TPT March 2024

INDUSTRY

Messe Düsseldorf expands machinery portfolio in Turkey MESSE Düsseldorf has added three new satellites to its global metal trade fair portfolio with the addition of interna- tional trade fairs for the metallurgy, foundry and aluminium industries – Ankiros/Turkcast And Aluexpo. Two of the biggest German trade fair companies are co-operating in a joint venture in the Turkish market – Messe Düsseldorf GmbH and Deutsche Messe AG will hold a 50 per cent share each in Hannover Messe Ankiros Fuarcilik AS. Independently of this move, Messe Düsseldorf and Tüyap Fairs Istanbul will also continue to jointly develop the wire Eurasia and Tube Eurasia events after their successful debut in 2023. “We are delighted with this big step towards developing further market-relevant topics from the metal industry in Turkey,” said Friedrich-Georg Kehrer, global portfolio director at Messe Düsseldorf GmbH. He added: “With its economic appeal Turkey is also a flourishing marketplace at the interface between Europe and Asia for the key technologies wire, cable and tubes and pipes.” Over the past few years Turkey has made major investments in housing, road construction, bridges and rail infrastructure. Other major construction projects are also underway. This fuels a high demand for wire, cable and tubes and pipes as well as metallurgy and foundry products. Turkey therefore offers excellent economic prospects and has an attractive location due to the fact it acts as a bridge between Europe and Asia. Thanks to its large domestic market and strong industrial base, Turkey has long been an important trading partner for Germany and North Rhine Westphalia. In 2022 the volume of trade between Germany and Turkey totalled €27bn, with North Rhine-Westphalia accounting for €11.5bn (42.6 per cent). New Mastercam CFO MASTERCAM, which makes CAM software, has appointed Karen Gibbs as its new chief financial officer (CFO). Ms Gibbs will lead financial efforts in support of the company’s ongoing market expansion. Most recently Ms Gibbs worked in the software and automation industry, where she oversaw the entire organisational finance team and forecasting. Based in Connecticut, US she joins Mastercam as the CFO to continue to build on the company’s success. Messe Düsseldorf www.tube-eurasia.com

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