February 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Press Contact:

Anne Meerboth-Maltz
Tel. (312)781-5185
Fax (312) 781-5188
email: ameerboth@mdna.com

Messe Düsseldorf North America
150 North Michigan Avenue
Suite 2920
Chicago, IL 60601

MESSE DÜSSELDORF TO PROMOTE METALLURGY TRADE FAIRS AT AISTech 2010

Messe Düsseldorf will participate in AISTech 2010 in order to promote its worldwide program of trade fairs for the metallurgy industry, including METEC 2011, 8th International Metallurgical Technology Trade Fair with Congress (scheduled for June 28 - July 2, 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany), Metallurgy Litmash 2010, International Trade Fair for Metallurgy, Machinery, Plant Technology & Products and Aluminium/Non-Ferrous 2010, International Trade Fair for Aluminum and Non-Ferrous Metals, Materials, Technologies and Products (to be held concurrently from May 24 - 27, 2010 in Moscow, Russia). At AISTech booth 2302, exhibitor and visitor information for the trade fairs will be available as well as information obout hotel and travel arrangements.

As the leading international trade show for the industry, METEC 2011 will provide a complete overview of the developments in the metallurgy industry. It will be the international meeting place for everyone involved in the production, preparation and processing of metal. The exhibits will be complemented by the METEC Congress. When last held in 2007, over 15,000 visitors from five continents and 368 exhibitors participated in METEC.

Metallurgy Litmash 2010 is the premier business and contact platform for the metallurgy industry in the emerging Russian market and its neighboring states. Exhibit categories at Metallurgy Litmash 2010 will include metallurgical plants and rolling mills, thermo process technology, foundry machinery, sheet metals, welding, cutting and joining technology and information processing equipment. Aluminium/Non-Ferrous 2010 will present plants, machinery and technology for aluminum and non-ferrous extraction and processing, raw materials and primary metal products as well as semi-finished and finished products. At the last concurrent staging of Metallurgy-Litmash, Aluminium/Non-Ferrous and Tube Russia in 2009, 254 exhibitors from 292 nations showcased their innovations to 9,200 visitors from the Russian Federation and neighboring countries (includes visitors at the parallel staged wire Russia).