Machine Tool Manufacturers’ Association of Spain Press Release 11 SPANISH COMPANIES FROM THE MACHINE TOOL SECTOR TOOK PART IN METAV 2008 (DUSSELDORF) A significant number of Spanish manufacturers were also at the PRIMUS 2008 (Kiev, Ukraine) and MACHINE OUTIL 2008 (Paris) fairs. <...> The METAV 2008 fair was held in Dusseldorf from 31 March to 4 April. <...> A large number of Spanish machine tool manufacturers took part, occupying a net exhibition area of 1,722 m2 of Spanish Machine Tool . <...> The participation of Spanish companies as a group, co-ordinated by the AFM (Association Manufacturers), involved the following companies: Soraluce, Danobat, Nicolas Correa, MTE, Juaristi, CME, Ekin, Fagor Automation, Meco and CMA. <...> Germany continues to be the main market for Spanish machine tool exports, accounting for 20% of our total sales abroad in 2007, keeping up the good rate of growth recorded the previous year. <...> The Ukraine has been another of the destinations visited by our machine tool manufacturers, who from 2 to 5 April exhibited their products at PRIMUS 2008, part of the multi-sectorial fair, Kiev International Industrial Forum. <...> The current situation of the Ukrainian market points to there being an increase in the demand for new machine tools to renovate the country’s production centres. <...> The group participation of Spanish firms, which with 168 m2 was the biggest at fair, involved 9 companies: Atera, Dimeco, Gamor, Geka, Goratu, Kaiser Sistemas, Metosa, Nicolas Correa and the AFM. 13 Spanish companies also took part MACHINE OUTIL 2008 fair which was held in Paris from 31 March to 4 April. <...> The companies belonging to the AFM, which attended the Fair, occupying 1,100 m2 in the , were Danobat, Fagor Automation, Ibarmia, Metosa Pinacho, Nicolas Correa, Talleres MYL, Zayer, Ona Electroerosion, Tecnospiro, Lantek, Loire Safe and Puigjaner. <...> France occupies third place in the export market ranking for the Spanish machine tool sector. 124 Проблемы машиностроения и автоматизации, № 2 – 2008!
<...> A significant number of Spanish manufacturers were also at the PRIMUS 2008 (Kiev, Ukraine) and MACHINE OUTIL 2008 <...>