January 28 - 31, 2010

There was no sign of an economic crisis at the last IPM 2009 trade show. More than 1,445 exhibitors from 47 countries displayed their latest products and innovations to the more than 60,000 trade buyers that came to the show. Heinz Herker, President of the German Federal Horticultural Associaton explained the reason behind this: "When a harsh wind is blowing around the world, people like to retreat into their own 4 walls and make it nice for themselves. We gardeners are proud to offer the corresponding products."

Visitors to IPM came from more countries than ever before. There has been a rise in the numbers of visitors from Asia, America and Africa. The largest group of visitors are plant producers, horticultural businesses, florists, horticulturalists and landscape gardeners. Visitors were especially interested in maintaining and establishing business contacts, obtaining information about innovations and sectoral trends, continuing their education and finding stimuli for their own activities. They were focused primarlily on plants (70%), technology (30%), floriculture (30%) and sales promotion (23%).

For the first time, Messe Essen will roganize a subsidiary of IPM Essen in Moscow.

Flowers IPM Tech Moscow will join the already existing "Flowers" trade show. The show will present all aspects of the green industry with the IPM Section concentrating on technology.

IPM China has quickly established its place in the Asian market. Since it's premiere in December 2006, IPM China has grown to 203 exhibitors and more than 8,900 visitors. This exciting event which takes place in Foshan, China, is now an annual event, supporting US companies through SUSTA, the Southern US Trade Association. A US Pavilion, made up of 7 companies was a huge success. If you are interested in exhibiting in the next IPM China from December 1 - 3, 2009, please contact us.

In March of this year, IPM Dubai took place for the third time. In just three years, the number of exhibitors has tripled! 2009 boasted 240 exhibitors showing their newest technology and green goods to more than 3,000 visitors. The visitors came from all the important target groups such as plant production, wholesale and retail trade as well as horticulture and landscaping. Visitors traveled from the entire Gulf region, East Africa, the Indian subcontinent and Central Asia. European and American visitors used IPM Dubai to get an overview of the market and in some cases decide to exhibit next year.