• 2,600 visitors attend oils+fats 2009
• Fair more international than ever
• Exhibitors and visitors extremely satisfied  

The third oils+fats, the International Trade Fair for the Production and Processing of Oils and Fats made from Renewable Resources, closed a complete success with a total of 2,600 visitors (2008: 1,200 visitors) from more than 90 countries (2008: 58 countries). The number of visitors more than doubled compared to last year.
 
Günter Simon, Managing Director of Harburg-Freudenberger Maschinen-bau GmbH and Chairman of the Technical Advisory Board for oils+fats, was very positive as he reflected on the fair: "Once again, oils+fats 2009 proved to be a central event and one that is indispensible for our company. It allowed us to cultivate key customer contacts and hold intense discussions. For us, this event will remain a must in the future."
 
According to Norbert Bargmann, Managing Director at Messe München GmbH: "Until now, we could only dream of visitor numbers such as these. I am very please that oils+fats 2009 has met with such a strong response and that we managed to make optimum use of the synergy with drinktec."
 
Dr. Bernhard Widmann, Head of the Technology and Support Centre (TFZ) in Straubing: "oils+fats is a small, relatively new trade fair with a prominent group of exhibitors. Given the technological links to drinktec, there were plenty of good reasons to hold these two events at the same time. And oils+fats profited from that decision. Visitors included experts and specialists from the industry and from small and medium-sized enterprises as well as manufacturers and users from rural areas. Because the biofuels industry has been badly shaken by political and economic conditions, there were also some intense discussions about politics in this sub-category at this year's fair." Participants also demonstrated that they appreciated being able to cultivate international business contacts in a concentrated manner at a single location and to invest in international networks.
 
There was a distinct working atmosphere at the New Munich Trade Fair Centre on all three days of the fair. "A very interesting event. A great opportunity to meet professionals from the oils industry and develop our contacts and business oils+fats has been a fertile occasion to exchange information and views, too!" summarized Claudio Vignoli, Managing Director, BULKOIL, SRL.
 
The numerous trade associations representing the oils and fats industry, which have unanimously supported oils+fats from the very beginning, were also very satisfied. Dr. Frank Amoneit, Managing Director of Euro Fed Lipid, summarized as follows: "We are very pleased that "our" trade fair oils+fats not only took place in this year of global economic crisis, but that it also had a record-breaking number of visitors. Exhibitors who had the foresight to book a stand here will now reap the rewards. The others will just have to wait until the next oils+fats."
 
oils+fats also received excellent marks from its visitors. According to a survey of visitors conducted by opinion research institute forschungplus, 91 percent of all visitors indicated that they were planning to attend oils+fats again. Dr. Rupert Schäfer from the Bavarian State Ministry of Agriculture attended oils+fats for the first time: "This is a small but mighty exhibition that showcases everything that is needed to produce the most precious vegetable ingredient, i.e. oil. Global production of vegetable oil has been increasing continuously for decades. May oils+fats continue to grow with it."

 
About oils+fats
oils+fats is being held at the New Munich Trade Fair Centre from September 16 – 18, 2009. It is the only international B2B trade fair for the production and processing of oils and fats made from renewable resources that focuses on practice-oriented solutions. As a central European platform, it not only showcases products and services, it also examines the latest trends and provides participants information on the latest technological developments. That makes oils+fats the most important industry gathering for experts and decision-makers in the oils and fats industry.
 
About drinktec
drinktec is the World Fair for Beverage and Liquid Food Technology, which makes it the industry's most important trade fair. It is where manufacturers (suppliers) from around the world go to meet with key producers, wholesalers and retailers of beverages and liquid-food products. In the industry, drinktec is regarded as a platform for launching new products on the world market. drinktec depicts the entire process chain, which explains its claim to be the world's leading trade fair for this sector. Manufacturers present the latest technologies for producing, bottling and packaging all kinds of beverages and liquid foods – including raw materials and logistics solutions. One of drinktec's trademarks is that entire plants, systems and machines are set up here and demonstrated in action – only drinktec offers a display of this kind. Some 1,500 exhibitors from approximately 60 countries and some 70,000 visitors from more than 160 countries are expected at drinktec 2009, which is being held at the New Munich Trade Fair Centre from September 14 – 19.
 
About Messe München International (MMI)
Messe München International (MMI, Munich Trade Fairs International Group) is one of the world´s leading trade-fair companies. It organises around 40 trade fairs for capital and consumer goods, and key high-tech industries. Each year over 30,000 exhibitors from more than 100 countries, and over two million visitors from more than 200 countries take part in the events in Munich. In addition, MMI organises trade fairs in Asia, Russia, the Middle East and South America. With six subsidiaries abroad – in Europe and in Asia – and with 66 foreign representatives serving 89 countries, MMI has a truly global network.