Wolfgang Pech,Senior Vice President Deutsche Messe AG

China's materials handling and logistics market continues to boom, with annual growth of 15 percent and a market value of 97 billion euros ($129.3 billion) projected by 2015. This business environment offers export-focused manufacturers and service providers from all over the world fantastic new business opportunities in China.

CeMAT ASIA is China's leading continental intralogistics event and the place where buyers and users from all over Asia discover first-hand the latest products and applications from leading international manufacturers and service providers. CeMAT ASIA presents the complete range of materials handling and logistics products and services, everything from loading technology, mechanical handling, and warehousing systems to intralogistics software, packaging and order picking, and traffic engineering.

CeMAT ASIA also features a comprehensive support program. For example, the innovation-centered CeMAT ASIA Salon is a venue where exhibitors, visitors, trade associations and media can meet and exchange ideas, and the “Automated Guided Vehicles Pavilion” showcases driverless transport systems. Furthermore, conference sessions cover such diverse topics as automotive parts sourcing, lean logistics, supply chain management, third party logistics (3PL), e-commerce and warehousing technology.

Plus, CeMAT ASIA runs concurrently with PTC ASIA and ComVac ASIA, which together provide a great opportunity to test new products and services in motion, drive and automation as well as compressed air and vacuum technology.

CeMAT ASIA 2013 attracted 77,076 visitors from 80 countries and regions – an increase of 12.5 percent compared to 2012. And more than 80 percent of these visitors are decision-makers. There is simply no better event in Asia for doing business in this sector.