INDIA AT MIDEST 2007

MIDEST 2007, the World’s Leading  Industrial Subcontracting show was held from 13th to 16th November, 2007 at Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre (Hall 5). Mr. Bernard ACCOYER, President of the National Assembly, France inaugurated the show on 13th November, 2007 at 13.00 hrs.

• 31,367 visitors including 4,391 foreign ones came to meet the exhibitors
• 1,805 exhibitors  including 679 foreign ones from 33 countries
• 40 Indian companies exhibited, out of which 24 companies are encouraged by the IFCCI.  They were :

• Ashwani Metals Pvt. Ltd., Jamnagar
• Balark Metal Industries, Jamnagar
• BNR Exports, Bangalore
• Engineering Export Promotion Council, Kolkata
• Gala Precision Technology Pvt. Ltd., Thane
• Hi-Tech Investment Castings Ltd., Bhavnagar
• Highway Industries Ltd., Ludhiana (Not attended)
• Hind Tools, Nashik
• Indo-US MIM Tec Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
• Infomedia  India Ltd., (Indian Exporters Guide) Mumbai
• Jakap Metind Pvt. Ltd., Pune
• Kalyan Forge Limited, Pune
• Laxmi Electronics Moulds & Precision Engg. Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
• Madhusudan Industries, Ahmedabad
• Paloma Turning Co. Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
• Poona Forge Pvt. Ltd., Pune
• Preci Turn Pvt. Ltd., Faridabad
• Ring Plus Aqua Ltd., Mumbai
• Rishabh Exports, Ludhiana
• Rushikesh Industries, Ahmedabad
• Shree Momai Enterprises, Jamnagar
• Siddhi Forge Pvt. Ltd., Ahmednagar
• Spunmicro Processing Pvt. Ltd., Gurgaon
• Warm Forgings Pvt. Ltd., Bhiwadi 

Indian Exhibitors participated in the following sectors :

• Forge-Foundry Fabrication
• Screw Cutting and machining of small custom-made components
• Machining – Screw Cutting – Special Machines
• Forming Process in Sheet Metal work
• Plastics, Rubber, Composites
• Industrial Magazines

H.E. Mr. Ranjan MATHAI, Ambassador of India in France inaugurated the Indian Pavilion on 13.11.2007 at 11.00 Hrs.  He then  visited the Indian Stalls and appreciated their participation. He was accompanied by Ms. MANJU, First Secretary (Economic & Commercial) and Mr. Patrice MICHEL from Indian Embassy in Paris, Mrs. Darlene LEONARD, Mg. Director of Reed Exhibitions ISG, Mr. Roger BACRI of CCIP and Mr. Pierre-Jean BONNAT, Joint Secretary General, IFCCI (France).

Mr. Arun Kumar RAI, Deputy Manager, IFCCI did the promotion of MIDEST 2007 in India and assisted the Indian Exhibitors.