Exhibitors and visitors at Achema have not allowed the economic crisis to deter them: On five days over 173,000 visitors from all over the world visited the 3,767 exhibitors in the exhibition halls in order to catch up on the latest products and technologies from chemical engineering, biotechnology, environmental protection and adjacent sectors. “This shows that our branches are unfazed by the crisis: We are banking on innovations and looking ahead“, said Dr. Kurt Wagemann, Deputy Chief Executive of Dechema e.V., which organizes Achema. At Achema cutting-edge trends from research and technology both in and for the chemical industry, food and pharmaceutical technology and related branches are presented and discussed. This year the share of foreign exhibitors has exceeded 46 %, and there is a record-breaking number of international visitors. The Congress programme with over 900 lectures is receiving resounding acclaim. One particular attraction was the highly controversial panel discussion on Green Gene Technology on Monday, featuring Federal Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel and BASF Executive Director Stefan Marcinowski, among others. In this context, Wagemann announced that the scientific discussion between proponents and opponents would continue at Dechema directly after Achema. This year’s overriding theme was process efficiency, i.e. the efficient use of energy and raw materials. Biotechnological processes and the application of renewable resources were also key topics. Many exhibitors displayed novel microstructured components, while nanotechnology and ionic fluids played a prominent role in the Congress programme.
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