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The biggest gathering of applied chemistry of the Mediterranean will take place from 14 to 18 November

Expoquimia, Equiplast and Eurosurfas will host more than 4,000

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From 14 to 18 November Barcelona will host the joint celebration of the professional competitions Expoquimia, Equiplast and Eurosurfas Fira de Barcelona organizes every three years. On the basis of the particular characteristics of each one, the joint celebration of the three rooms has resulted the encounter of the most important applied chemistry in the Mediterranean and the business platform of these three sectors towards Europe and Latin America.

Taking advantage of existing synergies between the three halls, the branding of each of them has been updated. This change responds to the dynamism and the new challenges that are taking chemistry, plastics and rubber industry and the of the painting and the treatment of surfaces. Concepts such as evolution, future, innovation and Union are concentrated in this new graphic image.

Also for the first time the three halls, on the new grounds of the Fira Barcelona Gran Vía (M2) in l'Hospitalet de Llobregat are held on the same site. This new location allows to concentrate supply and to facilitate the Organization of the visit to the professionals. On the other hand, the exhibitors can obtain better services thanks to the logistic facilities and infrastructure and will have the opportunity to attract new customers through points in common with the three sectors in public.

The r & d will be the shaft on which will take place during four days Expoquimia, Equiplast and Eurosurfas. From 14 to 18 November Barcelona will become the capital scientific excellence that it will focus a significant amount of technical seminars in which entrepreneurs, technicians, researchers and specialists will have a forum for debate and discussion.

Changes in the Organization

In addition to these changes, Expoquimia, Equiplast and Eurosurfas will have a new organizing team, registered in the area of industrial halls of Fira de Barcelona. This new team in charge of the Organization of the 2005 edition of the three halls is composed by Xavier Castells, director of the area and by Pilar Navarro, Director of the three rooms.

Pilar Navarro holds a degree in International Management and has complementary training in the areas of business management (MBA), marketing management and direction of communication (UAB). His extensive professional career is closely linked to the development of brands in the context of the market Spanish and European, being "product manager", "marketing manager" and Director of marketing at different multinational consumer goods sector, in addition to having been part of various international committees of these companies. Pilar Navarro is professionally linked to Fira de Barcelona since July 2001 and is incorporated into the direction of Expoquimia, Equiplast and Eurosurfas coming from the direction of Graphispag in 2003.

In addition to the Executive team, each of the rooms is configured by a prestigious organizing committee representing three very important sectors for the economic development of the Spanish business sector. Rafael Foguet leads Expoquimia as Chairman of the Hall. On the other hand, the Presidency of Equiplast lies with Vicenç Mateu, catalyst of a sector in full growth and Eurosurfas, José Luis Diloy represents their sector as President. All of them have the support of the main associations of the represented sectors.

Concepts such as evolution, future, innovation and Union are concentrated in the new graphic image of the fair

The participation of key actors and representatives of the three sectors allows to say that the meeting of the applied chemistry of the Mediterranean is a platform for consensus and development as well as endorse the launch of a common image, on the basis of the idiosyncrasies of each one of them.

Expoquimia

In this edition Expoquimia will take place in the new premises of Gran Vía M2 changing its location since its creation in 1966. On this occasion, and on the basis of the sectoral consensus, the most significant in order to make lines of action the pulse to the market mark them the development of biotechnology, devices of measurement and control, development of specialized software, nanotechnology and new emerging sectors which will have as a basis the optics of the positive chemistry and the empowerment of the sustainable environment as fundamental characteristics.

Equiplast

Currently market growth and structure, the sectoral challenge is to to reflect fair representation the reality of a market with a high technological component which includes a growing demand, due to the diversification of the applications that this sector is suffering and that

will have its peak

during the celebration of the Hall. Belonging to the Euromap, Equiplast is configured as one of the most important events on the development of this market in southern Europe.

The r & d will be the shaft on which will be developed Expoquimia, Equiplast and Eurosurfas

Eurosurfas

Organic and inorganic coatings have their national sectoral appointment in this competition. In Eurosurfas will meet both traditional sectors of surface treatment as new sectors will bring real and tangible responses to the needs of different markets both in the industrial field as a professional.

In this way, the lounge becomes the reference of the sector of industrial paints of the Spanish market and also opens up to new markets, as the applicators.

The latest editions of the three halls were a success both in terms of exhibitors and visitors. Expoquimia gathered 710 direct exhibitors representing 4,418 companies from 46 countries. This represented an increase of 16.5 percent from the previous edition. The increase of direct participation in Equiplast was of more than 24 percent with 346 exhibitors, 123 of which were foreigners. Eurosurfas, it was that experienced higher growth with an increase of 37 percent and 159 exhibitors.

56,000 entrepreneurs, technicians and specialists visited Expoquimia, Equiplast and Eurosurfas from 99 countries and throughout the national territory. These visitors also participated in more than 40 conferences, symposia and technical conferences.