Thanks to the success of the first seminar, the organizers have planned to extend the second edition of the “Tube & Pipe Industry Development Seminar 2018” to a two-day event. The organizers, Metallurgical Council of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and Messe Dusseldorf (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. will continue to join hands with ITA - International Tube Association to invite well-known industry experts and professional users from home and abroad to conduct in-depth analysis on trending topics such as market status, development and application of steel pipes and welded pipes, etc.

Messe Düsseldorf (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd. will join hands once again to present the Shanghai World of Packaging (swop) in Shanghai New International Expo Centre from 25 to 28 November 2019. swop will cover end use industries such as food, beverage, confectionery, baked goods, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and daily care products, non-food consumer goods and industrial goods, providing an excellent trading platform for domestic manufacturers of processing and packaging machinery and materials.

With the continuous opening up of trade policies and the structural adjustments to domestic industries in recent years, overseas investors have clearly felt the new momentum and vitality of the Chinese market. Increasing number of global investors are now focusing their attention on our country. In comparison with other markets, investing in China offers guaranteed returns. Even Warren Buffett, the ‘Oracle of Omaha’, expressed his optimism about the Chinese market at the annual shareholders’ meeting of Berkshire Hathaway in 2018!

Messe Düsseldorf Group revenue: EUR 367 million. Messe Düsseldorf GmbH revenue: EUR 340 million. GmbH net income after tax: EUR 57 million. EUR 24 million profits distributed to shareholders.

The seventh edition of All in CARAVANING concluded successfully at the Etrong International Exhibition & Convention Center (Beijing) on June 24, 2018. AIC 2018 was held for the first time at Etrong International Exhibition & Convention Center (Beijing). Thanks to the well-established AIC brand awareness in the past seven years, the flow of visitors at the event actually increased. In a total of three days, 22,193 visitors from 20 countries visited AIC 2018, which was a steady increase over the previous year. AIC received 8 visitor delegations including “AIC Yan Delegation”, “CITIC Prudential Exclusive Delegation” and “Pinxiang Vision Delegation”.

Heiko M. Stutzinger (44), Deputy General Manager of Messe Düsseldorf Shanghai Ltd. (MDS) will additionally take over the position as Deputy Managing Director of Messe Düsseldorf China Ltd. (MDC) in Hong Kong.

The supervisory board of Messe Düsseldorf GmbH headed by its chairman Lord Mayor Thomas Geisel appointed Wolfram Diener (54) the new operative managing director in its meeting on 15 May 2018.

In its meeting of 15 May 2018 the supervisory board of Messe Düsseldorf GmbH headed by its chairman Lord Mayor Thomas Geisel, extended the contract of Werner M. Dornscheidt (64) as President & CEO until 30 June 2020.