Singapore to host Baucon Asia 2001

By Our Special Correspondent

CHENNAI, SEPT. 16. Baucon Asia 2001, the sixth edition of the biennial international trade fair for building materials and services and construction technology and equipment for Southeast Asia, is to be held in the Singapore Expo from November 20 to 23, 2001.

Organised by Messe Munchen GmbH (Munich Trade Fair Company) of Germany and Conference and Exhibition Management Services (CEMS) of Singapore, Baucon Asia 2001 is co-sponsored by the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) of Singapore and the Singapore Institute of Architects Building Centre (SIABC).

According to officials of Messe Munchen and CEMS, who made presentations here on the fair under the auspices of the Indo- German Chamber of Commerce (IGCC), over 500 exhibitors from China/Hong Kong, Finland, the U.K., Spain, the U.S., Germany, Singapore, India, Italy, South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Taiwan, the Czech Republic and the UAE, will display their latest products on 2,200 square metres of closed and open space.

The fair also will, for the first time, integrate in itself Coats and Paints Asia 2001 featuring colours for homes, and Fenestration Asia 2001 focussing on windows and doors. There will be a ``World Toilet Summit'' featuring sanitary equipment, under the auspices of the Singapore Restroom Association, Singapore Plumbing Society and Singapore Sanitaryware Importers and Exporters Association.

Other highlights of the fair include an ``e-Construction Pavilion'' and a Finance Facility Centre.

According to Mr. Nikolaus Wollman, Deputy managing Director, IMAG GmbH, Messe Munchen, which has been holding Bauma and Bau, the world's leading fairs for the construction industry in the Munich Fair Grounds and which has in recent years established partnerships in other countries, is scheduled to hold Bauma China for the first time at Shanghai/Pudong from November 6 to 9, 2002.

A Bauma India has also been planned for next year.

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