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By the beginning of June, 163 exhibitors – from Belgium (76%), the Netherlands (16%), Germany, Italy, China, Luxembourg and the USA – had announced their participation at Pumps & Valves, the trade fair for industrial pumps, control valves, shutt-off valves, services and accessories. New at Pumps & Valves 2002 are: the Service Village, the fringe programme (comprising seminars and product presentations), job vacancies and Package and VIP formula.

The Official German Participation at PSA 2002 has launched a website to inform about the Presentation of the Federal Republic of Germany.

At seven months before the opening of the Pumps & Valves 2002 trade fair in the Bouwcentrum in Antwerp, 90 % of the available space has already been reserved by no fewer than 120 exhibitors. Because of this early and impressive registration, extra booth space will be created in Exhibition Hall 1.

PowerExpo 2002 will take place at the Zaragoza Trade Fair Centre (Spain) from September 18 through 20, 2002. Judging from the excellent progress of exhibitor bookings, due in large part to the success of its two previous shows, and the intense activity expected in the sector over the coming months, PowerEXPO 2002 will surely be the most significant event in the power sector in Spain this year.

The 18th Pollutec (the international exhibition of environment equipment, technologies and services for industry and local authorities) is on course to set a new attendance record from 26th to 29th November 2002 at Lyon Eurexpo.

Pumps & Valves 2002 will focus to industrial pumps, control valves, shut-off valves, services and accessories. The range of services offered is extended by placing additional emphasis on maintenance, technical training and standardisation.

The premier online pump magazine impeller.net is one of the supporting publications of the Pumps & Systems Asia 2002. PSA 2002 is the largest pumps & systems event in Asia and one of the top two events of its kind in the world, and in its 6th staging will showcase the best in pumps and systems technology from world leading manufacturers and suppliers.

Number of international visitors up considerably despite nearly stable number of visitors overall — Exhibitors praise trade visitors’ high qualifications — Number of exhibitors from other countries also up — IFAT receives excellent marks as platform for international business contacts despite sluggish state of German economy

The PSA 2002 show series returns to Singapore for the 6th time with brand new exhibitions to showcase the most comprehensive conglomerate of local and international industry players at Halls 3 and 4 of the Singapore Expo from 9 – 12 July 2002.

IFAT 2002 is poised to set another new record in exhibitor numbers: over 2,040 exhibitors from 40 countries will be attending this year´s event (for comparison, at the 1999 fair in Munich, the figure was 2,021 exhibitors from 33 countries). One quarter of the exhibiting companies (25 percent) comes from abroad.