The mood at 2008, the world's largest and most important fair for the printing and media industry, can hardly be better. The investment climate is extremely good and has by far exceeded expectations.
Extremely positive investment climate: Purchase deals worth more than Euro 10 b
drupa 2008 further develops its global significance: Around 391,000 visitors from 138 countries
Around 391,000 visitors from 138 countries and 3,000 journalists from 84 countries travelled to Dusseldorf.
Accounting for 59 % of visitors the proportion of international visitors rose by 4 percentage points over the last event four years ago.
Commenting on the results for drupa 2008 Messe Dusseldorf CEO Werner Matthias Dornscheidt said: "This means drupa has further developed its global market significance and its international status. Given the difficult economic climate this is a remarkable success." He then added: "Happily, we were able to increase the proportion of overseas visitors here to 43 %." 7 % coming from South and Central America 15 % from Asia (2004: 13.6 %).
6 % the proportion of North American visitors remained constant.
"We had anticipated slight drops not only because of the high level of the Euro," explained trade fair boss. "But these figures also clearly show: drupa is a world beater and nothing moves in the print and media industry without it!"
The next drupa to be held in Dusseldorf from 3 to 16 May 2012.
adapted from drupa2008 Press Office
drupa 2008 further develops its global significance: Around 391,000 visitors from 138 countries
Around 391,000 visitors from 138 countries and 3,000 journalists from 84 countries travelled to Dusseldorf.
Accounting for 59 % of visitors the proportion of international visitors rose by 4 percentage points over the last event four years ago.
Commenting on the results for drupa 2008 Messe Dusseldorf CEO Werner Matthias Dornscheidt said: "This means drupa has further developed its global market significance and its international status. Given the difficult economic climate this is a remarkable success." He then added: "Happily, we were able to increase the proportion of overseas visitors here to 43 %." 7 % coming from South and Central America 15 % from Asia (2004: 13.6 %).
6 % the proportion of North American visitors remained constant.
"We had anticipated slight drops not only because of the high level of the Euro," explained trade fair boss. "But these figures also clearly show: drupa is a world beater and nothing moves in the print and media industry without it!"
The next drupa to be held in Dusseldorf from 3 to 16 May 2012.
adapted from drupa2008 Press Office