Aluminum (fair)

Aluminum 2018 World Fair & Congress

Die Aluminum (spelling: ALUMINUM , subtitle: Weltmesse & Kongress ) is the one trade fair for the aluminum industry and takes place every two years on the grounds of Messe Düsseldorf . It is organized by Reed Exhibitions Deutschland GmbH.

facts and figures

Aluminum 2018 World Fair & Congress

ALUMINUM takes place every two years at Messe Düsseldorf , Germany. On around 78,000 m², around 1,000 exhibitors from more than 50 countries provide an overview of the global aluminum industry for three days.

year	Visitors	Exhibitors
2002	12,359	529
2004	13,525	601
2006	15,270	685
2008	16,886	873
2010	17,200	872
2012	21,508	907
2014	24,000	930
2016	24,748	992
2018	24,148	971

Note: The visitor, exhibitor and area numbers at this fair are determined and certified according to the uniform definitions of the Society for Voluntary Control of Fair and Exhibition Statistics (FKM).

Aluminum boat

The following topics will be presented at the fair:

Raw materials , metallurgical products, semi-finished products, semi-finished products
Aluminum products for specific applications
Surface treatment
Light metal trade and recycling
Plants, machines, equipment and aids for aluminum extraction, processing and refining, contract work
Services, advice, reports, information
Information, training, miscellaneous

target group

The aluminum fair is a meeting point for aluminum manufacturers, processors, providers of technologies and equipment for production, processing and refinement. The fair is the world's leading B2B platform for the aluminum industry and its most important areas of application. The value chain from raw materials to semi-finished products and finished products to machines, systems, accessories and surface treatment is shown.

International offshoots

Aluminum is now also taking place in India, the Middle East, China and Brazil.

Fair	date	place	Exhibitors
Aluminum Brazil	April 2016	Centro de Exposições Imigrantes, Sao Paulo, Brazil	160 exhibitors from almost 30 countries
Aluminum china	9-11 July 2014	SNIEC - Shanghai, New International Expo Center, Shanghai	450 exhibitors from 30 countries
Aluminum Middle East	14.-16. April 2015	DICEC - Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Center, Dubai	200 exhibitors from 30 countries
Aluminum India	7th-9th September 2015	Bombay Exhibitions Center, Mumbai	150 exhibitors from 20 countries

Ideal carriers

The fair is supported by the General Association of the Aluminum Industry and the European Aluminum Association.

history

Aluminum was founded in 1997.

The move from Essen to Düsseldorf, which took place from 2010 to 2012, brought around four percent more exhibitors, 20 percent more space and a 23 percent increase in the number of visitors.

2016

The aluminum (11th World Fair & Congress) took place from November 29th to December 1st, 2016 on 78,000 m² (gross area). The organizers expected 1,000 exhibitors and 27,000 visitors. The five main topics (metal working and processing / joining technology / automation, furnace construction / casting / heat treatment, primary production / recycling, surface treatment and semi-finished products) were spread over 6 halls. Speakers from industry and science could be won for the ALUMINUM FORUM lecture series , including Josef Feikus. The European Aluminum Award was presented for the 10th time.