important in planning these events,
as a glance at the programme will
reveal.
The programme for this afternoon,
for example, focuses on Italy, in
particular the manufacture of
machinery for the heavy-clay
industry. Tomorrow, Wednesday, we
take a look at the opportunities
on the
ceramics market of India. On
Thursday the spotlight is on the
technology and innovations of the
Spanish ceramics market. The
highlight on the last day of the
fair is a panel discussion on ‘The
ceramics markets of Europe – Growth
markets of central and eastern
Europe’. Speakers from leading
companies and organisations will be
talking about the market
opportunities that are opening up
for both sides. Following on from
the panel discussion is a ‘Europe
Get-Together’, a chance for
important players in east-west and
west-east business to forge new
contacts. Exhibitors, trade
associations, media partners and
trade publishers will also be using
this attractive platform to present
their products, services and current
projects.”
Opinions about CERAMITEC 2006:
Brands, Detlef, Sales Manager,
Schunk Ingenieurkeramik GmbH,
Germany "Now as ever, we regard
CERAMITEC as the leading ceramics
fair where there is a great
concentration of decision-makers."
Chou, Jason, Managing Director,
Foshan Nanhai Wanxing, China
"CERAMITEC is very important to our
company. We have to be represented
at CERAMITEC because it's a very
good opportunity to make business
contacts. For us, CERAMITEC is going
off very successfully."
Giannalis, Nicolas, Area Sales
Manager, Capaccioli Impianti
Sinalunga, Italy
"This fair gets more and more
interesting each time. Most of all,
it offers interesting contacts -
besides, it differs from other fairs
in its internationality and the
efficiency of the services."
Grün, Jürgen, Director, Grün
Industrial Kilns, Czech Republic
"We have already received two
important orders on the first two
days of the fair, including one big
order in the porcelain industry in
Poland. Our customers mainly come
from other European countries - and
from throughout the world too."
Khazanov,
Victor, Deputy Director, NPO
Steklopastic, Russian Federation "We
are very pleased with the run of
CERAMITEC 2006. We met a lot of
companies from all over the world.
The exhibition gives a forecast on
the technologies and development in
ceramics concerning high temperature
applications."
Königer, Rolf, Manager Business
Unit, Händle, Germany"This year's
CERAMITEC was one of the best trade
fairs we've ever had. For us, it's
the most important fair with an
excellent public from the trade.
CERAMITEC 2006 was very successful
for us, we were able to conclude
quite some business deals."
Llaguno, Daniel, Vice President,
Nutec Bickley, Mexico "CERAMITEC
continues to be a great place to do
business with companies all over the
world. CERAMITEC has been a key
factor for building up our
international network."
Marcheluzzo, Paolo, Public Relations
Manager, Marcheluzzo Impianti SRC,
Italy"This year CERAMITEC proved to
be the catalyzing event in the world
of ceramic and heavy clay. As
exhibitor of CERAMITEC 2006 we
welcome the opportunities that are
offered for top level international
meetings that refund us well for the
economic efforts made for being
here."
Merani, Raju, Director, Jyoti
Ceramic Inds. Pvt. Ltd., Nashik,
India
"CERAMITEC is a very important fair
to us. We were here for the first
time in 1988 and we are already
exhibiting for the seventh time at
CERAMITEC. What strikes us
particularly this year is that the
internationality and the calibre of
the visitors has clearly improved.
We have already had business
partners coming to our stand,
including from Spain, Greece and
India."
Sánchez, Joaquín Andrés, Head of
Dept. for Foreign Trade Promotion,
Cámara de Comercio y Industria de
Castellón, Spain
"CERAMITEC continues to be an
essential meeting point for
companies in coarse ceramics. It is
an obligatory date for getting to
know the latest tendencies and
technologies."
Schmidt, Stephan, Director, Stephan
Schmidt KG, Germany
"CERAMITEC is very important to our
company. Its internationality and
public from the trade are very
good."
"Now as ever, CERAMITEC is the most
important fair for us, that has been
confirmed too by the customers
attending. Its internationality is
excellent - our colleagues from the
USA, Brazil, India, China and Japan
have been talking to lots of
people."
Selamet, Burak, President, UNIMAK
Machine, Turkey
"This year's CERAMITEC has passed
very successfully for us in terms of
welcoming multi-cultural guests from
all over the world and having the
chance to introduce our new
technologies and designs to the
decision-makers of our potential
customers. We also had the
opportunity to make new contracts
and had very interesting
conversations for new projects. We
are looking forward to the next
show."
Speet, Vincent, Director, VSM,
Holland
"We already made sales of machinery
on the first day of the fair. We've
been exhibiting at CERAMITEC for
many years - and for good reason. We
found the high calibre of the trade
visitors particularly positive."
Zins, Michael, Director, TASK,
Germany
"By taking part in CERAMITEC, TASK
GmbH completed an important step to
further extend the segment of
technical ceramics. The new product
group "Components and Services"
enables participants to make a very
good presentation. The proportion of
international contacts is
appreciably higher compared to the
Hanover industrial fair. The main
emphases here are both Asia and
Europe, especially Italy. On
balance, CERAMITEC is an excellent
trade fair for manufacturers of
structural ceramic components."
The next CERAMITEC takes place in
2009.
For further information and press
releases, go to: www.ceramitec.de
Press contact
Petra Gagel, Press Officer
Tel. (+49 89) 949-20244, fax (+49
89) 949-20249
E-mail:petra.gagel@messe-muenchen.de
