The Messe Düsseldorf Group expands its global network in the growth market Türkiye winning over three powerful new events for its global metal trade fair portfolio with the leading Eurasian metallurgy, foundry and aluminium trade fairs – ANKIROS/TURKCAST and ALUEXPO. To this end, two of Germany’s biggest trade fair companies pool their expertise in a joint venture: Messe Düsseldorf and Deutsche Messe AG will in future each hold a 50% share in “Hannover Messe Ankiros Fuarcilik A.S.”. Company founder Ibrahim Anil will continue acting as General Manager of the company.

In this venture Messe Düsseldorf contributes its network and industry expertise gained through its world-leading trade fairs GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS and NEWCAST (“The Bright World of Metals”) while Deutsche Messe AG its longstanding experience on the Turkish market. By taking this groundbreaking step towards globalisation and expansion of the thematic leadership in the metallurgy and foundry sector, Düsseldorf’s No.1 trade fairs GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS and NEWCAST (“The Bright World of Metals”) expand their portfolio on the international growth markets of the foundry and metallurgy industries.

Wolfram N. Diener, CEO & President of Messe Düsseldorf, underlines the importance of this cooperation: “This partnership not only extends Messe Düsseldorf’s international network with a new subsidiary but also reinforces our global and strategic leadership in metallurgy and foundry trade fairs.”

Under the roof of “The Bright World of Metals” Düsseldorf already hosts the world’s biggest trade fairs in the industry – GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS and NEWCAST. Add to this, a portfolio of trade fairs abroad in India, Thailand, Indonesia, Egypt and Mexico, which is now growing further with the addition of ANKIROS/TURKCAST and ALUEXPO in Istanbul.

“We are opening up the attractive Eurasian growth market for our customers and strengthening our company’s international competitive position,” adds Diener.

This new development, however, not only benefits the globalisation of Düsseldorf’s portfolio of metal trade fairs but also strengthens important mechanical engineering segments of the quartet of world-leading trade fairs.