Daily newspaper (№12)

AGROSALON – THE FIRST EXHIBITION IN 2009

The II International Specialized Exhibition of Agricultural Machinery “AGROSALON” will be held in Moscow on September 16 - 19. The decision to hold the exhibition during the second half of September was taken by members of “AGROSALON” Exhibition Committee who took into account numerous appeals from managers of agricultural holdings and farmers to schedule the exhibition to an earlier date.

Numerous exhibitions are scheduled especially for this year. So, on November 10 – 14, the Exhibition of agricultural machinery “Agritechnica-2009” starts in Hannover (Germany), in which participation of the Russian companies is traditionally wide. Considering the desire of some managers from agricultural machinery production companies and agricultural holdings to visit both exhibitions, the autumn exhibitional season will be opened by AGROSALON in Moscow..

Just as the last year, the exhibition organizer (SOYUZAGROMASH) addressed to participation of the professional audience in AGROSALON and to implementation of the diverse business and educational program. In 2008, AGROSALON demonstrated the indisputable interest of market participants from all over Russia, the CIS and other countries in the Moscow Exhibition. It is expected that the Specialized Exhibition of Agricultural Machinery AGROSALON will be visited by more than 25 000 experts in 2009.

AGROSALON–2009 in figures

Exhibition Organizer – in figures Exhibition Organizer – The Russian Union of manufacturers of Agricultural Machinery and Equipment for the agroindustrial complex SOYUZAGROMASH in partnership with the German Union of Agricultural Engineers (VDMA).
Exhibition Date: September 16-19, 2009
Exhibition Location: the International Exhibition Center “Crocus Expo”, Moscow
Exhibition Area: 45 th. sq. m. (+12.5%)
Expected number of participants: 250 companies (+ 52.4%)
Equipment and machinery: 1 000 units (two times more)
Expected number of visitors: 25 000 (+ 19%)

Exhibitor’s opinion

TAMARA FREMON, Rector of the Russian Engineering Academy of Management and Agricultural Business (FSEI “RIAMA”)

“AGROSALON is an ambitious project, which has become a success and contributed to the development and bolstering of partnership relations among national and foreign enterprises, manufacturers and suppliers of agricultural machinery”.

AGROSALON in PARIS

The Organizing Committee of the exhibition AGROSALON took part in the Exhibition of Agricultural Machinery “SIMA” (Salon International de Machinisme Agricole), which was held on February 22 – 26, 2009 in Paris.

SIMA Exhibition program held the Day of Russia on February 23. Constantine Babkin, President of SOYUZAGROMASH, reported on the development of agricultural engineering industry in Russia, and Alla Elizarova, Project Manager informed the Forum participants on the exhibited Russian agricultural equipment and machinery.

“Our basic task is to establish business contacts with foreign companies and acquaint them with the Russian exhibition of agricultural machinery – AGROSALON”, said Alla Elizarova, Russian Exhibition Manager. Business meetings with representatives of some foreign companies that expressed their interest and desire to participate in the Russian Exhibition AGROSALON in September of 2009 were already on the agenda. Among other events, there was the meeting with the Management of the Union of Engineering Manufacturers, Bretagne (France) and other meetings.

AGROSALON EXHIBITOR’S INFORMATION GUIDE

The Organizing Committee of AGROSALON has prepared the Information Guide for Exhibition participants. This multi-page document contains application forms to be filled in for participation in AGROSALON, forms of request for the required technical support, installation of auxiliary equipment, unloading/loading equipment and machinery, etc.

The Information Guide also presents information on conditions and requirements for participation in the AGROSALON Innovative Machinery Competition.

KUHN GROUP ACQUIRES NEW ASSETS

KUHN Group, one of the participants of the Specialized Exhibition of Agricultural Machinery AGROSALON has announced the acquisition of two plants located in Europe: Kverneland Group’s plant manufacturing field balers, Geldrop (Netherlands) and BLANCHARD SAS plant fabricating agricultural spraying machines, Chemery (France).

In 2008, BLANCHARD SAS turnover reached 20 mln. EUR, and the number of employees increased up to 110. KUHN intends to be engaged in recent trends of production of agricultural equipment and machinery and become the leading manufacturer in the market of spraying machines.

The second plant acquired by KUHN is specialized in production of field balers, large rectangular balers, bale packers, drum-type mowers, and silage choppers for fodder corn. In 2008, the company’s turnover reached 140 mln. EUR. Number of employees - 400.