IMME 2008 - Partner Country Germany: biggest participation since ever

At the upcoming International Mining & Machinery Exhibition (IMME 2008) to be held in Kolkata from 5th to 8th November 2008, German exhibitors will be as numerous as never before in the history of the IMME. 22 manufacturers of mining equipment for extraction, open-cast mining, underground mining, preparation/dressing and required accessories will present their latest technologies and developments. The presentation in the German Pavilion is supported by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology and the Mining Equipment Association within the German Engineering Federation (VDMA). 

One highlight of the IMME 2008 will be the visit of the Vice Minister Mr. Hartmut Schauerte, as high-level representative of the Partner Country Germany. According to the present schedule he will make an address at the opening ceremony on November 5, 2008. Further he will participate in the German press conference on that day. Accordingly at the IMME the next meeting of the Indo-German Working Group on Coal is also scheduled.

At IMME the German companies would present the latest technology in mining machinery under the motto "Made in Germany". The basis is more than 200 years of experiences in German mining with the German engineering being well accepted world-wide. Further a close cooperation between German manufacturers and the faculties of mining in universities of Aachen, Clausthal Zellerfeld and Freiberg enables them in continuous technological development.

The Indo-German trade in the mining equipment sector presents an exciting development. In 2003 equipment worth only 1.36 Mio. Euro was sold to India. In 2007 German manufacturers could raise the export of mining machinery up to 61.7 Mio. Euro, an increase of 61% as compared to 2006. Also this year mining equipment Made in Germany has sold well in India. During the first six months of 2008, Germany delivered mining machinery worth 54 Mio. Euro to Indian customers (+ 88%). Mostly machinery for crushing and grinding was sold (76%) followed by longwall shearers and heading- or tunnelling machines (18%).