bauma China, bC India, MMI--Prospects for bauma China in Shanghai and bC India in Mumbai

Question: bauma China 2010, which is taking place from November 23 to 26, at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC), is once again preparing for a record event - around 1,700 exhibitors from 30 countries are expected and the 220,000 square metres of exhibition space has been fully booked since spring of this year. This seems contrary to the economic trend around the world, because the global construction machinery industry has also suffered a decline in orders during the economic crisis of 2009, and is only now slowly picking up. How can we explain the positive response to bauma China 2010? Egetenmeir: The effects of the global economic crisis on the construction machinery industry have varied in the different continents. Many Asian markets, led by China, have continued to grow. Similar development has been experienced by the Indian subcontinent, and also Turkey, for example.