The importance of networks cannot be overestimated. This is especially true when it comes to international business. Without local contacts, it is extremely difficult to enter new markets in most countries. They provide insight into local market conditions, business practices and cultural differences. If you have expansion plans, especially in complex sectors such as pharmaceuticals and food technology or the chemical industry, you should start by building personal relationships. In the medium term, these can lead to collaborations and strategic partnerships. Insiders in the network can also help to identify political, economic, or legal risks at an early stage. A strong network also increases credibility and strengthens the trust of potential partners and customers in the new market.
With the new Processing Alliance, NürnbergMesse supports its customers - exhibitors and visitors - even more than before in establishing and expanding international networks. It bundles leading events that the exhibition company organises worldwide for the processing community. However, the alliance is not an end in itself. The close cooperation is intended to create synergies from which all those who want to network more internationally can benefit.
Pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, chemicals, food - promising markets
The Processing Alliance combines the strengths of six specialist events:
- FCE Pharma, the leading event for the pharmaceutical industry in Latin America. It covers the entire production chain including containment and packaging. It will next be held from 10 - 12 June 2025 in São Paulo, Brazil.
- FCE Cosmetique, which is an important hub for collaboration in the cosmetics industry, covering the entire supply chain from raw materials to production and packaging, in parallel with FCE Pharma.
- analitica Latin America, also in São Paulo, which addresses the pharmaceutical, food and cosmetics industries, among others, with its range of technology for laboratories, analytics, and quality control - next time from 23 to 25 September 2025.
- The IPB - International Processing Trade Fair for Powder, Bulk Solids and Fluids, the counterpart to POWTECH TECHNOPHARM in Germany. It is regarded as the leading ‘one-stop show’ for powder, bulk solids, and fluid processing in China. From 21 to 23 July 2025 in Shanghai, it will offer international customers and visitors the opportunity to present themselves and network in the growing market for the 22nd time.
- The combined Foodtech & Global Pack exhibitions in Athens, Greece, which attract decision-makers from the food and beverage industry, particularly from South-East Europe. Together, the two shows cover food production as well as packaging, storage, and transport. Packaging solutions for other sectors such as pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and general industry will also be on show - next time from 7 to 10 November.
- POWTECH TECHNOPHARM in Nuremberg, which is dedicated to the processing of powders, solids, and liquids. This international trade fair in Europe is currently expanding its focus to include pharmaceutical technologies. It continues to attract visitors from a wide range of industries including chemicals, food, cosmetics, ceramics, construction, minerals, and energy. In 2025, the exhibition in Germany will take place from 23 to 25 September, together with the FACHPACK packaging exhibition and the PARTEC international congress.