Two months before the start of ACHEMA 2012, the outlook on the global
flagship event for chemical engineering and biotechnology is
exceedingly positive. The organizers expect a slight growth compared to
the last event in 2009 when 3,767 exhibitors and more than 173,000
participants were counted.
The fastest-growing exhibition groups are measurement, control and
automation, and pharmaceutical, packaging and storage techniques. With
about 50% the proportion of international exhibitors is exceptionally
large. China and India show strong growth rates, as do Turkey, South
Korea and some Eastern European countries. ACHEMA takes place every
three years; with its combination of exhibition, a congress with about
900 lectures and a broad range of guest and partnering events, it is the
global summit for scientists, developers and users from all process
industries.
The growth of ACHEMA is driven by the positive development of
important industries such as the chemical and the automation industry,
laboratory and analytical technology and plant engineering, as
representatives of industry associations stated at the economic press
conference in the run-up to ACHEMA on April 16th in Frankfurt/Main. An
important driver is the striving for energy efficiency. At ACHEMA 2012,
energy is one of the focus topics. Apart from efficient energy use,
energy generation and the development of innovative energy carriers and
storage technologies are also in focus. Chemistry and process
engineering can make significant contributions, for example through the
development of battery and fuel cell technology, but also through new
concepts for heat storage.
A second important driver for innovation is the gradual shift from
fossil to renewable resources. The virtual platform "BiobasedWorld at
ACHEMA" offers a global forum where new scientific findings will be
discussed as well as the development of appropriate processing
technologies where biotechnology plays a special role.
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