Barcelona Industry Week The Barcelona Industry Week in October 2017 became one of the main international business and knowledge platforms, as it brought together eight events aimed at the promotion of innovation in industrial manufacturing processes, and the support to companies in their technological and digital transformation. Expoquimia, Eurosurfas, Equiplast, In(3D)ustry, IoT Solutions World Congress, the Smart Chemistry, Smart Future forum, the World Congress of Chemical Engineering and the World Chemical Summit, brought together more than a thousand enterprises, 1,000 speakers and over 50,000 professionals. The event’s innovative, transversal offering ranged from raw materials to additives manufacturing, process automation, smart connectivity, and the latest technologies applied to many industrial sectors. Expoquimia International Chemistry Event The new edition of expoquimia, a triennial event, highlighted the status of the chemical industry as a sector essential to the recovery of the 22 enterprises Spanish economy. About 400 direct exhibitors showcased more than took part in the 2,100 products, including 278 new ones, of the more than 2,200 brands 2nd edition of Smart Chemistry, represented. As the event ranked second within the sector in the eU, Smart Future of the it was consolidated as a great platform for industrial development Business Federation solutions. The fair had an outstanding scientific offering, with activities of the Spanish such as the World Congress of Chemical Engineering, held for the first Chemical Industry time in Spain. (FEIQUE) 2-6 October Venue Gran Via Edition 18th Area 17,500 m2 Exhibitors 393 Type Professional Activities Smart Chemistry, Smart Future Forum; xV Seminars on instrumental Analysis; Open innovation Forum; x World Congress of Chemical engineering; networking Activities www.expoquimia.com 90 — FiRA de BARCeLOnA | 2017 RePORT