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10/10/2006
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Enertec 2005 Final Report
More international interest in Leipzig's double bill TerraTec and Enertec:
Increasing numbers of Chinese and Japanese in Leipzig
50 per cent of exhibitors active in Eastern Europe, every tenth planning business there
Interest in bioenergy has tripled
The growing international impact was very apparent when the four days of the environmental trade fair TerraTec and the energy trade fair enertec ended on 11 March. The double bill was attended by visitors from 47 countries (2003: 35 countries), with TerraTec attracting 12,300 visitors and enertec 9,400 (2003: 12,900/9,000). More than 95 per cent of them were specialists from these sectors. Under the official patronage of Germany’s environmental and trade and commerce ministers, there were presentations from 553 exhibitors from 17 countries (2003: 518 exhibitors). The combination of these two fairs meant that Leipzig brought together the entire sector of water and energy supply as well as sewage and waste disposal. Events such as congresses, conferences and seminars were presented by top-quality speakers and with more than 140 talks in the exhibitor forums, the fairs provided numerous opportunities for information, careers training, discussion and contacts.
"The duo of TerraTec and enertec is the undisputed highlight for the specialists on this sector in the new German federal states and the key event in Germany for contacts with Eastern Europe", summed up Wolfgang Marzin, president and CEO of the Leipzig Fair. The representatives surveys revealed that 90 per cent of exhibitors and visitors intend to recommend the fairs to their contacts.
The atmosphere at the fairs was most definitely that of a working event. Exhibitors felt that visitors frequently came with concrete questions and issues. The majority of exhibitors reported good talks and business. Exhibitors on the collective stand presented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Abfallwirtschaft (DGAW) on behalf of the German waste disposal industry were "all happy", reported DGAW president Thomas Obermeier. "Many exhibitors also managed to draw visitors from the forums to their stands." Rudolf Sommer, head of fairs and events with the energy company EnBW, was also "very pleased" with the way the fair had gone. Experience had shown that meetings in Leipzig always led to a great deal of business, according to Sommer. He was confident it would be the same this year.
Visitors from around the globe
There was a noticeable increase in the range of nationalities in the exhibition halls. "TerraTec and enertec have made considerable gains in the international notice they attract. And not just on our traditional markets", according to Wolfgang Marzin. Visitors had come from 46 countries - around the world from Argentina and from Cyprus in the south. About half of foreign visitors came from Central and Eastern Europe with Poles clearly in the lead in terms of numbers. The region with the biggest growth rate in visitors was the Asian market with China, Japan and India. The organisers also noted an increase in visitors from South America and Africa.
The ninth presentation of the environmental trade fair TerraTec brought together 335 exhibitors from 16 countries, including many market leaders from the sewage, water and waste disposal industry. The range was completed by exhibitors from the sectors of recycling technology, redundant dangerous waste disposal, incineration plant, environmental risks, safety and preventative safety measures, decentralised solutions for the water industry and service providers.
The energy trade fair enertec was dominated by energy suppliers and service providers, technology suppliers and the renewable energies sector. Visitor interest in bioenergy had tripled in comparison to 2003. Together with power-heating coupling and decentralised energy technology, renewable energies was also an area with the biggest increase in exhibitors. "Here in Leipzig, we had this year’s biggest trade fair presentation of decentralised energy in Germany", explained executive director Dr. Deliane Träber. With 218 exhibitors (2003: 175), the enertec trade fair for energy showed a strong growth rate of over 20 per cent.
"We scored points this year with the specialist programme dealing with nationally and internationally controversial topics", said Dr. Deliane Träber. "We have greatly increased the number of events. For some talks, we had to add extra seating at the last minute to cope with the large numbers wanting to attend."
Many of the events brought together experts from Eastern and Western Europe. The Leipzig Fair had joined with its partners in organising international congresses, seminars and partnership forums. Highlights included the "Marketplace of the Markets", where representatives from Eastern European governments and the industry provided information on their requirements in the years ahead, the Slovak-Saxony Business Forum and the international conference on the process of transformation in Eastern Europe. "We made a great many contacts. German know-how is much in demand in the new and future EU member states", said Dr. Hans-Peter Barkenthien, director of the International Dialogue Centre for Environment and Development (IDCED). About half of the exhibitors stated that they are already actively involved in Eastern Europe. Every tenth exhibitor is planning to set up business partnerships in that region.
Majority of energy experts believes in positive sales development
Visitors at enertec gave a more optimistic assessment of expected business development in the industry than visitors to TerraTec, according to the visitor survey carried out by a market research institute. This shows that 44 per cent of the energy specialists expect the sales situation to improve over the next two years. A quarter believe that sales turnover will remain unchanged. By comparison, only 16 per cent of the environmental experts foresee an upward trend. 27 per cent of them expect sales to remain at the same level.
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