A preview of the European Coatings Show and the European Coatings Congress
scheduled for March 28-31.
by Tim Wright, Editor
once again to prove it is the global paint and coatings industry’s
most important attraction.
The European Coatings Show plus Adhesives, Sealants, Construction Chemicals (ECS), is the paint and coatings industry’s leading event held every other year. ECS returns to Nuremberg, Germany this March 29-31. The 806 exhibitors who visited Nuremberg for the European Coatings
Show 2009 from 42 countries offered the 19,756 trade visitors from
100 countries a world-class range
of raw materials, laboratory and
production equipment, testing and
measuring equipment, and services
on a net display area of 27,490
square meters.
Four months before its start at
the end of March, the ECS 2011
had already exceeded the size of the
previous event in 2009. Anticipating more than 20,000 trade visitors
from approximately 100 nations,
according to show organizers Vincentz Network, ECS 2011 is poised
In 2009, the European Coatings Show featured 806 exhibitors from 42 countries and more than 19,000
trade visitors from 100 countries.
European Coatings Congress
Running alongside the ESC, the European Coatings Congress
(ECC) will run March 28-30. In 2009 ECC included 461 conference participants. This year it will again cover the entire
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