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Press release n. 1
Milan, May 31st 2008

50% OF AVAILABLE SPACE ALREADY SOLD OUT FOR GRAFITALIA AND CONVERFLEX 2009 TWO INFLUENTIAL BUSINESSMEN AS PRESIDENTS OF THE REFERENCE EXHIBITIONS FOR SOUTHERN EUROPE AND THE ENTIRE MEDITERRANEAN BASIN

The 2009 edition of Grafitalia and Converflex is going to be a special one at Fiera Milano. Record performance is expected for the two exhibitions, supported by several factors. Ten months from the official opening, as many as 400 companies have already subscribed, occupying over 50% of the available surface. The events will take place a few months away from the unification of the Mediterranean market, on schedule for 2010: a great basin of 900 million people, for which Grafitalia and Converflex have always represented a touchstone. Both exhibitions are part of the "cosmic event” involving the entire Fiera Milano exhibition center from March 24th to 28th 2009: the co-location of four exhibitions with several common product areas, featuring IPACK-IMA, the leading exhibition for the packaging and food processing industry, and Plast, specialized in plastics and rubber. The four events will offer a product range unequalled in the world.

Since 35 years ago, Grafitalia displays the technological evolution in the world of graphic arts, which traditionally anticipate innovations in other segments; the exhibition addresses traditional areas such as the publishing industry and commercial print, but also new applications including large-size, tissue and digital printing connected with communication. Combined with Converflex, the reference event for the converting, paper and package printing industry, Grafitalia is the most exhaustive event in Europe along with Drupa.

The 2009 edition of both exhibitions will also be supported by the prestige that the respective presidents enjoy among their user pools. Grafitalia is lead by Giulio Olivotto, president of the Olivotto group, a leading company in the binding industry with a long and successful past behind. Mr. Olivotto is the Italian representative of Intergraf, the international federation of the graphic industry. On the other hand, Converflex will be headed by Piero Capodieci, president of Assografici and current vice-president of Comieco, where he has held the presidency in the past. Mr. Capodieci is also vice-president of GPP Industrie Grafiche SpA and president of Astra SpA Holding of which he holds relative majority and which is participated by real estate and industrial companies.

“Everything is set for a record edition of Grafitalia and Converflex – says Guido Corbella, CEO of Centrexpo SpA, the organizer of both events - . These shows have a long tradition behind and display top-scale technology, renown all over the world; Grafitalia and Converflex are increasingly attracting visitors and exhibitors from international markets, and international participation has never been as massive as in the 2006 edition. Our exhibitions have an enormous appeal and are supported by the new Fiera Milano complex, which is also growing more and more efficient; it is going to be the heart of the International Expo 2015”.

For further information:

ORGANIZER :

CENTREXPO SPA
Maria Grazia Facchinetti
Marketing & Communication Manager
Tel. +39.02. 3191091- fax +39.02. 33619826
e-mail: centrexpo@centrexpo.it ; web: www.centrexpo.it


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