Abstract

THE THIRD CHEMSPEC INDIA trade show took place on April 18-19 in the Indian business hub of Mumbai. The trade fair for sellers and buyers of fine and specialty chemicals attracted a diverse domestic and international audience who appeared satisfied with the event despite its being smaller than last year's. In a comment representative of the reactions of many exhibitors at the show, Pankaj Kapoor, president of acetyls, ethanol, and specialty gases at Jubilant Organosys says, There is less of a crowd this year, but the discussions are more substantial. Ravi Raghavan, the editor of the Indian magazine Chemical Weekly, which was cohosting the trade show, says there were 2,000 exhibitors occupying 220 stands this year. Last year, 3,200 exhibitors showed their wares in 290 stands. Attendance numbers for the whole show were not available at press time, but Raghavan says that nearly 5,000 visitors showed up on the first day, whereas ...

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