Bauma selects Canada as official partner country for 2019 show

Bauma, the world’s largest trade show for the international construction machinery, mining equipment, and building material machinery sectors, has named Canada as its official partner country for the April 2019 show.

According to organizers Canada was chosen to “reflect the great international relevance of its minerals, building materials, and construction sectors as well as the anticipation of significantly expanding EU-Canadian trade under the CETA agreement.

“Canada is one of the most important commodity-producing countries there is. In addition, CETA, the free trade agreement recently signed between the EU and Canada, will lend fresh impetus to bilateral trade. This is why we want to use bauma 2019 and the opportunities afforded by the partner country concept to bind our industries even closer together,” says says Johanna Sailer, chairman of the Construction Equipment and Building Material Machinery Association within the VDMA and chairman of the bauma exhibitors’ advisory board.

Why Canada is a great choice as the official partner country of bauma?

A market that matters

• Canada is the world’s 10th largest economy, and the 8th largest construction equipment market.
• The construction and mining sectors make up 15 per cent of GDP.
• Canada is among the top five producers of almost all major commodities and minerals.
• The construction sector is anticipating growth of beyond 3 per cent p.a. in the coming years.

The perfect fit

• All categories of the bauma scope – construction machinery, mineral processing equipment, building material machinery, mining equipment – play a vital role for the development of the Canadian industry.
• A recovering mining sector and huge upcoming projects will foster demand in Canada,
  and bauma will be the place to see everything that is needed to get the job done.

The tailwind of CETA

• Europe-Canada trade in construction and mining equipment amounts to $900 million.
• The CETA agreement will further boost business between the two close trade partners.

A market that matters

• Canada is the world’s 10th largest economy, and the 8th largest construction equipment market.
• The construction and mining sectors make up 15 per cent of GDP.
• Canada is among the top five producers of almost all major commodities and minerals.
• The construction sector is anticipating growth of beyond 3% p.a. in the coming years.

Partner country activities
What are the plans for the bauma week?

• bauma opening ceremony with involvement of the Ministry
• Focus Canada: two half-day events of presentations and discussions at “bauma forum”, focusing on the mining and construction sectors
• Evening reception hosted by Messe München and the German Engineering Federation VDMA
• Canada Pavilion as the central place of Canadian exhibitors
• Exclusive Canada Business Lounge for Canadian visitors
• Matchmaking opportunities at the show
• Opportunity to visit companies, factories, and construction sites in conjunction with the bauma visit

Key Facts about bauma 2016

• 605,000 m² of exhibition space
• 3,425 exhibitors from 58 countries
• 583,736 visitors from 219 countries
• 138,929 visitors from the mining sector
• 1,423 journalists and media representatives from 47 countries

For more information visit: https://www.bauma.de/exhibitors/information/bauma/index.html

SOURCE bauma 2019