Feb. 19 – Anie Confindustria and the Dubai Office of ICE promoted the participation of 67 Italian companies in the Middle East Electricity 2013 Fair, taking place at the Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre. The Italian presence at the fair is by far the most numerous at the level of participating companies (121 companies), followed by Turkey (100) and Germany (94). Now in its 38th edition, the Electricity Fair is the biggest event in the Middle East dedicated to electrical, electronics, production, distribution and transmission of energy. In 2012 there were 1,043 exhibitors from 56 countries, a total of about 46,000 visitors, and the official national delegations were 18. Italy stands out, along with China, Germany, and Turkey, in terms of largest exhibition presence. In this edition, Italy is present with an exhibition area of 1,000m2. In coordination with the Middle East Electricity, 2013 will see the first edition of Solar Middle East, the most important event reserved for solar technology in the region. With this double action, the United Arab Emirates have confirmed their commitment to promote and improve global innovation and research in the field of energy, in particular renewable energy. For their part, the participating companies associated with Anie, representing the excellence of the Italian electrical engineering and electronics, will benefit from the important showcase for the two events to detect the significant and growing demand in the UAE in these specific sectors. Given their a double-digit growth (+28.9% compared to 2010) in 2011, Italian exports to the UAE exceeded €4.7 billion. According to 2012 preliminary data, the positive trend is confirmed, scoring a further increase of more than fifteen percentage points. Italian exports are focused in the areas of mechanical engineering, metallurgy, refining products and electrical and electronics Confindustria Anie has an export share of more than 10% for overall Italian exports to the country. In 2011, Italian exports of electrical and electronics to the UAE stood at €464.1 million (+19% compared to 2010).
