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MAGAZINE
NEWS
At Aluminium 2016, the world’s with potential customers topics, from Raw Materials,
largest trade event of the and suppliers, which could Aluminium Products for
aluminium industry, aluminium hopefully translate into Special Applications and
producers and converters like tangible business opportunities Surface Treatment to Light-
Qatalum met with suppliers of in the future. Overall, Qatalum’s metal Trade and Recycling.
technologies and equipment representation enabled Moreover, the Lightweight
for the entire value chain. The opportunities for industry- Technologies Forum and the
trade fair was organised by wide knowledge development Aluminium Forum shed light
Reed Exhibitions with valuable and resource gathering with on the trends, product know-
contributions by GDA – the its “Made in Qatar” brand how and innovations within
German Confederation of the of premium quality primary the world of aluminium and for
Aluminium Industry – and the aluminium products. different application in various
European industry association The crux of the conference industries.
European Aluminium. A total was on networking tools - Finally, the event also proudly
of 935 exhibitors and 24,313 the conference organisers issued the European Aluminium
visitors were recorded in 2014 launched a free ALUMINIUM Award. The much sought after
and approximately 1,000 Matchmaking Tool, a award, which will be handed
exhibitors attended the event cooperation platform that out for the tenth time in 2016,
this year. enables exhibitors and visitors looks for efficient and forward-
Through its participation in to put out their feelers and thinking uses of aluminium as a
Aluminium 2016, Qatalum establish targeted contacts material. Prizes are awarded for
works toward strengthening its with each other. The reach products and projects that use
position as well as boosting the of this tool extends well aluminium as a material in an
market share of its high quality beyond just the conferences innovative manner; the award
aluminium products in Europe themselves. is unique to the Conference.
and other global markets. The The exhibition discussed
exhibition afforded Qatalum a wide array of pertinent
the opportunity to meet
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