Draft:Aluminium (Exhibition)
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The Aluminium (Official title: ALUMINIUM, Subtitle: World Exhibition/Fair & Convention) is an exhibition by and for the Aluminium industry, and takes place every two years on the premises of the Messe Düsseldorf. The event is organized by Reed Exhibitions Deutschland GmbH.
Facts and Numbers
The ALUMINIUM takes place every two years at the Messe Düsseldorf in Germany. In an area of around 78.000 m^2, the convention gives an overview of the worldwide aluminium sector, and it goes for three days.
Note: The number of visitors, exhibitors and area of this fair/Exhibition are measured and certified according to the uniform (?) definitions of the Gesellschaft zur Freiwilligen Kontolle von Messe- und Ausstellungszahlen (FKM). Topics presented at the exhibition are:
- Raw Materials, Smelting Products, Semi-Finished Products,
- Aluminium Products for certain Areas of use
- Surface Finishing
- Trade of Light Metals and Recycling
- Plants, Machines, Equipment and Tools for the Extraction, Processing and Finishing of
- Aluminium, Contract Work
- Services, Consultation, Assessment, Information
- Information, Advanced Training, Others
Target demographic
The Aluminium exhibition a place for Aluminium manufacturers, processors and people who offer technologies and equipment for the production, processing and finishing to meet. The exhibition is the global leading B2B-platform for the Aluminium industry and its most important fields of application. Exhibits include the Value Chain of the raw materials, semi-finished and finished products, machines, plants, equipment and surface finishing.
International Offshoots
At this point, the Aluminium also takes place in India, the Middle-East, China and Brazil.
Organizers
The exhibition is supported by Aluminium Deutschland (formerly Gesamtverband der Aluminiumindustrie) and European Aluminium (formerly European Aluminium Association)
History
The Aluminium was founded in 1997. The exhibition was moved from Essen to Düsseldorf, which resulted in an increase of Exhibitors of roughly 4 percent, an increase of exhibition space of roughly 20 percent and an increase of 23 percent in visitors.
2016
The Aluminium (11th Global Exhibition & Congress) took place from the 29th of November to the 1st of December 2016 with an exhibition area of 78.000m^2. The organizers expected 1.000 Exhibitors and 27.000 visitors. The five central topics (Metalwork and Processing/ Joining Technology/ Automation, Furnace Construction/ Casting/ Heat Treatment, Primary Production/ Recycling, Surface Treatment and Semi- Finished Products) were spread out over 6 exhibition halls. A number of guest speakers from the Industry and the Sciences held presentations and talks in the lecture series ALUMINIUM FORUM, among them Josef Feikus. The European Aluminium Award was handed out for the 10th time.
2018
The Aluminium (12th Global Exhibition & Congress) took place from the 9th to the 11th of October 2018.
2024
The Aluminium took place from the 8th to the 10th of October 2024.