Organized by the Union of Manufacturers of Footwear and Allied Products, it will bring together industry representatives from throughout Central America. Organizers expect the presence of some 7,000 people and that about $10 million worth of businesses will be done.
"This is the only event of its kind in Central America, a space to showcase products made in Guatemala and Central America.
It will feature an exhibition area of raw materials, art equipment, machinery, plastics, leather, soles and shoe horns, among many other items for the footwear industry.
The exhibition area will be about eight thousand square meters and there will be a conference room, a restaurant area, and 251 stalls, of which 35 will show finished products, and 116 raw materials".
Source: Chamber of Industry of Guatemala
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February 2011
The Chamber of Industry of Guatemala will hold the industrial fair from the 21st to the 24th of June at the Industrial Park.
The organizers aim to engage 10.000 businessmen and to enhance the attractiveness of the region from the industrial perspective.
Arturo Zimeri, from the Chamber of Industries of Guatemala, noted that the event will showcase the value of each country's industry from a regional perspective.
June 2011
On 22nd and 23rd of June, in the Parque de La Industria, close to 1000 business meetings will be held .
"López González (Project Manager of the company Facinter) explained that this year substantial changes have been made in the organization of the negotiation rounds, which are now handled electronically and in a format similar to social networking ... ", according to an article in Sigloxxi.com
July 2011
The industrial trade fair in Guatemala conducted 1,120 business meetings in which deals worth $100 million were struck.
The figure exceeded the $15 million originally expected by its organizer, the Guatemalan Chamber of Industry, and it was visited by 8,000 people, 2,000 more than expected.
September 2011
The 7th Industrial Fair entitled 'Investment and Competitiveness Development' will take place from 5 to 7 October at the International Center for Fairs and Conventions (CIFCO)
A press release from the Salvadoran Association of Industrialists (ASI) reads:
Representatives of the Salvadoran Association of Industrialists (ASI), the Chamber of Textile and Clothing Industry of El Salvador (CAMTEX) and the Salvadoran Association of the Plastics Industry (ASIPLASTIC) have announced that the 7th Industrial Exhibition entitled "Investment Development and Competitiveness " will run from 5 to 7 October at the International Center for Fairs and Conventions CIFCO.
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