Over two hundred British companies ready for export success at ACHEMA 2009

Every three years in May, the city of Frankfurt hosts ACHEMA – the largest international meeting for the process industries, encompassing everything from oil and gas processing, through power generation, base chemicals and pharmaceuticals, to biotechnology. Over 200 British companies will be exhibiting at ACHEMA 2009, taking advantage of the opportunity to showcase their products and services to a global audience of potential customers.

The scale of ACHEMA is vast: 4,000 exhibitors, exhibition halls spanning 140,000 square metres, and a congress offering a programme of over 900 lectures focusing on state-of-the-art developments. Among 180,000 visitors from 100 countries, ACHEMA attracts 1,000 journalists from the technical and trade press.

According to Paul Carter, Delegate for DECHEMA for the UK and Ireland, ‘There is no other show like ACHEMA anywhere in the world. It is a must for companies in the process industries, providing a unique opportunity to engage with new customers and meet up with existing business partners. The contingent of UK exhibitors includes major FTSE-listed companies supporting their worldwide marketing and distribution, as well as small start-up firms seeking links with global partners or licensees. Whatever their size, all will gain benefits from their presence at ACHEMA, and with the pound weak at the moment there are exceptional opportunities for exporters in 2009.’

ACHEMA 2009 is supported by UKTI, under its Tradeshow Access Programme, and a range of trade associations and institutes, such as GAMBICA, BVAA and IChemE. The UK exhibitors provide goods and services from diverse sectors: pumps and valves, thermal and mechanical processing, pharmaceutical manufacture and packaging, process automation, general engineering, as well as laboratory and analytical techniques.

Visit www.achema.de for more information.