Coatings World - May 2011

European Coatings Show 2011

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The coatings industry’s leading exhibition continues to set growth records.

by Tim Wright, Editor
Photographs by Michael R. Stark

The European Coatings Show 2011 continued its reputa- tion as the leading international exhibition for paints, coatings, sealants, construction chemicals and adhesives. The exhibition set new records again in 2011. In all 886 exhibitors from 45 countries presented their products and services on a record net display area of more than 30,000 square meters, according to Vincentz Network. The show organizer said roughly 26,000 trade visitors made their way through the Exhibition Centre Nuremberg, making it the center of the coatings world over the course of the three-day event from March 29-31. With these figures, the 2011 event beat the previous record set in 2007.

The European Coatings Show once again proved it is the meeting place for the global coatings community. It truly represents the global coatings industry with 61 percent of its exhibitors being international (2009: 57 percent). This makes it an ideal dialogue platform for experts from all over the world. The leading exhibitor nations after Germany (343 exhibitors) were China (120 exhibitors), Italy ( 47 exhibitors) and the Netherlands ( 46 exhibitors), according to Vincentz Network’s closing report.

The exhibitors at the European Coatings Show 2011 offered a broad spectrum of products covering the latest developments and innovations on the market. These included raw materials for coatings, printing inks and adhesives, as well as intermediates for construction chemicals, laboratory and production equipment, and testing and measuring equipment. The show floor also included booths dedicated to application systems, safety at work, environmental protection and various services.

ECS 2011 surpassed exhibitor expectations

Exhibitors expressed great satisfaction with not just the high
number of attendees, but more importantly the quality of booth
visits at ECS 2011. “We were overwhelmed by traffic,” said Ulf
Becker, managing director Europe, vice president, Troy Chemical
Europe B.V. “We were busy all day without any breaks.”
David Tierney, global business manager, building products,
Arch Chemicals, Inc., had high expectations going into the show.
“We received great feedback,” he said. “We had a steady group
of people at our booth looking for high quality products.”
“The show started with a bang on the first day,” said Andrew
Moody, product and market manager EMEA, surface protection
solutions, DuPont Chemicals and Fluoroproducts. “Right from
the get-go, there were a lot of quality discussions.”
“The feedback from our team was that the quality of con-