• Number of Chinese participants at bauma China 2006 increases by at least 40 percent
• China’s economy is still growing rapidly
• Trade between China and Germany booms

With four months to go, the demand for exhibition space for bauma China 2006, which opens its gates from 21 to 24 November at the Shanghai New International Expo Center, is still increasing. At bauma China 2004, 232 Chinese exhibitors participated in the international trade fair for building and building materials machines, construction vehicles and building equipment. For 2006, 323 Chinese companies have already applied. That means an increase of nearly 40 percent.

All these remarkable developments did not come like a bolt from the blue. In the 1970’s, China’s economy was opened to the rest of the world. Since then, China has been developing rapidly, becoming one of the most interesting global economic partners worldwide.

Even though today China keeps co-operations with many leading industrialized countries, Germany and China always had a special economic relationship. Germany is still the biggest European trade partner for China. In addition, Germany is one of the most important main recipients for China worldwide as well as a top exporter to China. Nowadays, more and more German companies expand their Chinese engagement in order to co-operate closely on projects like the Transrapid or Luchao Harbour City, which’s completion is planned for 2020.


About bauma China
bauma China is the most successful and most important trade fair for the building and building material industry in the Chinese and Asian market with 50,000 trade fair visitors from all regions of China and all continents in the last event. In 2004, a total of 738 exhibitors presented the complete range of construction and building material machines on an area of 100,000 sqm at one of the most modern trade fair centers in Asia, the Shanghai New International Expo Center (SNIEC). In 2006 bauma China will cover approximately 140,000 sqm exhibition space.

About Messe München International (MMI)
Messe München International (MMI, Munich Trade Fairs International Group) is one of the world’s leading trade-fair companies. It organizes around 40 trade fairs for capital and consumer goods, and key high-tech industries. Each year over 30,000 exhibitors from more than 100 countries, and over two million visitors from more than 200 countries take part in the events in Munich. In addition, MMI organises trade fairs in Asia, Russia, the Middle East and South America. With four subsidiaries abroad and 62 foreign representatives, looking after 86 countries, MMI has a truly global network.

Additional information is available at: www.bauma-china.com and www.bauma.de/english

Contact person for the press:
Henrike Burmeister, Communication Manager
Messe München GmbH
Tel. (+49 89) 949-20 245, Fax (+49 89) 949-20249
Henrike.Burmeister@messe-muenchen.de

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