MS Marmomacc + Samoter Africa & Middle East and Projex Africa

MS Marmomacc + Samoter Africa & Middle East
and Projex Africa

Cairo, Egypt 2 - 5 November 2015

MS AFRICA + PROJEX AFRICA Cairo 2 - 5 November

MS Africa and Projex Africa started yesterday. MS Marmomacc + Samoter Africa & Middle East sees Veronafiere, along with Egyptian partners, Line Art and Expolink, take excellence in natural stone and earth-moving/building sectors to Africa. The event this year is joined by Projex Africa, an exhibition dedicated to sustainable construction

With its inauguration in the presence of Egyptian Minister for Industry and Trade Tarek Qabil and Ambassador of Italy to Egypt Maurizio Massari MS Africa and Projex Africa got under way in Cairo.

MS Marmomacc + Samoter Africa & Middle East and Projex Africa 2015 will be attended by 90 companies from 12 countries: Egypt, Italy, India, United States, Turkey, Poland, China, Ethiopia, Congo, Morocco, Benin and Saudi Arabia. Thanks to investments to encourage incoming qualified operators, buyers from 27 countries are expected, in particular from Africa itself; indeed, attendance is confirmed by numerous associations from sub-Saharan Africa, Southern Africa and the Middle East.

November 2 is dedicated to real estate with two workshops on investment opportunities organized by the Egyptian Export Council of Real Estate. The trade fair will also host a meeting between representatives of the Green Building Councils of Egypt, Morocco and Tanzania to take stock of thesustainable and green construction sector in Africa.
On 3 November, attention will turn to the world of international architects, planners and designers thanks to the B2A-Business to Architects event, involving thirty African architects in a special training course dealing with Egyptian natural stone that includes a visit to local companies.
Another innovation for 2015 is the Institutions Area: another initiative to encourage networking during the event between institutions and professional associations in the building world from ten countries.

Special focus on ETIOPIA e ANGOLA

In addition to b2b meetings between visitors and exhibitors, the program in Cairo is flanked by a series of workshops, meetings and conferences, with a special focus events involving Ethiopia and Angola: African countries enjoying stable growth and important development plans for infrastructures, housing and tourism.

Industry associations attending the trade fair

Chamber of Commerce of Addis Ababa-Ethiopia; AEA - Association of Ethiopian Architects; CCAE - Construction Contractors Association of Ethiopia; FMC - Federation Marocaine des Industries des Matériaux de Construction; Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie de la Republique Democratique du Congo; ANECA Benin - Association Nationale des Enterprises de BTP et des Activites Connexes; CEPICI - Centre de Promotion des Investissements en Côte d'Ivoire; Union of Stone of Palestine; CCIAD - Chambre de Commerce, d’Industrie, d’Agriculture de Dakar-Senegal; Uganda Society of Architects; Zambia National Council for Construction; JOSTONE – Jordan’s Stone and Tile Association.

What are MS Marmomacc + Samoter Africa & Middle East and Projex Africa?

MS Marmomacc + Samoter Africa & Middle East and Projex Africa are 2 trade fairs scheduled in Cairo from 2 to 5 November 2015 and dedicated to excellence in the sectors of marble, natural stone, construction machinery, innovative materials and sustainable systems for the building field. The events will occupy 4 halls for a total exhibit area of 11,000 sq.m.
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