Press Briefing:

Successful Premiere of GIFA and METEC INDONESIA 2023
New platforms for Indonesian metallurgical and foundry
industries
Messe Düsseldorf celebrated a successful premiere in Jakarta with
GIFA and METEC INDONESIA as the new authoritative metallurgy
and foundry platforms for Indonesia’s emerging market from
September 13 to 16, 2023. About 200 exhibitors from 18 countries
and more than 4,900 trade visitors from all sectors of the foundry
and metallurgical industries took part in the events at the JIEXPOConvention Center. In addition to local companies, exhibitors fromItaly, Sweden, the U.S., and Germany, among others, also came toIndonesia.
The trade show duo impressed with a wide range of machines,equipment, and technologies, from additive manufacturing andfoundry machines to processing equipment and new technologies foruser industries in various vertical markets, such as the automotiveindustry, the construction industry, the energy and gas sector, andusers from metal and steel plants. In addition, high-level seminars
and an international lecture series on current industry trends
provided space for discussion and facilitated an exchange ofexperience among experts. Malte Seifert, Director of “The BrightWorld of Metals” at Messe Düsseldorf, stressed Indonesia’s potential
for good business and delighted at the successful start of GIFA andMETEC INDONESIA: “We are absolutely delighted to see how well
our new GIFA and METEC satellite shows for the Asian market werereceived by the trade audience. They were held in parallel with the20th Mining Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s largest international trade
show for mining equipment, mineral extraction, and processing.
Together, the events form an integrated business platform for themining, metallurgy, and foundry supply chain, providing all
participants with valuable synergy effects. Beyond this, Indonesia
1offers a large market for the foundry and metallurgical industries and,hence, great business potential. European companies seeking new,important market partners and wanting to stay competitive, have tocome to Jakarta because Indonesia is becoming increasingly
important as an emerging nation in the strategically so relevant
region of Asia. With GIFA and METEC Indonesia we offer a uniqueknow-how transfer not available at any other trade show in thismarket.”GIFA and METEC INDONESIA were received very well with theirranges by the expert audience and international companies. JanEilers, General Manager at MAGMA ENGINEERING ASIA-PACIFIC
PTE LTD, summed up: “GIFA Indonesia is an important event
providing the sector with an outstanding platform for presenting
technology innovations. We managed to personally talk to industry
leaders, thereby promoting cooperation and knowledge exchange.
Although this was only the first event, we are convinced that it willplay a decisive role in driving technological progress and conserving
the irreplaceable value of personal contacts in the Indonesianexhibition landscape.” Dr. Jan-Chr. Schrag, Managing Director of CS
Additive GmbH, a market leader for low-sulfur carburizing pellets,stressed: “The participation in the well-attended trade show inIndonesia proved a success for our company. It is an important
support for our market development in Southeast Asia. We hadpromising talks with customers, collecting important information. We
look forward to the participation next year.”
The new trade shows are backed up by Messe Düsseldorf Asia(MDA) in Singapore, Messe Düsseldorf Group’s subsidiary for theSoutheast Asian market, alongside PT Pamerindo Indonesia,Indonesia’s leading trade show organizer and part of Informa
Markets, one of the world’s largest trade show companies.

The dates for GIFA and METEC INDONESIA 2024 have alreadybeen set: September 11 to 14, at the JIExpo Convention Centreagain.
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Readmoreat:www.gifa-indonesia.com

andwww.metec-indonesia.com.

Comprehensive information on The Bright World of Metals tradeshows is available online at: www.tbwom.de/.

Press Contact
Messe Düsseldorf GmbH
Larissa Browa
Senior Manager MarCom (Press & PR)
Tel.: +49 (0) 211/4560-549
E-Mail: BrowaL@messe-duesseldorf.deDüsseldorf/Jakarta, October 20233