indometal set for bigger return in 2014

With just over a year to the next edition of indometal, the international metal and steel trade fair for Southeast Asia is set for an even bigger second staging as it targets more than 300 top international companies from more than 30 countries. To span across three exhibition halls totalling 10,000 sqm, indometal 2014 is co-organized by Messe Düsseldorf Asia and PT Wahana Kemalaniaga Makmur (WAKENI), and will be held from 11 to 13 December 2014 at the Jakarta International Expo Kemayoran, Indonesia.

After a successful debut in 2013, and with many of exhibiting companies in the 2013 edition expressing their interest to return, indometal 2014 will feature more national pavilions and country groups and these will be represented by Austria, China, Germany, Italy, South Korea, Taiwan, United Kingdom and United States of America.

As a specialist trade fair focused on the synergistic interrelations of foundry technology, casting products, metallurgy and thermoprocess technology, indometal 2014 is the ideal platform for producers, equipment manufacturers, product distributors from international markets and local Indonesian steel businesses to present their latest machinery and innovations for the thriving sector.

A special feature at the trade fair is indotools - a dedicated showcase focused on high-technology tooling solutions, precision tooling, and cost-effective tooling systems that will synergistically complement indometal 2014.

According to Mr Gernot Ringling, Managing Director, Messe Düsseldorf Asia, “After a highly successful inaugural edition which attracted more than 250 international exhibitors and over 6,000 trade visitors, we are confident that with indometal 2014 strategically timed amidst Indonesia’s buoyant market conditions, it will offer metal and steel industry players opportunities to tap into Indonesia and the region’s vast business and investment potential.”

“Rapid industrial growth, major infrastructure developments and strong fiscal support from the Indonesian government have paved the way for sustainable return to potential investors in the country’s metal and steel industries,” he added.

of roads, seaports, airports, railroads and power plants to support its economic developments. Expansion of manufacturing, processing and other production activities at key economic corridors with metal-industry developments (such as Banten, South and West Kalimantan, North Sumatera, Sulawesi, North Maluku, Papua and etc.) will benefit global and domestic industry players across the steel, aluminium, nickel and copper industries.
With the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) taking place in 2015, steel demand in the region is expected to be further boosted with the implementation of large-scale infrastructure projects to enhance ASEAN connectivity. As the country with the largest economy and highest population in ASEAN, Indonesia’s share of steel consumption reached 20.9% making it the top second steel consuming country in the region. “With its own dynamic market and industry potential, Indonesia is also well-positioned for leading companies to anchor their business here and be the gateway for them to venture ahead into Indonesia’s growing metal and steel industries,” added Ms Rini Sumardi, Director, WAKENI.
indometal 2014 is expected to attract some 10,000 trade visitors across various job functions from government officials, production engineers, procurement and purchasing officers, industrial analysts from across the mining, metallurgical, machinery manufacturing and processing, shipbuilding and marine engineering, automotive, aerospace, logistics, building and construction, and electronics sectors.
For more information and space bookings, please visit www.indometal.net

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