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SIL, the international trade fair for logistics, held in Barcelona, brought together more than 35,000 visitors

SIL, the great event of the logistics, confirms the future of the sector

Drafting QU01/06/2004

The 6th International Logistics (Sil), held in Barcelona from 25 to 28 may, has confirmed - if left no doubt-the future of a sector that is growing strongly in our country. The fair welcomed more than 35,000 visitors, 600 exhibitors and about 900 companies from 34 countries.

According to the Organization of the contest, Sil has consolidated as the most complete European logistics Hall at the moment, it is the only continent that is home to all sectors of the logistics. Specifically, 35 per cent of the pageant has been dedicated to the maintenance and production, 40 percent to transport and 25 per cent to the logistics services.

In this Edition, the show has received 70,000 square meters of exhibition exhibition, located on the grounds of the Fira de Barcelona Montjuïc-1. In these six years, the Hall has been multiplied by seven surface exposure and by six the number of exhibitors. In addition, Sil has increased its international character, that one of every three exhibitors come from abroad. This year there has been a notable increase of participating countries: Europe, countries of the European Union, as well as Andorra, Switzerland, Russia, Bulgaria and Turkey; of America, USA and Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Panama; in North Africa, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Jordan and finally in Asia, China, Japan and Singapore.

Spanish logistics

Of the good time that runs through the area of logistics in our country, is sufficient to point out two facts: the turnover of the Spanish logistics operators amounted to 2,144 million euro in 2003, 7.2 per cent more compared to the previous year. With regard to the forecasts for 2004, only 190 main logistical Spanish operators could overcome the 2.3 billion euros in turnover.

Key to success

For the Organization of the fair, the key to its success, since its first edition in 1999, has been fundamentally great complicity with the sector, which has unconditionally supported it since its inception. The great transfer of knowledge that provides through its symposium is another remarkable element which also helps to convert Barcelona, for a few days, at the epicenter of the logistical knowledge at the global level.

In this Edition, Sil has offered important developments: increased the trade fair area dedicated solely to the maintenance, fruit of the agreement with the Spanish Association of maintenance, AEM, thus strengthening the presence of companies in the sector of maintenance.

In addition, in the 7th symposium, which is traditionally organized along with the Centre Spanish of logistics - Cel-, also we have received the participation of the Spanish Association of encoding commercial, AECOC, which strongly advocates the Sil that enabled that attendance at this important symposium beater all records.

Also has led the Al - Invest programme, as a tool for cooperation between European SMEs and Latin American businesses and has been the 2nd logistics forum of the Mediterranean and their corresponding business meetings, together with the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce and with the collaboration of the Association of Chambers of Commerce and industry of the Mediterranean (Ascame). In addition, as always, there have been the "intelligent storage", made in collaboration with the Icil and the AEM, the day of logistics port, the day of zones and deposits francs and the Cidem Conference on innovation in production and logistics.