Good perspectives for FIMA, that aims to the technology like revulsivo against the crisis
16 February 2012
The doors of the edition number 37 of the
After the opening act, the comitiva official visited the nine pavilions that conform the appointment ferial, that characterises by his bet by the technology and the innovation in agricultural matter. During the route, delivered the prizes to the Technical Innovations presented in FIMA 2012, what shows the quality expositiva and the high technological potential of this edition.
In statements to the media, the president of Fair of Saragossa showed proud by the result of this contest and esperanzado with the final result. For Teruel, see the technology that here presents , as well as the density of the visitors that hoard the installations of Fair of Saragossa is “a good presage”. Also incidió in that it treats of an international contest that has display units of more than thirty countries, to the equal that the visitors, also foreigners in a big number.
Manuel Teruel explained that FIMA stands out by the technology, since it is a place of meeting, for being a shop window of innovation and a point of business that goes to give place to a lot of options of purchase. Teruel Has estimated in near of 200 million euros the impact of a fair like FIMA for the city and his surroundings, what has considered is “a figure importantísima and more still if we frame it inside a context of crisis”. Finally, it praised the behaviour of the primary sector in front of the difficulties.
For Modesto Lobón, adviser of Agriculture of the Government of Aragon, this is “a fundamental appointment”. Europe, has explained, is the continent of the fairs and in the case of FIMA is the fair of reference Europe in this year. Fair of Saragossa and FIMA are “the first technological ambassador of Aragon, by what are in front of the greater technological show in agricultural matter that can see in these moments”, aimed Lobón.
In this sense, the adviser of Agriculture stood out the projection for the Community thanks to the celebration of a contest of these characteristics, as well as the importance of a strategic sector like the agroalimentario in Aragon, one of the “big sources of future for this earth”.
In definite, according to words of Manuel Teruel and of Modesto Lobón, FIMA is synonymous of technology and of professionalism of a sector that has evolved to a large extent in the last years and that has a fundamental exponent in the celebration of this contest. The International Fair of Agricultural Machinery, that will be opened until next Saturday in the pavilions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, supposes an espaldarazo for the sector that has bet decididamente by this contest.
A nourished group of foreign delegations attends to FIMA
FIMA Expensive plant to the crisis and contributes to the improvement and projection of the international agricultural sector. In his edition number 37, the contest has the participation of 1.182 signatures expositoras, of which 60% are foreign and 133.000 m2 of surface. The second day of the International Fair of Agricultural Machinery, that took place yesterday, 15 February, converted again in the meeting point ineludible of all the industry.
The diary characterised by the start of the program of Commercial Missions that attracted to a good number of professional visitors, even before the opening schedule and start of the day. In collaboration with the Commercial Offices of the Embassies and the ICEX, the nourished group of foreign delegations visited the living room, where took place an intense diary of work and meetings with Spanish companies. The aim was to generate points of business and contacts between Spain and the countries participants.
In the plane congresual, in the frame of FIMA, during the afternoon took place the day MedWinds, organised by Ansemat and Fair of Saragossa, in which they participated the main executives of the first marks of international agricultural machinery.
Like this, Gerd Wiesendorfer, analyst of VDMA, explained that the year in course presents optimistic for the European market, that will depend on the harvests and of the prices. In his opinion, the level of sales of machinery in Europe is in optimum “levels”, as well as the manufacture of the same, that also presents good figures.
Regarding the market of the agricultural machinery, Germany, in the year 2011, registered an ejercició record, as well as France “that has a good development”. Spain, has said, situates in the number eight of the countries of the European Union. As it has underlined, “we stir distinct prognoses for each country of the EU”. In machinery, has affirmed, the expectations are favourable “in almost all the countries”.
Like reflection, has stood out that 2011 was a more dynamic “year of the expected in the market of the agricultural machinery” and signalled to France and Germany like “the main markets”. Also it showed optimist regarding the year in course and confirmed, of face to the future, that the potential elder is in the market of central Europe, with Poland and Romania in command and the east Europe.
Later, took place a round table in which they took part high directors of companies like Agco, Claas, Cema, Kuhn, New Holland and Same Deutz Fahr. All they exposed some of the problems that, in his opinion, has the agricultural economy and the Mediterranean mechanisation. In this way, they signalled that the drought and the problem with the water are one of “the main factors”. Also resaltaron the legislative problems in many respects related with the mechanisation and the competitiveness of the companies.
Like fundamental elements to face the future stood out the need to be strict with the priorities, as well as attain some more flexible companies that contribute prices more flexible. All urged to work for achieving greater transparency to the time that regretted of the restrictions of the countries and the fault of a common legislation.
Likewise, showed optimists of face to the future and treated to offer an overview because, according to his words, “live in a global market and have to know adapt us to the circumstances”.
Homages to John Deere and Same Deutz-Fahr
In addition to the technical days, along the session of yesterday took place both homages by part of the organisation of FIMA to the signatures
In the act of the American signature, the general director of Fair of Saragossa, José Antonio Vicente, explained that for FIMA and the institution ferial is “a pride” explain the support of companies with a path and has remembered that the appointment is “the meeting of the sector”, that has a very notable paper and that keeps a “very good level” so much of display units as of visitors. In his opinion, FIMA “serves to reinforce and renew hopes in the sector”.
By part of John Deere participated Stefan Von Stegman, the vice-president of sales for Europe and north of Africa of the signature, the one who has explained that the new markets are China, Brazil and Indian. Beside him it was present the manager of John Deere Iberian (Spain and Portugal), Germán Martínez, the one who did a balance of the 175 years of history of the mark, that began his career in 1837, although it was in 1848 when the business moved to the current headquarters in Moline, Illinois. In Spain, the multinational plays a very important paper with more than 1.400 stable employments.
In these moments, John Deere is present in 140 countries and manufactures products in other 28, whereas the total number of workers rises to 61.000 all over the world. Martínez has explained that the closing of 2011 was of 33.000 million dollars and that each day invest five million dollars in R&D.
Later, celebrated the act of homage to Same Deutz-Fahr, that had the participation of part of his international managerial team, Francesco Carozza and Lodovico Bussolati. Both have appreciated the homage of FIMA and have affirmed that they have carried “a big impressesion of this fair”, that has “a big volume of visitors and all the main marks of the sector”. Thus, they have ensured his presence in “a so important fair”.
