History of the International industrial forum

2007 year

The 1st International Industrial Forum and Exhibition «Reconstruction of plants - breakthrough technologies in metallurgy and machine-building» was held on March 20-23, 2007.

Enterprises from 40 cities of Russia and 17 foreign companies from 11 countries - Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Estonia, Japan, USA, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Switzerland have participated in the Forum-exhibition.

111 reports at Plenary session of the Forum and the international conferences have been heard.

In the business program of the Forum-exhibition have taken place:

• Scientifically-practical seminar «Innovative technologies and the metalcutting equipment for machine-building»;
• Presentation of the Japanese project «Eko-town» - unique experience of Japan in the decision of environmental problems»;
• The creative project-action «The metallurgy Future in youth hands» is realised.

Representatives of the 165 companies from 28 cities of Russian Federation have visited the Forum-exhibition.

2009 year

The 2nd International Industrial Forum and Exhibition "Reconstruction of plants - breakthrough technologies in metallurgy and machine-building" was held on March 24-27, 2009 in the Congress Hall of the World Trade Center Chelyabinsk. It was dedicated to the competitive growth of metallurgical and machine-building companies, quality energy efficiency and ecological safety amid recession in economy.

85 companies, including 31 foreign companies, took part in the Forum: 12 companies from Japan, 8 - from the Czech Republic, 3 - from Germany, 3 - from Ukraine, and companies from Austria, USA, Finland, China, and the Republic of Belarus. More than 100 reports were presented at the International conferences of the Forum.

Traditionally, the International industrial exhibition «Metallurgy, machine-building, metal processing, innovations» was held as a part of the Forum, gathering 46 companies from Russia and foreign contries.

At conferences 73 reports have been made.

Have besides taken place:

• Presentation of the Czech companies
• The student`s action «The metallurgy Future in youth hands»
• Excursion to Chelyabinsk metallurgical plant