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SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER2014
BAUMA CHINA
PREVIEW
T
he last baumaChina, held in2012,
was the sixth and largest outing for
this event todate, and theorganisers
confidentlypredict that the 2014 eventwill
exceed thenumbers the showgenerated last
time out.
The 2012baumaChina saw a 16% rise
in visitor numbers to180,000 compared to
the 2010 event and therewas a 46% rise in
thenumber of exhibitors to2,718occupying
300,000m
2
of exhibition space, up30%on
2010.
EugenEgetenmeir,managingdirector of
organiserMesseMünchen International said,
“baumaChinabraved allmarket tendencies.
In this respect, itwas held just at the right
time. The showonce againproved tobe the
keybusiness platform for companies to tap
into theChinesemarket, aswell asGreater
Asia.”
Visitors from some 141 countries attended
the show, withRussia, SouthKorea, India,
Shanghai
highlight
November will see the
primary construction show
in the Far East take place
at the Shanghai New
International Expo Centre
(SNIEC) fromNovember 25
through toNovember 28.
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sets the scene
Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, Thailand, Taiwan,
HongKong andTurkey followingon inorder
afterChina.
Exhibitorsmeanwhileweredrawn from
38 individual countries. Chinawas the largest
group, with1,837 exhibitors, followedby
Germany (172), Italy (122),USA (116), South
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BAUMA CHINA BASICS
WHEN:
25 – 28November, 2014
WHERE:
Shanghai new International Expo Centre,
China
ORGANISER:
MesseMunchen International
WEBSITE:
The construction industry as a feature
of the Shanghai skyline during the 2012
event. 2014’s event is set be bigger still
