Fairs and events

Press releases before and after fairs and events of the surface treatment sector


The Pipeline Coating Virtual Summit to be Held Online 4-6 May

3 days of insight into polymer coatings and their protection for offshore and onshore steel pipelines for energy industries, including oil, gas and water. This is the focus of the 2021 edition of the pipeline coating conference which will take place online from 4 to 6 May 2021.


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INDEX to Return in 2021 with its 30th Edition

INDEX, the largest and longest running collection of interior products for trade buyers in the Middle East, will return from May 31 to June 2 at Dubai World Trade Centre as an in-person event. 

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EUROCORR 2021 Will Be Held Virtually

EUROCORR’s organising committee decided to cancel the in-person congress, scheduled for September2021. This year’s edition of the fair will be transformed into a virtual event.

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FITMA anuncia nuevas fechas para la proxima edición de la feria

The next edition of FITMA, the international event for the metalworking sector, will take place from January 18th to 20th 2022 at the Citibanamex Center, in Mexico City. 

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Hannover Messe: the Appointment is in April in a Completely Digital Format

Hannover Messe, the leading fair on industrial technologies, scheduled from 12 to 16 April, this year will be held exclusively in digital format. 

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StocExpo Live Exhibition Postponed to March 2022

StocExpo, the leading tank storage event, has been postponed from June 2021 to 8-10 March 2022. Nevertheless, a digital conference will be held on March 16-17, 2021.

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Powder Coating Week 2021 Postponed to July 13-16, 2021

Due to the ongoing concerns regarding the pandemic situation and travelling, the Powder Coating Institute (PCI) decided to postpone the Powder Coating Week to July 13-16, 2021. 

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ptc Goes Digital on its 2021 Edition

The 16th Pipeline Technology Conference, initially planned as a hybrid event, will be held only online, on 15-18 March 2021.

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SFCHINA2020 Closes with Positive Results Despite Current Difficulties

Despite the difficulties of this historic period, SFCHINA2020 reports positive results for this year's edition, which featured a hybrid format for the first time.

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AMAS Announces New Dates for Surface Finishing Mexico 2021

The Asociación Mexicana de Industriales de Acabados Superficiales (AMAS), organizer of Surface Finishing Mexico (SFM 2021), annouces new dates for the SFM 2021 Expo. The fair will count a virtual event in March 2021 and an in-person expo in October of 2021.

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Leipziger Messe Takes Over PaintExpo

Leipziger Messe has taken over PaintExpo, the world's leading trade fair for industrial coating technologies, from FairFair Gmbh.

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EXPO Ferroviaria returns to Milan 28-30 September 2021

The 10^th^ edition of EXPO Ferroviaria, the fair for railway technology, will return to Fiera Milano Rho, 28-30 September 2021, gathering the organisations operating in the fields of rolling stock and infrastructure technologies.

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StocExpo Postponed to June 2021

StocExpo, which was set to take place in March 2021, has been postponed from June 29 to July 1.

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UNPRECEDENTED VIRTUAL FORUM: from 16 to 20 November 2020

Expoquimia, Eurosurfas and Equiplast have organized the UNPRECEDENTED VIRTUAL FORUM, a virtual event dedicated to cutting-edge initiatives in digitization, circular economy and technology transfer. It will take place from 16 to 20 November on the event-dedicated website.

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32.BI-MU Closes With a Positive Balance Despite the Ongoing Health Emergency

The 32^nd^ edition of BI-MU, the biennial dedicated to the sector of machine tools, robot, automation and additive manufacturing, ended on October 17 with good results, showing the world the strength of Italy and the willingness to react.

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