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Istanbul 2016:
more international than ever
An international trade fair for bakery, patisserie machinery, ice creams, chocolate and
technologies took place for the ninth time from April 14 to 17 at the Istanbul Expo Center.
Ibatech Istanbul 2016, which is the only exhibition offering the most comprehensive
technologies in the region, is organized by Messe Stuttgart Ares Fuarcılık in five halls
covering an area of 50,000 sqm.
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he exhibition hosted national German participation for the first time represented by the Federal
Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and
supported by VDMA - the German Food Processing and Packaging Association.
Ibatech Istanbul was supported for the first time by the
Turkish Ministry of Economy which promoted the exhibition in targeted countries through the Turkish
Atachees. The exhibition was opened by the Investment
Minister, Cevdet Yılmaz. He shared the following message: “I especially invite investors here. Together with our
support policies, we always support our producers.”
366 EXHIBITING COMPANIES
MET 74,563 VISITORS
During the exhibition 74,563 visitors met 366 exhibitors
and the exhibitors mentioned high satisfaction levels
regarding the number of visitors.
Ibatech 2016 hosted companies from four continents and
20 countries. Direct participants included more than 30
companies predominantly from Germany, Italy, France,
Greece, Belgium, Switzerland, Japan, Netherlands, China,
Spain, Iran, Romania, Ukraine, Bulgaria and Lebanon. In
2016, there was for the first time German national participation, which included exhibitors such as: Daxner
International GmbH, DIOSNA Dierks & Söhne GmbH,
DÜBÖR Food Tech GmbH, Fritsch GmbH, Hagesana
Gelenkirchen GmbH, Lambert GmbH, M & G Badura
GmbH, Rational AG, WD & Partner and WIESHEU GmbH.
Infrastructure preparations for Ibatech 2016 began as
soon as the previous edition of the fair concluded.
“Compared to the previous years, there has been a rapid
increase in the number of fair booths sold for Ibatech
2016, proving the potential in the region once again. For
this reason, every year, an additional hall is included to
contribute to the growth of the sector. Other than
previous years’ participating companies, the number of
new participating companies is quite high,” the fair
organizer announced.
The next Ibatech Istanbul will be held in Istanbul from
April 12 to 15 in 2018. The meeting place for exhibitions
in this sector in Turkey alternates between Istanbul,
Ankara and Izmir. Ibatech Izmir 2016 will be held for the
first time this year from December 8 to 10 in Izmir. Ibatech
Ankara 2017 will be held from March 9 to 12 in Ankara. l
74,563
visitors at Ibatech 2016
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