• The second oils+fats – the International Trade Fair for the Manufacture and Processing of Oils and Fats Made from Renewable Raw Materials, is being held from November 18 – 20, 2008

•  69 of the market's leading manufacturers and 1,100 trade visitors from 58 countries attended the premiere in 2007

• Exhibition survey confirms high quality of visitors at oils+fats  

Experts and decision-makers from the oils and fats industry will meet at the second oils+fats – the International Trade Fair for the Manufacture and Processing of Oils and Fats Made from Renewable Raw Materials – at the M,O,C, Event Center from November 18 – 20, 2008 to exchange information about the latest trends and technological developments and to establish new business ties.

When the fair celebrated its premiere in 2007, which was attended by 69 of the market's leading manufacturers from 14 countries and 1,100 trade visitors from 58 countries, Munich International Trade Fairs managed to establish the market's only international trade show for the oils and fats industry. This was also reflected by an exhibition survey that was conducted by the independent market-research institute forschungplus: 93 percent of all exhibitors gave oils+fats a rating of good to excellent for the quality of its visitors. Among other things, that is because 87 percent of the visitors have decision-making authority in their companies, and 49 percent are the final decision-making authority.
The survey also underscored the fact that exhibitors were very satisfied with the exhibition's premiere: 96 percent of the exhibitors said that they would recommend oils+fats to others, and just as many said that they would participate in the fair again.
According to Norbert Bargmann, Managing Director at Munich International Trade Fairs, "Given the fact that it has a 49% share of foreign visitors, oils+fats is a tremendous success internationally. We are very pleased that the premiere was so well received among industry representatives."

When oils+fats was established in 2007, it gave the rapidly growing market for oils and fats its first international exhibition. Oils and fats made from renewable raw materials – whether they are used as food, fuels or as a basis for manufacturing a number of other products – are a growth market whose significance continues to grow, particularly in light of increasingly critical resource shortages.

When oils+fats opens its gates in 2008, once again it will bring together the necessary expertise and the business know-how and give the oils and fats industry an optimum forum again this year.

Additional information is available at www.oils-and-fats.com.

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About oils+fats 2008
oils+fats is being held at the M,O,C, Event Centre in Munich from November 18 – 20, 2008. It is the only international trade fair that focuses on the production and processing of oils and fats. It covers everything from raw and auxiliary materials to processing, quality assurance, packaging and logistics, informing visitors about the latest trends and technological developments. That makes oils+fats the most important industry gathering for experts and decision-makers in the oils and fats industry.

About the M,O,C, Event Center
The M,O,C, is Munich International Trade Fairs’ successful event center. It features showrooms, exhibition halls and conference rooms on a total of 30,000 square meters of space. The competent and professional M,O,C, team satisfies any special exhibition requests that exhibitors may have. Approximately 200 events, from conferences and conventions to specialty events for select groups of trade representatives and large-scale exhibitions for the general public are held at the M,O,C, every year.
About Messe München International (MMI)
Messe München International (MMI, Munich 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 around 180 countries take part in the events in Munich. In addition, MMI organises trade fairs in Asia, the Middle East and in South America. With four subsidiaries abroad and 75 foreign representatives, looking after 97 countries, MMI has a truly global network.

Contact M,O,C, Munich:
Bettina Albrecht, Exhibition Manager
Phone: (+49 89) 323 53 189, Fax: (+49 89) 323 53 119
E-mail: bettina.albrecht@messe-muenchen.de, Internet: www.oils-and-fats.com

Press contact:
Sonja Kreitmeier, Press Officer
Phone: (+49 89) 949 20714, Fax: (+49 89) 949 97 20714
E-mail: sonja.kreitmeier@messe-muenchen.de, Internet: www.oils-and-fats.com